by Larry EderRace Days are always anxious. In high school, I would try to come up with a race plan, and most of the time, it never worked. In my junior year, I just told myself to compete, and that is when I began to figure it out. The 1980 Olympic 800m champ Steve Ovett, during an interview noted that he no longer planned race tactics, he wanted to stay open to the vagaries of the race.
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Steve Ovett’s Moscow 1980 shoes. He won the gold at 800m, and was Nike’s first Olympic track gold medal, photo by Nike communications
Your workout today is a race day. April 9, 2022, Saturday: warm-up, 800m, 1,500m, 3000m, or 5000m, cool down
2022 RunBlogRun Spring Middle Distance Daily Track Training (800m-5000m), Week 13, Day 6
Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: Warm-up, 12 x 200 meters hard, 100-meter jog, the pace is 1500m, 2 x 800m, 400m jog, at 1,500m pace, 20-minute cooldown,
Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: Warm-up, 2 x 1000m, 500m jog between each, 3000m pace, 8 x 300m, at 1500m pace, 200m jog btw each, 6 x 150m, stride outs, 20 minute-cooldown
Friday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x100m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm-up, 800m, 1,500m, 3000m, or 5000m, cool down
Sunday: 70-75 minutes moderate pace, on trails
