Hey, highschool distance runners and right here’s our Winter Coaching Information (Jan-March) from RunBlogRun!
That is the fifth day in week 8 of our ten week Winter Coaching program, which fits up till the NIKE Indoor Championships (March 11-15, 2026, extra data at https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/).
The objective is to have you ever in observe form at first of Outside season (March in many of the nation).
The NIKE Indoor Nationals will probably be held on March 11-15, 2025 on the NIKE Observe & Area Armory. We encourage excessive schoolers to race indoors however at all times notice that the Massive Season is Open air!
Exercise for Friday February 27, 2026
Your exercise: Heat-up, 45-60 minutes of very straightforward working, adopted up by 6 x 150 meter strideouts and cooldown. Get moist garments off ASAP and alter garments and sneakers!
Hydration is a mind-set. Hydration will not be about consuming numerous sugary drinks, it’s about getting down water, 8-12 glasses of 8-12 oz a day, carrying a water bottle, and managing caffeine consumption and carbonated sugar drinks, that are absolute crap for an actual athlete. Additionally, steer clear of the so known as sports activities power drinks and don’t mix them with alcohol. Why prepare your butt off after which, mess it up by placing some junk in your mortal engine?
Suppose earlier than you drink.
I like to recommend two pairs of coaching sneakers for this winter, equivalent to a NIKE Pegasus PLUS and a NIKE Vomero 18 or Vomero PLUS (proven beneath) for straightforward days and lengthy days. The Pegasus PLUS is effectively constructed, can deal with filth and dust and offers you a steady, snug trip with out overdoing the cushioning. As at all times, we don’t suggest that you simply purchase your working efficiency sneakers remotely, however go into an actual dwell working retailer.
For those who want a bit of extra cushioning, attempt the Vomero 18. The Vomero 18 has extra cushioning that the Pegasus PLUS. For those who like NIKE, I’d counsel excessive schoolers use the NIKE Pegasus PLUS for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I’d counsel the Vomero 18 for Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I at all times counsel two pairs of coaching sneakers. Study extra on www.nikerunning.com.
Do you need to be a greater center distance runner than you had been previously? Focus and comply with our coaching. It’s all in regards to the consistency.
For Winter studying! Self Made Olympian by Ron Daws, A Clear Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, Pre! by Tom Jordan, Quicksilver, The Mercurial Emil Zatopek, by Pat Butcher, The Future of Alain Mimoun, by Pat Butcher (a monograph)
Bear in mind, at some point at a time!!!! #crosscountryrunning, #trackandfieldtraining, #winterrunning, #wintertraining,
