Forums >Running 101>Just for info: My MAF progress
Slow-smooth-fast
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
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√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
Eddy, Good observations and advice. In my experience (personal and research) the benefits don't really show up until around the 300-mile mark. Keep it up!
Oh, that is good to hear! I've been doing the same training, and I've seen benefits in that I have run several 40+ mile weeks, something I had not been able to do before without injury. But I am at about 250 miles of this training.. so two more weeks, and I'll be flying? Maybe not quite.. I'll take any progress though! I have been enjoying running much more than I have for a couple years. Eddy, your progress is really phenomenal. I am impressed with how fast you can run keeping your HR in check. You will probably see some great race times eventually.
I think I may get a shirt made that says "I could run faster if I wanted to."
Good luck and I hope we both benefit greatly.
sean
I love this! I think it all the time when I'm running outside, easy, and somebody runs past me huffing and puffing. I'm thinking, "I'd beat you in a race," which may or may not be true, but it makes me feel good about myself. Count me in for benefits!
When I was doing MAF to build my base after an injury, I ran a 15k race (The Chickamauga Chase) and it was just torture to keep my pace so slow. I was being passed by old folks with walkers, little kids, and the morbidly obese. Now I really admire all those people being out there, but still, it was extremely hard on my ego to watch them pass me up and stick with the program. Still, I did it and finished in 1 hour 47 minutes, an 11:29 pace. One year later I ran it again in 1:12:18, a 7:46 pace, injury-free. I credit MAF training with my ability to recover and build a solid aerobic base. Stick with the program, it works.
This is all very good to hear! Perfesser, I was in the same boat, there was a local half marathon I really wanted to do, but I was running actually close to a 13 minute pace.. So, I was standing there lined up at the early start, saying to myself Yes, I know you qualified for Boston a couple years ago, now you're starting with the walkers. I swallowed my pride, and it was actually a really fun time. We'll see what I do with it next year!
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Barefoot and happy
sorry to hijack the thread Ed, but have a look at my log and comment on my maf runs, and tell me how I am doing and how long yo uthink I should keep doing them. I ultimately want to break 20 mins for 5k. How do I know when I can try it?
What kind of injury did you have? How long were you off running before you started MAF? How long ago was that? You could be a MAF Poster Boy with all the marathons you run...
When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?