by Larry EderThe 1964 Olympic gold medalist, at 10,000m, Billy Mills, loved cross country. Billy build his strength and speed in cross country, and his speed was enhanced by his strength. Prior to the 1964 final, Billy Mills had only completed three 10,000m events. His PB in the 10,000m Olympic final, Billy Mills scored a huge PB!
Was it the cross country? It had to help!
Billy Mills, 1964 Olympics, photo by World Athletics
2021 RunBlogRun, week # 7, yep, last week in the hills, Day 3…
Monday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Tuesday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretch), Hill day #1 , 35 minutes run, includes 4 hills, 200m, go up hard, jog down, light cooldown.
Wednesday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Thursday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretch), Hill day #2 , 35 minutes run, on trails, includes two long hills (3-5 minutes), cooldown.
Friday: light run, 30 minutes easy pace, stretch, 2 x 150 m stride-outs, light cooldown.
Saturday: warm up (1 mile easy, stretch), Hill day #3, hill Fartlek, 30 minutes, 3 times 5 minutes, 5 k pace, 5 minutes easy, cooldown.
Sunday: Long run, 50-55 minutes, at conversational pace.
