Splits Guy wrote:
Guess wrote:My lack of progression from then on is due to a number of factors but I mainly blame my HS coach.
I feel you there man. I know its important to "buy into" a program and trust your coach. But not all coaches actually deserve that trust. For instance, my high school XC coach's training looked like this.
In season:
Mon: race pace intervals
Tue: tempo intervals
Wed: race
Thu: easy
Fri: easy, sometimes tempo intervals
Sat: race
Sun: long run
Hard to buy into feeling like absolute trash all season.
Wow that was almost identical to my high school schedule.
8th: 5:46
9th: 4:59
10th 4:52
11th: 4:47
12: 4:42
My progression in HS wasn't all that great due to a bunch of freak injuries/ health issues. I.e. Emergency lung surgery, torn tendons in ankle, then chronic ITBS that no one knew how to treat.