Ladies,
Had a nice little fartlek workout today, most girls going 5 miles, a couple going less (nagging injuries). You folks managed to work in about 2 or more miles of hard work, so that's a good speed session.
I hooked up Summer today, and you can find her data here. Note the fastest pace run - 5:36! You folks are faster than you think you are.
That's food for thought. You cannot teach fast - you have it or you don't. What you can teach is endurance, and if you start with someone with natural speed and can condition that person to be able to use that speed for longer and longer periods of time... you get the idea. That's what you try to accomplish with 5k racing training.
When I watch you run, especially when you are on step (what I call faster running, because of how the running gate changes to a more forward stance, the same way a speedboat gets up higher on the hull), I see there is plenty of talent to be a successful team. Time is what we need, time to get healthy, time to build conditioning, time to be prepared to train hard at summer's end.
Next week is moratorium. Run. Don't make excuses, run. It takes continuity to be a great endurance athlete. Find a team mate, and run.
It's going to be hot the next few days. Drink more electrolytes. This is no joke. Even in the mornings it's going to be insanely hot. If you take care of electrolytes, you won't suffer nearly as much. If you don't, you'll grind down to a nub faster than you can imagine possible.
The Hatchery tomorrow! Water every lap!
Had a nice little fartlek workout today, most girls going 5 miles, a couple going less (nagging injuries). You folks managed to work in about 2 or more miles of hard work, so that's a good speed session.
I hooked up Summer today, and you can find her data here. Note the fastest pace run - 5:36! You folks are faster than you think you are.
That's food for thought. You cannot teach fast - you have it or you don't. What you can teach is endurance, and if you start with someone with natural speed and can condition that person to be able to use that speed for longer and longer periods of time... you get the idea. That's what you try to accomplish with 5k racing training.
When I watch you run, especially when you are on step (what I call faster running, because of how the running gate changes to a more forward stance, the same way a speedboat gets up higher on the hull), I see there is plenty of talent to be a successful team. Time is what we need, time to get healthy, time to build conditioning, time to be prepared to train hard at summer's end.
Next week is moratorium. Run. Don't make excuses, run. It takes continuity to be a great endurance athlete. Find a team mate, and run.
It's going to be hot the next few days. Drink more electrolytes. This is no joke. Even in the mornings it's going to be insanely hot. If you take care of electrolytes, you won't suffer nearly as much. If you don't, you'll grind down to a nub faster than you can imagine possible.
The Hatchery tomorrow! Water every lap!
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