Family commitments over, I shall get back to devoting more time to this blog and my readers.
Having been rereading Pfitzinger and Daniels of late, I have once again become aware of the need to keep strictly to ones training paces in order to attain success. So many folks I know tend to get carried away when they are feeling good and blow out their training regime.
While all training paces should be carefully adhered to, I find that in particular the long run and the recovery run are the ones that can cost one the most and are the ones that we are most likely to get wrong. I was out running with a friend yesterday and while he can’t yet manage 5min/km over the marathon distance, he was attempting to hold this pace over our long run. I kept on trying to say to him that this was the wrong way of training and that for his fitness and ability he would have been better going slower and finishing stronger, but he was having none of it and I gave up in the end.
Both Pfitzinger and Daniels advocate the long run being run 10-20% slower than the marathon pace. This means that anyone running 5min/km in the marathon is safe sticking to 5.30 ish in the long run.
The recovery run is another kettle of fish and one where alot of people feel good and go out harder than they should ideally. This run should be slower than the long run pace and at times dead slow to allow the blood to flush through the muscles and to just keep the legs ticking over. There is nothing to be gained from the recovery run except – yes you guessed it ... recovery!
Keep training at the correct paces – keep being positive.
Running together – stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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