Cross Country and Track
my son christopher’ s first race was the following:
33:56 Jun 6 2006 Handicap Summer Series 5K - #1
and at the liberty frosh/soph invite (less than two years later) he ran 10:45 for 3200 meters.
his splits were 75,81,82,82,83,83,83,81, and 77. he went thru the 1600 in 5:20 which is almost his pr.
he has been training old school, with lots of high mileage weeks. a month ago, he ran a half marathon in 1:26 and he is now training to run a marathon in may.
he hopes to go sub 3.
By Jeff Galloway
For Active.com
May 30, 2007
You can gain control over the amount of fatigue in a race or long run by taking walk breaks, starting at the beginning. According to numerous surveys, you’ll also run faster — 13 minutes faster in a marathon with walk breaks than in a continuously run event.
Walk breaks help you mentally break up a challenging race or workout by concentrating on one segment at a time. Because you erase a lot of the fatigue with each walk break, your legs are strong at the finish — you can celebrate that evening and recover fast. Read the rest of this entry »
