by Larry Eder
Week 1, Day 4, Summer Mileage Program
Welcome to the fourth day and first week of the 2024 Summer Mileage Program, which runs for ten weeks until mid-September.
Our goal is to build you into a strong cross-country runner.
We keep it relaxed this week and add, week by week, more challenges and more inspiration!
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Thursday is a good day; enjoy a moderate run of 45-50 minutes. As we begin the summer mileage, it is about building some miles.
One of the reasons why athletes do well in the fall is because they train over the summer.
The late, great Steve Prefontaine did not make the state meet as a sophomore and was despondent.
His coach, Walt McClure, Jr., at Marshfield High School, suggested that Steve focuses on mileage over the summer.
Steve Prefontaine ran all over Coos Bay every day, focused on never missing an Oregon state meet again.
And Steve Prefontaine never missed a cross country or track state meet in his junior and senior high school years!
What do you want to do?
To learn about the late Steve Prefontaine (1951-1975), please read this fantastic book by Tom Jordan ( I have gone through six copies and read it 12 times): https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Americas-Greatest-Running-Prefontaine/dp/0875964575
