#RunEveryDay
Half Fanatic #9292.
Game Admin for RA Running Game 2023.
More turtle than hare...
...do you run slower runs sometimes? Will this help me to slow down more sometimes?
On the road again...
I write. I read. I run. One time, I ran a lot on my 50th birthday.
Paul
"Life is short... running makes it seem longer." - Baron Hansen
Professional Noob
Roads were made for journeys...
Anyway, question for those ahead of me, do you run slower runs sometimes? Will this help me to slow down more sometimes?
My tentative plan is this: Finish Couch to 5k Start OHR - and do the timed runs using the Maffetone/LHR guidelines. I've got a tentative target heart rate of about 138, though I may add a few beats to that. I'm planning on using a heart rate monitor and running the OHR timed runs at that target heart rate. From what I've read, this is going to seem really slow, but for me, the benefits are going to be in my favor (I hope!). 1. From my own personal experience, I know that if anything disrupts my schedule and I stop running...it might be a year before I find the motivation to start again. I know that sounds terrible, but I'm not going to deny reality. I want to AVOID injury at all costs and from everything that I've read, running at a lower heart rate forces one to slow down and as a side benefit, avoid injury!
When something comes up, make a plan of how you're going to get back to running. The plan may not work, but that just means you'll need to tweak it a bit and try again. Never stop seeing yourself as a runner. If you can continue to see yourself as a runner, you WILL be back. As soon as possible.
The young Mama Bear!