Hello high school distance runners and here is our winter training guide (January-March) from RunBlogRun.
This is day four of week 8 of our ten-week winter training program, which continues until the NIKE Indoor Championships (March 11-15, 2026, more info at 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 11-15, 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 Thursday, February 26, 2026
Your training. good warm-up, tempo run,
Three options.
- Warm up, 60 min fartlek, six times 6 min hard, 4 min easy, 5k at race pace, finish with 4 x 300m sprints, cool down.
- Warm up, 40 minutes of fartlek, 8 x 3 minutes hard, 2 minutes easy, finish with 6 x 300 meter reductions, cool down.
- Warm up, 30 min fartlek, 2 min hard, 1 min easy, times 10, 6 x 250m hill, sprint downhill, 4 x 300m dips, mile pace, cool down.
Hydration is a state of mind. Hydration is not drinking too many sugary drinks. it’s about getting enough water, 8-12 glasses of 8-12 oz a day, carrying a water bottle, and managing caffeine and sugary drinks, which are absolute crap for a true athlete. Also, stay away from so-called sports energy drinks and don’t combine them with alcohol. Why train your ass and then mess it up by putting some junk in your mortal engine?
Think before you drink.
(Photo: © Adam Nurkiewicz for World Athletics
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 trainers. 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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