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Oct 2007
10:07am, 30 Oct 2007
2,764 posts
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Diogenes
Heart rate, pace and happiness.
I have just look back through my training log and noticed the following:
All my logged runs with a smile against them are tempo, fartlek, hillwork, x-country or races
All my logged runs with a neutral smiley are general runs
All my logged runs with a unhappy smile are the slow runs sub 10:30
I don't like running slowly at 70% WHR or less. I don't enjoy it mentally or physically. I seem to pick up more aches and pains on them than on other. Are they really doing me any good? I've been doing this for months now. I have met my race goals (except the marathon, but I did them before I'd really started on the HR training). I have a feeling that the hard sessions have a far more positive influence on my performance than the easy ones. Obviously I need to balance easy with hard but I am moving to the conclusion that the really easy stuff isn't doing me any good and I will run to how I feel on these runs, not the HR.
*prepares for incoming*
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Oct 2007
10:09am, 30 Oct 2007
1,499 posts
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Girlie
I'm sure I will EB along with everyone else from the various threads and boards I frequent.
I could certainly keep the pace going that I did today and that would give me my sub 5 hrs, so don't have to push too hard IYSWIM!
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Oct 2007
10:12am, 30 Oct 2007
1,823 posts
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eL Bee!
**INCOMING**
Dio - It's all about balance!
If you HAVE the Aerobic base and Endurance, then your running will benefit from the faster stuff - but if you can't maintain a pace for a race distance, then it needs more work!
And the anaerobic work has a tendency to 'eat into' your endurance!
It's why sprinters cant run marathons - and marathon runners are rubbish sprinters!
Just ask yourself what your goals are, and where you want the balance to lie!
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Oct 2007
10:13am, 30 Oct 2007
1,824 posts
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eL Bee!
Girlie - perfect 
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Oct 2007
10:21am, 30 Oct 2007
2,765 posts
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Diogenes
Thanks eL Bee
I am concentrating on distances 10M and over, especially on improving my Marathon time.
I think that 10 and HM races are perhaps my best distance, but I have a score to settle with the marathon distance. I am struggling to understand why I can run up to half marathon distance comfortably sub 9mm pace but struggle to run a similar distance at a slower pace. I don't think it just down to race conditions, I think it is because I am running more naturally.
I know I need to do more and longer LSR's to improve my endurance but I am no longer sure that doing them very slowly is the best way for me to go.
Finally, good luck GIRLIE, you sound more than ready!
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Oct 2007
10:22am, 30 Oct 2007
1,972 posts
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hellen
Dio, I know what you mean. when I come back from a below 70% run and OH asks how it was I usaully say 'rubbish' when I come back from an intervals or tempo I say 'good but hard'
yesterday I went for what I am calling a recovery run rather than what P calls a recovery run. I know (as of a few days ago) call a recovery run a nice easy run but not shuffling along. It was only 3 miles but it came out at exactly 70%. Felt that I had a reasonable run. I know it wasnt far but still recovering from my marathon
When are you off Girlie?
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Oct 2007
10:22am, 30 Oct 2007
1,501 posts
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Girlie
Cheers Dio- Bring it on, Taper madness is taking ovah!!!!!!
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Oct 2007
10:26am, 30 Oct 2007
1,503 posts
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Girlie
Hellen- we leave for LHR tomorrow afternoon and fly out Thursday morning at 10:55 on BA 175.
Never been to NY before so will be very exciting and looking forward to hooking up with some of the guys n gals from the NY thread.
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Oct 2007
10:30am, 30 Oct 2007
1,974 posts
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hellen
remember to look for 'the stick' at the expo,
FLM cheque was cashed today so looks like that will be my next one
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Oct 2007
10:38am, 30 Oct 2007
1,030 posts
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Pammie
mine too hellen
Girlie - Will be an exciting time enjoy yourself
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