I do enjoy tempo mile interval runs; it gives me a chance to mix a little fast running with slow running; it allows my body to rest and recover after picking up the pace just a bit. ; it also allows for a bit of training variation, as I have blended two trainings into one schedule. I think the added coaching advice will help me here. I did 14 miles of this @ 7:34 pace. Some of my recovery runs were a bit faster than I wanted. I aimed to keep them around 8:20 per mile pace, but I was really stressed for time as I had a meeting at 7 PM. Also, I did not want to fatigue myself on this Friday run; I need to do a hill training session on the mill come Saturday, as well as tackle a long run on Sunday.
Total Miles today:14
Here is the breakdown:
Miles Pace
1 7:51
2 6:51
3 7:44
4 6:50
5 7:54
6 6:52
7 8:00
8 6:57
9 8:11
10 6:54
11 8:30
12 7:11
13 7:48
14 8:27
Hello Edward!
It’s great that you now realize how motivating and fun a more dynamic training is. But please have a tough day followed by a more relaxing day. Two consecutive days of hard speedwork or anaerobic work are counterproductive. And also plan one day of the week preferably Monday after the weekends long jog as a complete and full restday to enable your body a more or less entire regeneration. Have in mind that the training/running itself weakens your organism. As reactive response the organism answers with compensation and strengthening of the systems in the pauses. The essence happens in these pauses. Sometimes less is more! Also a restday keeps you off from stress as you do not have to hurry into meetings or lessons. I very much like your great ambition and your way to deal with the marathon issue, but from my point of view (Please apologize me to mention that directly!) you could become just a fraction more calm! That will make you a complete runner and make you successful in Boston! Right?
Peter
PS Never forget about proper stretching at least twice a week, but NEVER after hard workouts.
Peter: I am getting better at the calmness of training; I know, I am a hard head regarding things. Today, as noted by the schedule you sent, is a very easy low HR day. I am keeping with taking Monday’s off. I just wish there was something to watch on TV. What is TV again?
Okay. I will calm just a bit. My Sunday long run is very slow.
Edward!
Great! Thanks for your quick reply! Long jog is 8:00 min/mile or 5:45 min/km. Enjoy it! Monday: rest! Tuesday: with lots of confindence and grit into the new week! Keep up!
Peter
Edward! Watching TV is really not cool! Why not read a book: Haruki Murakami, What I am talking about, when I talk about running. Almost as good as running itself. Very motivating! Great author! Peter
I am with you. 8 min mile is about right. Forget reading a book. I need to finish writing my book. Hope to be in at Humboldt next summer doing research.
Hi Edward! OK, no reading, but writing. Running is a perfect compensation of hard writing work. I know that because beside my job as coach I ‘m just working on a bizplan of a high altitude training center for the Armenian government, a lavish job. What is your book about? And what means Humboldt in this context? Humboldt University Berlin? A trip to Germany? A slew of questions … Peter