This plan is best for elite high school athletes who are looking to run a time that will ideally get the attention of college coaches. The plan assumes the athlete has been training throughout the fall/winter ahead of his track season. In addition to trainers, he will benefit from having a pair of flats for longer reps and spikes for short reps on the track. This is an adaptation from the training that conditioned me to run my first sub-4 mile (3:57.6).
Hammer & Axe Training was born out of a vision shared by a handful of elite distance runners. We found in our training that we ran our best when we committed to training our speed and strength equally. A focus on strength made us durable, strong, and prepared for the adversity that racing brings. A focus on speed made us confident, efficient, and ready to move when the right moment arrived. We wanted to bring this feeling of speed and strength to as many runners as possible.