by Larry EderOver the past weekend, road races, indoor track meets, and marathons happened around the world. We wrote about American records in the pole vault, 10,000m, and WL at marathon, and 10,000m. On Monday night, March 7, 2022, Mondo Duplantis set a new world in the pole vault.
What do we learn from the elite? That nothing comes easy, at any level. Mondo Duplantis told the media that he had tried to clear 6.19m (20 feet, 3 inches) at least 50 times before he cleared it for the world record.
Think about how hard Grant Fisher, Mo Ahmed and Elise Cranny had to train to run their big 10,000m last weekend!
If you challenge yourself, keep recovery days in the mix, and are patient, you will run faster than you could ever dream!
Grant Fisher and Mo Ahmed, The Ten, from Sound Running, photo by Wendy City Video
Your workout today: Tuesday: Warm-up, 55 minutes running on trails, 15 minutes easy running, then, 8 times 2 minutes hard, 3 minutes easy, with 15 minutes easy running, and cooldown, (hard running at 1500m pace)
2022 RunBlogRun Spring Middle Distance Daily Track Training (800m-5000m), Week 9, Day 2
Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: Warm-up, 55 minutes running on trails, 15 minutes easy running, then, 8 times 2 minutes hard, 3 minutes easy, with 15 minutes easy running, and cooldown, (hard running at 1500m pace)
Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: warm-up, 55-minute fartlek, 10 minutes running, then 16 x 1 minute hard, 1 minute easy, 13 minutes running, then cooldown
Friday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x100m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm-up, Racing on the relay, 4x400m, plus a 1000m, or an 800m, cool down
Sunday: 65-70 minutes moderate pace, on trails
