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That is the Eighth week of our summer season cross-country mileage program, which will get you into form a bit of extra every day. That is for August 29, 2024, Day 4, of Week 8.

Week 8, Day 4,  Summer season Mileage Program

Welcome to the fourth day within the eighth week of the 2024 Summer season Mileage Program, which runs for ten weeks till mid-September.

Our purpose is to construct you into a robust cross-country runner. 

This week is week eight. Your trip is over. Now could be the time to construct constant constructing blocks to being one robust cross-country runner. We need to assist all 560,000 girls and boys in highschool cross nation! We find it irresistible! You’re getting stronger every day! 

Right this moment is Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Keep in mind, that is our secret weapon: hills.

You could find your favourite spot for those who like.

 

Thursday, August 29,  2024

It’s Thursday.

It is a hilly day.

Heat-up, one hour run to 65 minutes, with 10 hill costs of 3-5 minutes, push the hills laborious and run strongly down the hills!

Then quiet down properly and hydrate.

Benefit from the views, and admire nature.

Keep in mind to examine your footwear earlier than and after your runs. When you can, we propose two pairs of coaching footwear.

Additionally, take into account the cooling expertise of Omius; their hats, visors, and headbands might be just right for you.

Keep in mind, all runners get worth from cross nation!

Many 400m runners and 400m hurdlers run cross nation! Quincy Corridor, the Olympic gold medalist, informed the media about working cross nation and shifting from 800m and 1,500m to 400 meters.

The entire nice milers and 5,000m runners run cross nation, from John Walker, 1976 Olympic champion at 1,500 meters to Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who gained the 1,500m in 2020 Tokyo and the 5,000m in 2024 Paris!

To remain cool, put on a hat, moist your shirt, and run within the early and late a part of the day. As our buddies at Omius say, #StayCool!

Good luck!

Alicia Monson battles Eilish McColgan, Sound Working The TEN
JSerra Excessive College, San Juan Capistrano, CA
March 4, 2023

Get pleasure from your summer season working.

What do you need to do that summer season? What do you need to obtain?

To study in regards to the late Steve Prefontaine (1951-1975), please learn this unbelievable e book by Tom Jordan ( I’ve gone via six copies and skim it 12 occasions): https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Americas-Best-Working-Prefontaine/dp/0875964575

To take pleasure in a superb photograph gallery of Steve Prefontaine, courtesy of the Eugene-Register Guard, please go right here: https://www.registerguard.com/picture-gallery/sports activities/2022/07/07/oregon-distance-runner-phenomenon-steve-prefontaine-olympican-eugene-hayward-field/7336370001/.

 

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    Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement within the sport of athletics. Larry has skilled the game as an athlete, coach, journal writer, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was revealed in RW in 1983. Larry has revealed a number of magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. model of Spikes journal. He presently manages the content material and advertising and marketing improvement of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his each day pilgrimage with the game, Larry says: “I’ve to confess, I like touring to far-off meets, writing in regards to the sport I like, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, essentially the most of something I’ve ever finished, besides, possibly working itself.” Additionally does some updates for BBC Sports activities at key occasions, which he really enjoys. Theme track: Greg Allman, ” I am no Angel.”

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