Comments on: Listening to the body http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/listening-to-the-body/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: canute1 http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/listening-to-the-body/#comment-123 canute1 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:05:20 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-123 Ewen, thanks for those comments. Yes I agree that it is important to avoid overdoing things with speed work. I also will take note of your advice to work up the pace during an interval session. I had done some stride-outs in the warm up yesterday, and I thought I was ready to go for the target from the beginning. However, the fact that the first 1Km was 7 seconds faster than my target pace was not good. I was conscious of being uncertain of my pace judgment and I was afraid of failing to achieve the target. You also right about the need to deal with the psychological impact of running slower than intended. In future I am inclined to set a target range that provides a relatively relaxed slower limit and give myself permission to be anywhere within the range. Canute1 Ewen, thanks for those comments. Yes I agree that it is important to avoid overdoing things with speed work. I also will take note of your advice to work up the pace during an interval session. I had done some stride-outs in the warm up yesterday, and I thought I was ready to go for the target from the beginning. However, the fact that the first 1Km was 7 seconds faster than my target pace was not good. I was conscious of being uncertain of my pace judgment and I was afraid of failing to achieve the target.
You also right about the need to deal with the psychological impact of running slower than intended. In future I am inclined to set a target range that provides a relatively relaxed slower limit and give myself permission to be anywhere within the range.
Canute1

]]> By: Ewen http://canute1.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/listening-to-the-body/#comment-122 Ewen Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:22:36 +0000 http://canute1.wordpress.com/?p=73#comment-122 Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my blog - also Geoff's. That's bad luck about the soleus - I tore mine during the City to Surf last year and it took about 3 weeks to get back to proper running. You're doing well pace-wise with those intervals. I'm always a little worried when extending muscles/ligaments etc with speedwork, but it's necessary to race well (especially in shorter races). My tendency these days is to start with slower efforts and build into the session, or, alternatively, select a pace for shorter intervals that's "doable" (a couple of seconds slower than "perfect"). There's probably not much difference in the training effect, besides the mental aspect of recording "slow" times. Anyway, good luck for a speedy recovery. Thanks for your thoughtful comments on my blog – also Geoff’s.

That’s bad luck about the soleus – I tore mine during the City to Surf last year and it took about 3 weeks to get back to proper running.

You’re doing well pace-wise with those intervals. I’m always a little worried when extending muscles/ligaments etc with speedwork, but it’s necessary to race well (especially in shorter races). My tendency these days is to start with slower efforts and build into the session, or, alternatively, select a pace for shorter intervals that’s “doable” (a couple of seconds slower than “perfect”). There’s probably not much difference in the training effect, besides the mental aspect of recording “slow” times.

Anyway, good luck for a speedy recovery.

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