tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078006.post3893315388826892706..comments2023-10-08T08:14:24.452-04:00Comments on Read Much, Run Far: Awesome workoutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078006.post-3120258768230682242007-03-17T00:38:00.000-04:002007-03-17T00:38:00.000-04:00Hey great job on the 800s! You've got some impress...Hey great job on the 800s! You've got some impressive PRs and I am sure you will be improving upon those very soon. Do you use a pace calculator to get pace recommendations for your workouts? Like McMillan or something similar? I ask this after reading your post about your recent 10K. I had a similar race experience. At the end of January when I thought my training was going awesome, I ran a 5K and I was so disappointed with my finish time (it was almost slower than my workout/training paces). I knew I was not doing something right. It didn't feel like I started too fast (but I probably did). I didn't get a very adequate warm up, but I don't think that was all together the cause of my poor race. I sought the advice of a very experienced racer on the Runner's World Forums. He recently ran in the Masters category for the XC Nationals in Colorado and placed in the top 10. Anyway he looked at my training and thought that I was racing my workouts too much. He recommended that I run as close to my recommended paces as possible during workouts (and warned me that it would feel slower), and cut down my recovery times between repeats. It took me a while to really catch on, but I shortened my recovery times and it made me slow down just a bit during the training runs. As a result I got into a groove with my pacing. To test it out I ran an 8K one month after the 5K and ended up with a pace that was 13 seconds faster per mile than the 5K. I was ecstatic! Anyway, I've probably rambled on too much about stuff you already know. Looking forward to reading your blog regularly! You are one fast gal! Keep up the great running.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438263015078788527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078006.post-22905044002458256992007-03-16T09:33:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:33:00.000-04:00thanks for stopping by..good luck in your training...thanks for stopping by..good luck in your training for bayshore..if you've never been to tc area it is absolutely beautiful!Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325283652731100566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078006.post-50261417443613562812007-03-15T22:39:00.000-04:002007-03-15T22:39:00.000-04:00Nice 800s....that's a strong session when you run ...Nice 800s....that's a strong session when you run each one a little faster.Nuke Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122649151100701886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078006.post-79092373313061322392007-03-14T14:12:00.000-04:002007-03-14T14:12:00.000-04:00Great blog! I discovered it while searching for b...Great blog! I discovered it while searching for bog posts about the upcomming Bayshore Marathon. Good luck!Al Durhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654593725515814135noreply@blogger.com