That's what they do at harvard. check out graham blanks/acer iverson on strava
That's what they do at harvard. check out graham blanks/acer iverson on strava
6minutepaceflat wrote:
Lets say a pretty good high-school/college runner runs 6 minute pace for all his runs; long runs, tempos, "easy" days, and other runs of that sort. What would happen? Would he improve? Burn out? Anyone have personal experience? Discuss. Does 6 minute pace work?
Sounds like someone on your team is doing this and you wonder why? Whats his pr's a 14:50_15:10 5k xc runner should have a lot of miles in the 6's maybe not 6 flat, 16:00 5k definitely not that quick
Not really. You can be somewhat mediocre and still get down to 6 min pace on every run but won't get it done on race day. You'll have 1 gear.
It really depends on your goals and race distances. A lot of weaker college teams turn practice into daily time trials and race each other. That's why they don't qualify for nationals.
Training can get boring/repetitive, do different workouts, develop different gears. Peak when it counts.