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Take it simple on Monday! RunBlogRun

August 26, 2024
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That is the seventh week of our summer season cross-country mileage program, which will get you into form just a little extra every day. That is for August 24, 2024, Day 6 of Week 7.

Week 7, Day 6, Summer season Mileage Program

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

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

This week is week seven. Your trip is over. Now’s the time to construct constant constructing blocks to being one powerful cross-country runner. We need to assist all 560,000 girls and boys in highschool cross nation! We adore it! You might be getting stronger each day! 

At present is Saturday, August 24, 2024.

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

You will discover your favourite spot in the event you like.

 

Saturday, August 24,  2024

It’s Saturday.

This can be a hill day or a hilly race day.

Heat up, race powerful 5k to 8k, or heat up, half-hour of reasonable operating, six occasions 300-meter hill, jog down, 20 minutes reasonable to simple.

Then quiet down effectively and hydrate.

Benefit from the views, and admire nature.

Keep in mind to test your sneakers earlier than and after your runs. For those who can, we recommend two pairs of coaching sneakers.

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

Keep in mind, 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 operating cross nation and transferring from 800m and 1,500m to 400 meters.

All the 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!

Tim Hacker, Cross Champs by Sound Operating
11 30 2023, photograph by Kevin Morris

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

Good luck!

Take pleasure in your summer season operating.

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

To be taught concerning the late Steve Prefontaine (1951-1975), please learn this unbelievable e book by Tom Jordan ( I’ve gone by means of six copies and browse it 12 occasions): https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Americas-Best-Operating-Prefontaine/dp/0875964575

To get pleasure from 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/.

 

  • Larry Eder

    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 really like touring to far-off meets, writing concerning the sport I really like, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, probably the most of something I’ve ever finished, besides, perhaps operating itself.” Additionally does some updates for BBC Sports activities at key occasions, which he actually enjoys. Theme tune: Greg Allman, ” I am no Angel.”

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