2012 Season

WELLESLEY CROSS COUNTRY


Monday, June 25, 2012

Summer Training - Girls


Cross Country Summer Schedule 2012 – Girls

As you prepare for the upcoming season keep in mind that more is not always better: sometimes less is more. 
Unless otherwise noted all runs are at easy ‘conversation’ pace.
NOTE: Times given are a guideline  so you know expectations for Aug.26.  PLEASE do not exceed by more than 10 minutes per day.  For the last two weeks  stick to the given mileage.


Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Total
July 1-7
20
40
off
40
25
Off
55
180
July 8-18
30
40
off
45
25
Off
60
200
July 15-21
30/strides*
45
off
45 w/hills
25/ strides
Off
70
215
July 22-28
35/ strides
45
off
45 w/hills
25 fartlek
Off
80
230
July 29-August 4
30/ strides
40 fartlek
0ff
45 w/hills
20 tempo
Off
60/ strides
195
Aug 5-11
Off
20 tempo
35
25/ strides
35 fartlek
20
90/ strides
225
Unless otherwise noted the following are MILES to run each day – be sure to note the time it takes to run each distance
or note the approximate distance run in the given time.
Aug 12-18
Off
7 fartlek
5
5
7
5 tempo
8-9
~38 miles
Aug 19-25
Off
6 w/hills
5
5 tempo
6
4 fartlek
90 minutes
~34 miles
*   strides= 4-6x 75m form runs after  main run
** tempo =  ~85% cross country race pace

Fartlek  - Choose from A, B, C, or D for fartlek runs.   All fartlek runs should begin with 10-12 minutes easy running and end with10-12 minutes easy running.

3-5(1 min hard (mile pace), 3 minutes easy, 2 min tempo**, (hard, easy, tempo…..etc.)
10-15(30-40 seconds “on”-30 seconds “off” ) – “on”= xc race pace /  “off”= conversation pace
4-7(10 second 400 pace ‘sprint’ every 5 minutes)
D  fartlek of your own creation

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