Running hard on every run will result in an injury and no improvement to your aerobic ability. You have to run slow in order to become a fast runner. I hate it when people say you need to work harder to become a better runner. Hard work is how you ensure you remain slow.
Discipline.
I respectfully disagree. I believe that you only train hard about 20 percent of the time. 80 percent of your should be relatively easy, relative to you not someone else. If every run is hard for you, maybe your running too hard every day. I like to have have easy runs on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I do run workouts on Tuesday and Thursday or Friday. My long run on Saturday or Sunday is relatively easy in pace or effort, but the distance gives it the difficulty component. Like another poster stated, it takes discipline to be a runner. Discipline to get up and out the door when everyone is on the couch. Discipline to turn down sweets and remain respectable running weight. Discipline to run easy when you are supposed to run easy. Discipline to run hard and fast when you are supposed to do it. Discipline to push through workouts when the lactic acid takes over legs. Discipline to relaxed when every cell in your body tells you to panic and stop. Discipline to do the little things, stretching, running drills, foam rolling, massages, etc, to keep yourself healthy. Running takes discipline. People can run hard. Runners can stay healthy, but they can also recover from injuries. However, it takes discipline. Be a runner or don’t be runner, david45. Nobody is forcing you. Just run or don’t run.it is up to you.
david45 wrote:
Running hard on every run will result in an injury and no improvement to your aerobic ability. You have to run slow in order to become a fast runner. I hate it when people say you need to work harder to become a better runner. Hard work is how you ensure you remain slow.
You gotta work harder than shuffling 5 days a week in your backyard.
thiscupisnthalffull wrote:
david45 wrote:
Running hard on every run will result in an injury and no improvement to your aerobic ability. You have to run slow in order to become a fast runner. I hate it when people say you need to work harder to become a better runner. Hard work is how you ensure you remain slow.
You gotta work harder than shuffling 5 days a week in your backyard.
I stopped running in my backyard over a month ago.
David you need hard work an intelligent training plan, you could stand to improve in both these areas. If constantly get injured it is likely related to one or more of factors, improper footwear, bad recovery, running form, nutrition, constantly, running on hard surfaces. You don't seem like you have studied why you get injured,nor do you seem to have the dedication to improve. You need to work around your problems, train smarter. Results take years of hard work they wont come instantly.
To avoid injury, Id recommend building up mileage on a soft surface like the grass or a dirt trail.Also check your form if you are not using your glutes and upper leg muscles to power your running , lower leg muscles become over worked and injured. It also may be that your hips are weak, this leads to excess pressure on the ankle and knee joint.
David 22.5 wrote:
David you need hard work an intelligent training plan, you could stand to improve in both these areas. If constantly get injured it is likely related to one or more of factors, improper footwear, bad recovery, running form, nutrition, constantly, running on hard surfaces. You don't seem like you have studied why you get injured,nor do you seem to have the dedication to improve. You need to work around your problems, train smarter. Results take years of hard work they wont come instantly.
To avoid injury, Id recommend building up mileage on a soft surface like the grass or a dirt trail.Also check your form if you are not using your glutes and upper leg muscles to power your running , lower leg muscles become over worked and injured. It also may be that your hips are weak, this leads to excess pressure on the ankle and knee joint.
How am I supposed to know I am using my glutes and upper leg muscles while running? How can I tell what strength my hips are? If it takes years of running to get faster, how the hell are high school cross country or track runners supposed to get faster in a season that only last 3 months?
david45 wrote:
David 22.5 wrote:
David you need hard work an intelligent training plan, you could stand to improve in both these areas. If constantly get injured it is likely related to one or more of factors, improper footwear, bad recovery, running form, nutrition, constantly, running on hard surfaces. You don't seem like you have studied why you get injured,nor do you seem to have the dedication to improve. You need to work around your problems, train smarter. Results take years of hard work they wont come instantly.
To avoid injury, Id recommend building up mileage on a soft surface like the grass or a dirt trail.Also check your form if you are not using your glutes and upper leg muscles to power your running , lower leg muscles become over worked and injured. It also may be that your hips are weak, this leads to excess pressure on the ankle and knee joint.
