What's new

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Larry Eder" data-source="post: 31374">One of the things that I learned from an interview with Frank Shorter was the need for speed. Shorter, the 1972 gold and 1976 silver medalist at the Olympic marathon, raced from 2 miles to 26.2 miles, holding the 2-mile indoor AR for some time. I remember Shorter dueling with Rod Dixon, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist at 1,500m in an indoor meet in California. They hit the 1.5 miles in about 6:30, and then, it got serious. Shorter dropped a 60-second 400m and then a 57-second last 400m, holding Dixon off until the last straight. <img src="https://www.runblogrun.com/2022/06/07/image8-thumb-autox866-69754%20%281%29-thumb-550x866-69892.jpeg" alt="image8-thumb-autox866-69754 (1)-thumb-550x866-69892.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Frank Shorter making the break at Fukuoka Marathon, 1971, photo by Fukuoka Marathon /Asahi ShimbunMy interpretation of that was, during my buildups in January and July, I would hit all comers each week and run the 2 miles. I was running 100-120 miles a week, two runs a day, and needed to check my speed. I might do a hill session one day and a fartlek another, but the 2-mile was like a religious thing. It got me right under a five-minute mile pace and made me work. At the end of each all-comers season was a 5000m on the track, and that would always get a good crowd.Your workout today, June 7, 2022, Tuesday: Warm-up, 30 minutes moderate running, 4 x 800m, 3,000m pace, jog 400m in between, 20-minute cooldown2022 RunBlogRun Spring Middle Distance Daily Track Training (800m-5000m), Week 22, Day 2Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 150m stride outs, cooldownTuesday: Warm-up, 30 minutes moderate running, 4 x 800m, 3,000m pace, jog 400m in between, 20-minute cooldownWednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 150m stride outs, cooldownThursday: Warm-up, 30-minute easy run, 5000m, sprint straights, jog turns, 20-minute cooldownFriday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x150m stride outs, cooldownSaturday: warm-up, primary race distance or, 3 miles, sprint straights, jog turns, cooldownSunday: 75-80 minutes moderate pace, on trails</blockquote>

Verification: Very Fast Sprinter Hussein ? Also comes from the blue

Forum Community

Adminstrator Moderator Member