Over-analyzing training is the bane of success. Prove me wrong!

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6 years ago 03/13/2018 6:57pm EDT

I firmly believe that looking too far into training (such as cadence, vertical oscillation, etc) is taking it too far and takes away from the purpose of running. I've encountered so many people who blab on about the scientific aspects of running who train like hell, follow a perfect plan, and race like a little b*tch. I've done perfectly fine with the cliche 20-30 min tempo, 60-90 min long run, speed reps of 8x400, and intervals of 1k or 800s. Although I'm not running elite times, I am also not stressing half as much as some athletes do who run 100 mpw and have their own snowflake training cycles.

PRs:

1500 - 3:50

3k - 8:11

5k - 14:12

After college:

Road 10k - 29:31

6 years ago 03/13/2018 7:00pm EDT

re: successor

i agree. although it's usefull to know why things work, runnin is *really* basic. Obsessing over splits and such is bad. Used to do that, this season ditched the GPS watch (also upped milage and added weights) and am in the midst of a massive breakthrough. Despite the added stress of more training, easy running is super enjoyable without the watch.

6 years ago 03/13/2018 7:01pm EDT

re: successor

Everyone is different. I track far more data than most athletes, and it's simple. But I;m not intellectually lazy and have spend time setting up Golden Cheetah to work for me. At this point, it takes about 10 minutes to look at a run, and then check my PMC, trend charts, and everything else.

I must be a snowflake because I'm trying to see what works best for me. Right?

Dipsh!t.

6 years ago 03/13/2018 7:28pm EDT

re: successor

Yawn. Write back when you have a respectable half marathon time, Mr. Mid Distance.

6 years ago 03/14/2018 10:28am EDT

re: successor

Lol.....20 year old Men trying to change their natural stride/mechanics......

Athletics is 80% genetics....

6 years ago 03/14/2018 10:50am EDT

re: successor

Yeah cool but for some of us logging, analyzing and looking into the scientific aspects of training is really interesting and fun. The intellectual bit is a big part of why I find running enjoyable, and it gives me a lot of motivation to follow a plan that I spent a lot of time perfecting. Of course doing all those things is not necessary for running fast, so if you're not into that kind of thing then don't. But also don't look down on those who enjoy it. We're not "stressing", we're having fun.

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