US Olympic Trials Predictions/Comments:

anyone?

Summer 2008 Training Week #3:

start of training week #3:

6-8-08:
Easy 73min trail
(9.25 miles for the day)

6-9-08:
PM: Easy/Steady 71min (last 4 miles at 5:54 pace on treadmill)
PM: Easy 46min trail + 5 by 80m strides
(16 miles for the day)

6-10-08:
PM: Easy 5 miles including: 10 by 7sec Hill Sprints at 95% effort w/full rec.
plus drills. (the sprints are more for strength at this point...not raw speed- the hill provides resistance.
PM: Easy/Steady 73min..last 4 miles at 5:58 pace on treadmill), then a 25min warm-down jog up "the hill" with my dad and brother.
(18.25 miles for the day)

6-11-08:
PM: Easy 64min trail
PM: Easy 40min trail
(13 miles for the day)

6-12-08:
PM: Steady 10 miles in 58:49, more Uptempo for middle 5 miles (28:18) at 5:40 pace average rolling out on my paved road course in town...75 degrees and sunny-allergies sucked.
PM: Easy 44min trail
(17 miles for the day)

6-13-08:
PM: Easy 48min trail
PM: Easy 48min trail + 6 by 80m strides and hurdle drills.
(12.25 miles for the day)

6-14-08:
Longish run...111min
miles 6-9 and 13-15 done on treadmill at 6min pace.
(15 miles for the day)

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End of Week #3: 100.75 miles total
next week will be over 110.
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