How am I supposed to know I am using my glutes and upper leg muscles while running? How can I tell what strength my hips are?
You can start by searching YouTube videos for strengthening using some good keywords
david45 wrote:
David 22.5 wrote:
David you need hard work an intelligent training plan, you could stand to improve in both these areas. If constantly get injured it is likely related to one or more of factors, improper footwear, bad recovery, running form, nutrition, constantly, running on hard surfaces. You don't seem like you have studied why you get injured,nor do you seem to have the dedication to improve. You need to work around your problems, train smarter. Results take years of hard work they wont come instantly.
To avoid injury, Id recommend building up mileage on a soft surface like the grass or a dirt trail.Also check your form if you are not using your glutes and upper leg muscles to power your running , lower leg muscles become over worked and injured. It also may be that your hips are weak, this leads to excess pressure on the ankle and knee joint.
How am I supposed to know I am using my glutes and upper leg muscles while running? How can I tell what strength my hips are? If it takes years of running to get faster, how the hell are high school cross country or track runners supposed to get faster in a season that only last 3 months?
1.)Get some one to analyze your form , if no one can do this for you compare your form to an elite runner with good form like kipchoge.
2.) look up hip strengthening exercise for runners, very easy to find on google or youtube
3.) You can start running 9 grade or even middle school and after XC there is 6 months of indoor outdoor track.
You always ask others to solve your problem doing tour own research will help your in running and in life.
These threads are getting less imaginative, I’ve noticed.
David 22.5 wrote:
david45 wrote:
How am I supposed to know I am using my glutes and upper leg muscles while running? How can I tell what strength my hips are? If it takes years of running to get faster, how the hell are high school cross country or track runners supposed to get faster in a season that only last 3 months?
1.)Get some one to analyze your form , if no one can do this for you compare your form to an elite runner with good form like kipchoge.
2.) look up hip strengthening exercise for runners, very easy to find on google or youtube
3.) You can start running 9 grade or even middle school and after XC there is 6 months of indoor outdoor track.
You always ask others to solve your problem doing tour own research will help your in running and in life.
+1, and you should post a video of you running on here so we can figure out if you're really 18 or just some troll living in his mom's basement.
A lot of easy running is hard work. That's why almost nobody does it.
They get faster through multiple hard workouts per week, combined with good mileage. As a beginner, you can't do this. Unless you come from a sporting background (e.g. soccer) that incorporates running. There are all sorts of basic strength and fitness that you will not have, thus you may need 6-12 months of simple base training with just easy miles. Adding some gym work in will help with that. Just that base work will help and may bring you down to a sub 7 min mile. If you then add workouts you can crack 6 minutes and be worthy of an LRC Supporters Club membership.
david45 wrote: How can I tell what strength my hips are? etc
If you can manage a low squat with your heels on the ground without falling backwards, then you have talent. If not you need to train.
I'd say (like many before) start a routine every other day of 30mins of strengthening exercises, even if you think you are already strong and don't need it. Look up 2 or 3 videos in YouTube that are runner specific. Stick to it for month
False, every sport has a variant of this same catch22.
Ace_of_Base wrote:
False, every sport has a variant of this same catch22.
How?
david45 wrote:
Ace_of_Base wrote:
False, every sport has a variant of this same catch22.
How?
Baseball: throw every day = torn elbow.
Football: contact every day = injured and can’t play game.
Swim hard every day: too sore to compete in meets/risk of rotator cuff injuries.
Volleyball: spike every day = rotator cuff injuries.
Golf: long drive every day = shoulder/hip overuse
Do you need more examples? Did you not learn anything on your little ban vacation?
david45 wrote:
Ace_of_Base wrote:
False, every sport has a variant of this same catch22.
How?
Well all sports are taxing on the body and can have injuries that come form intense training. This is why lebron james and some pro football spend over half a million on recovery and physical therapy , they need great training programs and recovery to allow their body to handle the hard work.
Tennis players and golfers get elbow injuries form working to much.Power lifters and weight lifters get injured if they max out to often. Even gymnasts get shin injuries from all the jumping and flipping they do. The point is to work hard you need to recover harder and program well.
shaadapp
The only thing which hurts in running are threads like these from david45.
Man you are such a troll!