Alright, so far it is less than a week into the season and our first actually outdoor race we have is about three weeks away. Our coach for the distance crew has already had us do a tempo run for three miles (I forgot the pace) and today, we have a hard hill workout. Is she overworking us? Most guys on the team, if not all of them, haven't recovered from the first workout at all and it's only the first week of practices. Thanks
why did you only start training now?
and no, ur coach is fine.
I agree with teamsgoesfast.
And maybe your coach is trying to get rid of the lame brains by running them off. Your coach is probably a great competitor.
MA Runner wrote:
Alright, so far it is less than a week into the season and our first actually outdoor race we have is about three weeks away. Our coach for the distance crew has already had us do a tempo run for three miles (I forgot the pace) and today, we have a hard hill workout. Is she overworking us? Most guys on the team, if not all of them, haven't recovered from the first workout at all and it's only the first week of practices. Thanks
It's almost April and you're finding it difficult to recover from tempo runs? I hate to break it to you, son, but y'all are in for a disappointing season.
What exactly were you expecting to do at track practice? Shoot hoops? Hop-scotch? Red rover?
If you want to be good at running you have to run. Often you will run hard. I think your coach sounds like a genius.
how hard are you doing the workouts? It's pretty easy to turn a 3-mile tempo into a 5k time-trial. If you aren't recovering in a day or two, you may be running your workouts too hard.
If you layabouts can't handle a 3mi tempo run, then you need to find another sport.
4/10
How did this even get bites?
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You had to do a 3 mile tempo run? How ever did you manage to survive?
OP
I'm assuming your coach has enough members on the team that she can trim the fat. And, if I'm correct, that's what she is doing. The workouts are not expected to be easy. Your generation is the same one that has participation trophies and more kids with doctors excuses to not do gym that kids that actually participate.
Suck it up and move on.
She is using canova's workout, hard aerobic session then speed session. Its working fine and you're not supposed to be fully recovered.
Agreed
MA Runner wrote:
Alright, so far it is less than a week into the season and our first actually outdoor race we have is about three weeks away. Our coach for the distance crew has already had us do a tempo run for three miles (I forgot the pace) and today, we have a hard hill workout. Is she overworking us? Most guys on the team, if not all of them, haven't recovered from the first workout at all and it's only the first week of practices. Thanks
Was she recently coaching at Harvard by any chance?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
Ryan Eiler, 3rd American man at Boston, almost out of nowhere
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
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