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| Finishing Strong On Easy Runs (Read 568 times) |
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 1:10 PM |
| I think for me, hitting it hard twice a week for me on my "low miles" is too much which led to my hamstring tendonitis. My focus this summer/Fall now that I am pretty much healed is to do one key work out and finish my long run at a faster pace (if feeling good). All other runs are comfortable with some striders toward end of run or sometimes I will throw them in throughout run for variety. i.e. 8-10 3K-5K paced 100M striders spread out over last 3-5 miles. It breaks up the monotony of a 4-6 mile training run yet doesn't break you down. As Jim mentioned, hit your hard days hard and recovery on all the other days without real fast finishs of length. |
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 1:45 PM
modified: 5/16/2008 at 1:45 PM |
| It sounds like what the OP is describing is a progression run instead of an easy run. Progression runs have their place in training, but they should not replace easy runs. This thread has a lot of interesting insights and links about how to work progression running into your schedule. |
a vagabond,..highway-beater; a rolling stone, one that does nought but runne here and there.
~Cotgrave, Randle A dictionarie of the French and English tongues, 1611
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