Hello high school distance runners and Happy New Year from RunBlogRun.
This is day six of our second week of our ten-week winter training program, which continues until the NIKE Indoor Championships (March 12-15, 2026, more info: https://nikeindoornationals.runnerspace.com/)
The goal is to be in shape at the start of the outdoor season (March in most of the country).
It The NIKE Indoor Nationals will be held March 12-15, 2025 at the NIKE Track & Field Armory. We encourage high schoolers to race indoors, but always point out that the Big Season is outdoors.
Training Saturday, January 17, 2026
Warm-up, 2 mile race or 3000 meters for 800m-5000m types, 600m or 1000m for 400m-800m types, 30 minutes of easy jogging, cool down.
Hydrate well, take time to stretch, keep running at a conversational pace and also vary your surfaces, perhaps some park paths and sidewalks.
Eugene, Oregon, USA
July 31 – August 3, 2025 Photo by Kevin Morris
For this winter, I recommend two pairs of sneakers, such as a NIKE Pegasus PLUS and a NIKE Vomero 18 or Vomero PLUS (shown below) for easy days and long days. The Pegasus PLUS is well built, can handle dirt and mud, and provides a stable, comfortable ride without overdoing the cushioning. As always, we don’t recommend buying your running performance shoes remotely, but rather going to an actual live running store.
If you need a little more cushioning, try the Vomero 18 Vomero 18:00 has more cushion than Pegasus PLUS. If you like NIKE, I would suggest high schoolers use the NIKE Pegasus PLUS on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I would suggest Vomero 18 on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I always recommend two pairs of sneakers. Learn more www.nikerrunning.com.
Want to be a better runner than you were before? Focus and follow our training. It’s all about consistency.
For winter reading. By Self-Made Olympian Ron Dawes, Clean Heels by Murray Hallberg, First! by Tom Jordan, Cooksilver, Mercurial Emil Zatopek, Pat Butcher, The Fate of Allen Mimoun, Pat Butcher (monograph)
Remember, one day !!!! #crosscountryrunning, #trackandfieldtraining, #winterrunning, #wintertraining,
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