The cross country season is coming to an end in the U.S., with FootLocker, NXN and Club Champs over in U.S., and Junior Olympics. Postal champs end December 15, 2016. To find more about that, go to www.hokaoneonepostalnationals.com.
Ben Bruce, photo by PhotoRun.net
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016: Warm up; 4-mile run; 8×150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.
Week 17: The end of season is here!
The FootLocker is here! We just had the NXN this past weekend, and now, the FootLocker is upon us. Keep your focus and get your workouts done. Rest, hydrate and stay focused. Also, think about the www.hokaoneonepostalnationals.com next week!
Monday : Warm up; 6-mile run; 8×150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.
Tuesday: Warm up, go to the track, run 5k on the track jogging turns, sprint straightaways. Keep it relaxed, but sprint at race pace, make sure you cool down, and change wet clothes right away.
Wednesday: Warm up; 4-mile run; 8×150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.
Thursday: Warm up, two miles, sprint straights, jog turns, cooldown.
Friday: Warm up; 4-mile run; 4×150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down. Focus on the race.
Saturday: Race day. Warm up, listen to your coach, race, cool down
Sunday: Long, relaxed run of 7-9 miles.
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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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