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2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), End of season, June 1, 2026, Week 12, Day 1, Monday is a easy day! – runblogrun

Olivia Reynolds
Olivia Reynolds

Training for Monday, June 1, 2026 (week 12, day 1, spring 2026), end of season

This is the End of season training for spring 2026. This is to help athletes prepare for the end of the season, which will take place June 1-21.

(Upcoming meets, HOKA Festival of Miles, June 4, Brooks PR Invitational, June 7, Adrian Martinez Classic, June 7,

Nike Outdoor, June 18-20, NB Outdoor, June 18-20).

On June 1 we will begin the pre-season of the RBR summer mile program and we encourage runners from 400 meters and up to try it.

We will also continue training for track and field through NIKE Outdoor and New Balance Outdoors, which will take place June 18-21.

Your Monday training: Warm up, 30 minutes of moderate running, 6 strides of 150 meters, 15 minutes of easy running, cool down well, hydrate.

Do you want your body to function well? You need to stretch, like the Brooks Beasts TC. Photo by Zeth Petarka for Brooks Running
Emma Coburn, Parker Valby and Gabbi Jennings, warming up, one day before the race, LA TrackFest, May 23, 2026, photo by Chuck Aragon

Do you want to be a better track runner than in the past? Focus and follow our training. It’s all about consistency.

For winter reading! Self-Made Olympian by Ron Daws, A Clean Pair of Heels by Murray Halberg, Pre! by Tom Jordan, Quicksilver, The Mercurial Emil Zatopek, by Pat Butcher, The Destiny of Alain Mimoun, by Pat Butcher (a monograph)

Remember, one day at a time!!!! #crosscountryrunning, #trackandfieldtraining, #springtraining

  • Larry Eder has been involved in the sport of track and field for 52 years. Larry has experienced sports as an athlete, coach, magazine editor, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4-minute runner, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several track and field magazines, from American Athletics to the US version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages content development and marketing for RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says, “I have to admit, I love traveling to faraway competitions, writing about the sport I love and the athletes I respect, for my runblogrun.com readers, which is what I’ve done most in my life, except maybe running.” He also does some updates for BBC Sports on key events, something he really enjoys.

    Theme music: Greg Allman, “I’m no Angel.”

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