Summer Training Blog: Hamilton Southeastern's Gabe Fendel


Week 3 (July 30-Aug. 5)

One of the top returning cross country talents in the nation is Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana) High rising senior Gabe Fendel, who finished 12th at Foot Locker Nationals and 28th at NXN in 2016. Fendel is already in full swing with training and is coming off a trip to Portland, Oregon, for the Nike Elite Camp, which hosted over a handful of the top distance running talent in the nation. Check out how Fendel spent his week with training. 

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WEEKLY MILEAGE: 50

Sunday: 8 miles, 6:50 pace

I was super sore today, probably from wearing spikes for the first time in over a month.

Monday: 6 miles, 6:15 pace

My legs felt really good today, so I picked it up a bit.

Tuesday: 10 miles, 6:30 pace

I worked in a 20 minute tempo with hills in between.

Wednesday: 6 miles, 7:00 minute pace

I treated it as a recovery day after yesterday's hard run.

Thursday: 10 miles, 6:45 pace

Friday: 6 miles, 6:30 pace

It was a medium run, not too fast, but it felt good and I'm starting to feel better after upping my mileage.

Saturday: 4 miles, easy 7:10 pace

I felt really good, no problems, and I wasn't sore.