Socialanxietyrunner wrote:
My fastest pr is 15:31, but what does times have anything to do with the correct way to train? Aren't all bodies different and people train at there own level and style? And i am feeling good, i just finished my longrun this morning just fine with an average pace of 7:20, feels easier, smoother and better than my sluggish 8:30 runs.
Second of all, how is your friend not in the Olympics with a time like that?
I think he means like 1350s, 1340s.
Do an easy elliptical workout, it will keep the legs loose and burn some calories too.
Socialanxietyrunner wrote:
My easy pace is typically 7:20 to 6:40, i wasn't even able to get under 8 minutes and i was so sluggish and my legs felt so dead. Had i would've kept going easy i would've gone 9 minute miles probably
Judging from the your posts in this thread you are just doing base? Why would your legs feel dead if you’re just running easy miles? Something doesn’t add up. And yes, my friend was a 13:5x 5k guy and did qualify and run the Olympic trials for marathon a while back. If the pace feels easy, so be it. If you have dead legs after your ‘easy’ run, something’s not right.