Real Lyfe Nobodee wrote:Lesson: Dont take advice from people who run 2:00+ minutes slower than you in a 5k.
Gold!
On topic:
One runner who is always showing up at park runs runs tempo effort for all his training runs. He never slows down, considers 9+ min/mi walking, had run 1.25 HM since forever but needed like 5 years to break 3 (2.59-ish, solo run in the park, so no measured course). He doesn't run in the summer because he doesn't like the heat, he just bikes. A lot. And he doesn't realize that his advice of not running slower than 8-9 min/mi is bad for new runners(think 22+ min for 5K) as he has built his own aerobic engine on the bike. He doesn't like speedwork either, it's too strenuous for him, but magically, he expects to improve his 5K/10K times. And fails. He's ~40 yrs old. I've never listened to any of his advices.