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My schedule has 3 runs a week, intervals, mid-distance tempo and one long run.
The long one is at a really comfortable pace (unlike the others) and I am tempted to run it faster...but is the point of it just to get used to the distance & so running it faster would lead me to overtraining? Still doing 1-2 rides a week also.
try dipping into a faster pace for a few minutes at a time, otherwise you can get quite good at running slowly
Dont be scared to run your longer run faster. There is no reason for it to be "slow" it often tends to be slower than other runs due to the fact that it should be longer than any of your other runs.
Simply pace yourself to ensure you complete the distance then a very easy day on Monday.
part of it is the mental side as well i reckon, so not just long in distance, but long in time
anything past an hour and i get bored
anything past an hour and i get bored
Its useful to do this run with company if you can as long as the pace of the group suits you.
If you are interested in getting quicker do some hill runs as well.....lung busting fun guaranteed.
Intervals on the beach last night were not "fun".
What Marathon Al?
intervals on the beach didn't work for McEnroe when he was coming back from a break off - he cursed his trainer as they made him slower round the court.
I don't think there's anything bad about getting good a running slowly, though I take your point 🙂
Hadd's method training seems to put a very high emphasis on it as a great method of building an aerobic base that's needed for distance.
[url] http://web.mit.edu/ducktape/www/run/Hadd.doc [/url]
surfer - "home", Edinburgh - happily a fast course 😀
I only did the intervals on the beach to give my legs a rest from tarmac.
Hadd's method training seems to put a very high emphasis on it as a great method of building an aerobic base that's needed for distance.
"slow" is a relative term and it seems popular for many magazines to preach that there is a training benefit in running "very" slowly and simply being on your feet. "beeing on your feet" without gaining any real training benefit (which is the case when running very slowly) simply increases the risk of injury and wastes energy that could be used for beneficial training.
[i]anything past an hour and i get bored [/i]
yes, exactly... I get impatient and end up running the last two miles flat out just to get home. Which is why I prefer 10k, run yer heart out for 40mins and it's done.
Kev