in: fthfl stwrd rudy; fthfl stwrd rudy > 2007-02-26;
| # Posted 2007-02-27 20:39:15 | |
| outthere: | |
| # Posted 2007-02-28 03:04:03 | |
| fthfl stwrd rudy: | :) weeeeell, for me historically, 7:40/mile is just a very fast pace to sustain for such a long time. I have been able to train to go faster for shorter distances, and to go longer distances, but not both at the same time. Probably a bunch of 10-12 mile tempo trail runs would be in order.
The course is fun and very popular with local runners, with a flat trail run segment linking a five mile rocky and steep middle section, but it is challenging. I hope you get a chance to run it. Last year I was almost a minute a mile slower than my goal pace. The winner in my class passed me at the midpoint, and then put 5 minutes on me, so i know I have to work especially hard on that return leg. A couple years before that, my time was 5 minutes slower than that, so I have improved, but that increment of improvement just makes 15 minutes of improvement seem that much more intimidating. Ok, I know - enough excuses. All you can do is try, right? |
| # Posted 2007-02-28 04:06:34 | |
| outthere: | You've added the speed work so that should help...one thing my friend Jenny Spangler did for the '04 Olympic Marathon trials was add her speed work directly after a long run...she would run her 20 or so miles and then do 3 one mile repeats at race pace in the same training session...so perhaps some version of that for us old folks might work...like race pace speed work the day after a long run...I'm trying it a little with hill repeats...it won't get us to the Trials but might just train our legs and muscles to perform at a higher level when tired later in a long race........those are all the words of wisdom I have and while I have never experienced the results of this type of training....perhaps you will....That and "all you can do is try, right"? |
| # Posted 2007-02-28 06:02:03 | |
| fthfl stwrd rudy: | perhaps you will too! thanks for the suggestion. it sounds like a good one, i will try it..... and what's this about 'us old folks'? Didn't someone call me out for talking like that? |
| # Posted 2007-02-28 20:46:54 | |
| outthere: | thanks..perhaps it will work for me too...I really haven't trained seriously since I learned about it..so we will see if it helps this season
...Ok, forget the 'us old folks'...it is gramatically incorrect anyway!!!!We Youngens is better! |
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