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De-slacking in progress
Amy I hope you catch this post. I now must work tomorrow and will not be able to race the 4 miler in G'ville. I'm sure of you setting the record and hope you lower it to 24:5?. And let us all know how you did.
started running @ age 48 [lost 70#+, quit a 30 year pack/day habit>> ran HM] Ran a few years then quit. Gained 70#+ back and smoking like before. Time to get healthy again @ 52 years over with the C25K program and beyond again. RE-start date 1-13-14
Dave
I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it. dgb2n@yahoo.com
I did a little log peeking.
Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka
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Pred, do you know that course? What do you think? Scott thinks I just gave up after I realized I wasn't going to break 25. He's probably right. Maybe the 4 miler in November. Does anyone know anything about that race?
Maybe I should have tapered more??? My big idea about running a 10 miler on Tuesday (ostensibly to start building up for the 1/2 in October) was probably a bad idea. I just need more endurance....maybe more mile intervals and less quarters. Since the first mile next week is basically downhill, I will probably try to build in a cushion that first mile. Pred, do you know that course? What do you think? Scott thinks I just gave up after I realized I wasn't going to break 25. He's probably right. Maybe the 4 miler in November. Does anyone know anything about that race?
Good Bad & The Monkey
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
One day at a time
Although I do think that longer, slower intervals with short recovery jogs would help al lot, it sounds like the course had a lot to do with yesterday's race. Courses mean a LOT when it comes to running fast times. We have a couple flat, certified courses here that have long stretches on the dirt. You would think that the dirt wouldn't make that much difference with the course being flat, but it does. I always run slow on those courses. It is not uncommon for me to run a 5k on a slow course, and within a month or 2 run the same or faster pace for a full 10k. I think the 10-miler you ran was a good idea, and if your legs didn't feel tight and/or sore on race day you probably didn't need to taper much. A faster course and more favorable weather will make a huge difference. And getting back to the 400's--it's obvious you have overkill on speed. You only need them once in a while to sharpen up for a key race, imo.
Prince of Fatness
Not at it at all.
Jim, What do you mean by longer, slower intervals? Do you think mile repeats with a 200m jog would qualify? I am officially canning the quarters for now. I don't really need them. Yes, the cinders cause my feet to slip just slightly with each step which, of course, causes you to lose ground. Also, watching for the roots, bridges, etc. I may not run 10 at once this week (only because I will not have time with 12 hour shifts at work). However, starting next week, I am adding it permanently and probably boosting it to 12 the next week. I recovered fine from it. No tired or tight legs on Saturday (that's not one of my excuses!) Today would have been a much better day for running the race. This Saturday is my next attempt at breaking 19. It is a great course on asphault inside a park. We'll see what the weather brings.