by Larry Eder
Week 4, Day 1, Summer Mileage Program
Welcome to the first day and fourth 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.
This week is week 4. Your vacation is over. Now is the time to build consistent building blocks to being one tough cross-country runner. We want to help all 560,000 boys and girls in high school cross country! We love it!
After your long run on Sunday, we suggest a 45-55 minute run at a moderate pace.
If your run on Sunday was hard, keep it relaxed. Vary your running routes.
You can find your favorite spots.
Monday, July 29, 2024
For your Monday run, warm up with 45-55 minutes of moderate running, 4 x 150-meter stride-outs,
Then, Cool down, stretch, and hydrate!
Good luck!
Enjoy your summer running.
What do you want to do this summer? What do you want to achieve?
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
To enjoy an excellent photo gallery of Steve Prefontaine, courtesy of the Eugene-Register Guard, please go here: https://www.registerguard.com/picture-gallery/sports/2022/07/07/oregon-distance-runner-phenomenon-steve-prefontaine-olympican-eugene-hayward-field/7336370001/.
