runner39 wrote:
mopak, just think how much faster you would have run if actually trained properly (pace work, tempo, speed)
I actually used to train properly as a 20-30 year old, 100mpw tempos,intervals etc. and only ran 33 mins. As a 45 plus athlete I was happy just to be fit enough to enjoy racing.
mopak wrote:
I actually used to train properly as a 20-30 year old, 100mpw tempos,intervals etc. and only ran 33 mins. As a 45 plus athlete I was happy just to be fit enough to enjoy racing.
now when you say 100mpw are you referring to the Solinsky way of describing mileage (e.g. hitting that level once or twice a year) or do you mean 100/week throughout the ten year period you listed with the occassional reduced week
either way seems somewhat overkill for a 33min 10km, are you male of female?
Let me guess, Chip Cheino is a D3 runner who runs 80mpw and has run a 33min 10k. Good job pal.
this winter and spring i ran a six mile tempo nearly every week working from 6:20 or better down. that was on an indoor track. this last fall i went from a 19:39 5k cross to a 18:59 5k cross. that came from week after week of the this.
10/25/09 - 6 miles
10/26/09 - 6x1000m, <=88[s], 2 min recovery, 6 miles
10/27/09 - 6 miles
10/27/09 - 6 miles lakefront - juneau-mem-ravine-golf-altera-mem-juneau
10/28/09 - 6 miles (39:31 reference only)
10/29/09 - 5 mile tempo, 6:21, 6:20, 6:17, 6:15, 6:10, 6 miles
10/30/09 - 6 miles lakefront - juneau-mem-ravine-golf-altera-mem-juneau
10/30/09 - 6 miles lakefront - juneau-mem-ravine-golf-altera-mem-juneau
10/31/09 - 6 miles
runner39 wrote:
mopak wrote:I actually used to train properly as a 20-30 year old, 100mpw tempos,intervals etc. and only ran 33 mins. As a 45 plus athlete I was happy just to be fit enough to enjoy racing.
now when you say 100mpw are you referring to the Solinsky way of describing mileage (e.g. hitting that level once or twice a year) or do you mean 100/week throughout the ten year period you listed with the occassional reduced week
either way seems somewhat overkill for a 33min 10km, are you male of female?
I averaged about 6000-6500kms per year from 1980 to the end of 1984 and averaged about the same 1986,1987 and 1989. 85, and 88 involved extended overseas excursions which impacted heavily on training.
I was a single man at the time, I partied hard and trained hard.
I typically did blocks of 150 plus kms per week for 6-10 weeks then reduced the mileage to 120-130 with more intensity. Obviously some much lighter weeks when racing thus bringing the average down a bit more over the year.
Overkill, well maybe but I thrived on higher mileage running and I improved from a 35min plus 20 year old to a 33min 25year old. I also later had very good results in long mountain events.
I was privileged enough to train with some great world class runners so it was no hardship to do it. I can look back and know I probably got the best out of myself.
The last few years I really haven't "trained", I just get out and run (and ride and paddle) for the fun of it. I still love to race so I try to do sufficient running to allow me to get out on the weekend and beat myself up in our club races.
39 min - 55-65 mpw
When I started running regularly, I was around 42 minutes, and I think that having a six month base building period with very little stress helped me drop the 3 minutes. I was doing some light workouts - nothing short or fast besides strides - and a lot of running to the barn.
Once I started doing more intense workouts, I trained like just about everyone - weekly tempo or hills, weekly shorter intervals, long run.
39min 45 sec
trained about 25 mile a week and used the time to run website sub 40 training plan. Did a 40minute workout every other night on an exercise bike at home.
Upped the mileage now to around 60 a week average doing Hadd base building etc