is that you can on occasion be overtaken by a woman, old person, Mike Hock, or as I observed today, a child in school shoes waiting for his jogging hobbyist mother to finish her 3k. They won't be able to maintain the pace for long, but that isn't the point - they have overtaken.
The beauty of fartleks is you can jog along until somebody tries to pass, at which point you can speed up to whatever velocity is necessary.
Do you really race random joggers or runners on training runs? I have coincidentally crossed paths with other runners running within a range: 20 seconds per mile faster to 20 seconds per mile slower. I may alter my training plan slightly to run a few miles with others, but race strangers? Never.
if you have ever watched lord of the rings you will be familiar with a Gandalf quote. I take a staff to the track and when some young upstart is doing 400m repeats I enter his lane and wham it down. THOUGH SHALT NOT PASS. A man I admire.
Also comes in handy for hobbling back to the car if my achilles flares up.
Do you really race random joggers or runners on training runs? I have coincidentally crossed paths with other runners running within a range: 20 seconds per mile faster to 20 seconds per mile slower. I may alter my training plan slightly to run a few miles with others, but race strangers? Never.
The coach in me agrees with you and I think he should stick to his plan but maybe by finding a place that will not happen.
But I remember when I was racing competitively. I raced everything. In addition to people, I raced pontoon boats, slow bikers, freight trains, and even cars on a tight road or in traffic.
This, where do you see ordinary senior citizens, as well as random women and children busting out 5:xx mi pace for minutes on end for the heck of it? It's rare enough for me to see non runners hitting low 7 minute pace for any extended period of time let alone faster..
is that you can on occasion be overtaken by a woman, old person, Mike Hock, or as I observed today, a child in school shoes waiting for his jogging hobbyist mother to finish her 3k. They won't be able to maintain the pace for long, but that isn't the point - they have overtaken.
The beauty of fartleks is you can jog along until somebody tries to pass, at which point you can speed up to whatever velocity is necessary.
Lack of discipline. Mentally weak. you let other's dictate what you do. "only the disciplined ones are free" - Kipchoge
On a serious note too many people run too hard during their tempo sessions. That's why I never do them unless I feel like picking up the pace during an Ez run. Or I'll do cruise intervals to get a similar effect.
The beauty of fartleks is you can jog along until somebody tries to pass, at which point you can speed up to whatever velocity is necessary.
The beauty of being a real runner is that it never bothers you when someone passes you on a run.
Enjoy being left in the dust, """real runner""". Fartlek chads will continue getting their daily confidence boosts by putting hobbyjoggers in their places, resulting in raised testosterone levels. You wouldn't get it.
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