If you want to be a better runner, you need to run. You run fast, you run slow, you run long, you run uphills, you run down hills, you run on tracks. Wow, that sure is a lot of running.
We are now into week three, and this is where it starts to get interesting. Your body will begin to notice the increased training. You will always be hungry (eat veggies, fruit, nuts, yep, protein, and keep the soda and junk to a minimum).
Be careful running in the heat. It sneaks up on you. So, where a hat, drink water before and after, and during hot runs.
Ashley Higginson, 2012 Olympic Trials,
Goals: We’ll begin running 6 days a week and the 7 days a week can begin for juniors, seniors. For college athletes, add a second run 3 times a week, of 35-40 minutes of easy running on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Monday: Warm up, 40-45 minutes easy running, then 3 x 150 meter strideouts, cool down.
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Go shoe shopping at the end of the day, with a clean pair of socks. And remember, always purchase shoes at a real running store. They are the heart of the running community. If you need help finding a run specialty store, email me at larry@runnngnetwork.com, and we will find you a real local running store.
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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