Getting Slower to Get Faster

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 23, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

800m: 1:53 (1998), 1000m: 2:30 (1999), 1500m: 3:56 (1998), 5k: 16:18 (Magna,1998), 10k 32:55 (unofficial split at hobblecreek, 1998), 1/2 Marathon: 1:12:10 (Hobble Creek, 1998), Marathon: 3:02:42 (St. George, 2008, debut), Bench press: 280 lbs (2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~Run St. George under 3:10:59 to obtain Boston Qualifier.~~

Bring 5K back under 18 minutes.

Current training phase: Base building and weight loss (getting slower to get faster).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with my training and races. Maintain athleticism and physical versatility through old age. I'll probably run many marathons, but I won't do pure marathon training year-round because I am probably more interesting in maintaining overall athletic versatility.

Personal:

My approach to training is feeling and effort based. Particular workouts should feel a certain way and I try to apply the right amount of effort to match that feeling. On the other hand, I'm pretty analytical by nature so I like to analyze and record my workouts in thorough detail. I think optimal training is a balance between the intuitive and analytical.

Married, 3 children, molecular physiologist.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Thu, Apr 09, 2009

400 m race pace	800 m race pace	1500 m race pace	3 K race pace	5 K race pace	10 K race pace	Lactic Threshold	Aerobic Threshold	Marathon Pace	Base II	Base I	Regeneration	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.72	0.00	5.72

A.M. 5.28

Winter persists. I ran in shorts this morning and had burning red, cold legs by the end. I ran ~7:40/mi for the last 2 miles as an easy effort. Calf/achilles took a while to loose up, but was great by the end. Just as good or better than yesterday.

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P.M. 0.54 + rehab routine.

Comments

From johnr on Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 00:00:30 from 97.121.59.194

Glad to hear your achilles is getting better. Do you think that, as a former middle distance runner who probably ran many, many intervals in spikes, that you've done damage your achilles. I've wondered about that for me, especially since mine started when I was running in college.

From Adam RW on Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 13:08:37 from 98.202.223.65

I hope your long run went well this morning. Have a great weekend.

From Phoenix on Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 20:55:34 from 67.182.210.10

John,

I suspect I have put myself through some wear and tear than will never be undone, my achilles probably has some patches of scar tissue througout.

I have an almost permanent hitch in my stride from running hard intervals on a tight indoor track over 5 track seasons. I've worked very hard this past year to strengthen and realign my core, and it has responded, but I still don't float like I used to at high speed. I have occasional euphoria-inducing runs where I float, so I have hope that it is possible to get it back. Your experience is probably similar. I remember coasting through 25 second 200s effortlessly (and 23s if I floored it), and when a 5:20 mile was a nice, active warm-up. I never ran a 5000 on the track in peak shape, but I'm sure it would have been under 15. Now a 28 is very hard and I'm working on breaking 18 over 5k.

I think I train much more intelligently now, and often wonder how fast I might have been if I knew what I know now at age 20. One of the great paradoxes of life--a 20 year body comes with a 20-year old mind.

From Phoenix on Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 21:12:50 from 67.182.210.10

Adam,

Thanks. I decided to exeriment today and test my achilles at different speeds. It looks like you had a great run.

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