This is Thursday, April 13, 2023.
This is day four of Week Five of the Spring Training for the Middle Distances!
Today is a hill day.
Your workout is warm-up (includes 10 sit-ups, pull-ups, push-ups), 15 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100-meter uphills, 15 minutes moderate running, 6 x 200-meter uphills, 15 minutes moderate running, 6x 250-meter uphills, 15 minutes cooldown, cooldown slowly.
During the workout, push hard up the hills, jog down, return to running, and then into the second uphill section, and stay focused. The third hill section will be done while you are tired; then, keep the last 15 minutes relaxed.
Hills build speed, strength, and confidence.
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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