Slow Down (Read 1907 times)

Solid advice.

I agree completely!!! But I don't succeed in convincing my friends - they are all afraid to degrade their race performances ... A recent experience: On Sunday before last we planned a joint training - a long run of 19 km. We were a group of about 15, among us 4 women, one still a newbie. The course was not flat, it has about 260 hm on the whole distance. Most of the men usually run faster than me, maybe at pace 4:30 in a 10k race, while I manage about 5:10 on a flat course and a good day. But some are also slower, particularly on the HM! Alone I would have run at a pace of about 7:30. So I thought that 7:00 might have been o.k. for the group. But it was not. We ran the first half of the course at 6:00, which was quite fast considering the ups and downs. I tried to slow them down continuously, talking, staying behind with our newbie etc. But it didn't help! The consequence was that half of the group abridged the training and went back to the meeting point - where we had parked our cars - before, doing less kms than planned. I ran my own pace on the second half and remained alone behind the rest of the group. In the end I averaged a pace of 6:30 - still too fast. But at least the picknick was ready when I arrived. I decided that in future I will do my long runs alone. Group training only on days where I plan faster runs!!

Great advice!!!

Definetly GREAT advice!

TRENT! Since when have you become an advocate of moderation?

Never. Not me. Just trying to slow down those other 2000 milers so I don't look so bad...

Just as I suspected...

On an unrelated note: new philosopher? On an unrelated note: I saw you marked that Lynnewood hill/hell run as "easy". Sheesh.

New philosopher. Would you like a hint? Lynnewood Hill: not easy. The company: pleasant. The pace, for me: easy. But it does speak to the virtues of running at an easy pace. I felt great the next day, running the 11.2 in 1:11ish... that was not easy.