Training Partner/Roommate WANTED

Does it have to be a male?

I'm looking for a room mate too, what kind of rent can you afford? I'm a former div3 runner. Normally do 100 mpw and have a 15:20 5k pr.

Here's a picture of me finishing my last 5k:

http://www.cardboardcutouts.com/Liberace.jpg

It does not have to be male. I already have a lease, so I can not move out. Sorry about that.

e-mail the craigslist posting for more personal/direct questions.

Can I pay rent with sex?

what if my Aet isn't your Aet?

Your AeT won't be the same as mine, neither will your AT be the same as my AT, but that doesn't mean a training partner and myself can't be in sight of each other and there's always the warm up and warm down.

I've become very good over the years at gauging my effort, but I will aim for high efficiency by wearing a HRmonitor to make sure I'm not going too easy/fast, jeopardizing the quality of future runs and recovery. It will also allow me to record every aspect of my training, using a watch that records distance/speed/hr/altitude/cadence. But, while I'm running, I will only glance at my HR and cadence and abide by the predetermined goals and by how I feel. Some will say it is unpure, dissecting running too much, but I find it actually allows me to not be obsessive, not having to come home and handwrite out my training for the day. I just have to upload a watch twice a week; pretty simple. If I want to examine my AT pace, I can see my progress and I can see realistic mileages, not time/7min miles, or I can just record my training and let it sit to look back on in future seasons. It is very hilly here, making reading my body difficult at times, especially over the longer runs.

just go out and run. ive always thought one reason why the kenyans are so good at running is that the really dont understand systematic training, they just get together and train. they sometimes run hard, they sometimes run easy. i got the oppurtunity to go on a run with bob hodge once, and i loved his simple approach. he said him and his buddies didnt know what a progression run was, but when they felt good, they got faster and faster every mile. he didnt know what a tempo run was, but sometimes he'd run a distance run really fast. it sounds like you are worrying about way too many details, which makes it easier to be a headcase. maybe if you were running 13:00.03 and needed to get down to 12:59.99, then you could worry about that stuff but for now, it just seems ridiculous.

You are entitled to your opinion, but I have found this approach not as mentally taxing as you may find it to be. I do find it beneficial to do AT runs, as do a high number of coaches, such as Vigil and Renato Canova. I agree that running should be enjoyable, but, doing as much high quality and volume as I have done and as I will continue to do, a certain amount of thought has to go into it so that overtraining or just sloshing along does not occur. I have gone by feel for several years now, but currently I'm drawn back to being more precise, especially with it being so hilly here. I've run with people in this area who run pure and simple and they push the hills beyond AT and float the downhills; not too consistent. I appreciate the advice. With an occasional glance down to a watch letting me know what intensity I'm running at, I'll keep it simple.

With so much structure to your running, why do you want to, and how do you expect to, find a running partner?

I prefer the comraderie side of athletics, not the lifestyle of a hermit.

Yes, there is structure, but for a fan of the training of Lydiard, Vigil, Canova, the Kimbia group, letsrun founders wejo and rojo and their coach, John Kellog, it's not farfetched, but rather appealing. It's simple: improvement of AT and AeT running with a Lydiard anaerobic and coordination period.

I wrote out the training so that it's clear what training I'll be doing.

GoodOffer wrote:

I prefer the comraderie side of athletics, not the lifestyle of a hermit.

But wait...

GoodOffer wrote:

Your AeT won't be the same as mine, neither will your AT be the same as my AT, but that doesn't mean a training partner and myself can't be in sight of each other and there's always the warm up and warm down.

I guess your idea of camaraderie is not running near your training partner for a majority of your runs and having him/her buy hundreds of dollars of "energy product" (from the older craigslist posting...you were smart enough to leave it out of this one).

Just say you want a roommate...with your training style and high tech gadgets, you don't really seem to need a living, breathing training partner.

And I just did a bit of math. Twenty hours of running per week is pretty ridiculous. I average around seven minute mile pace, and my 80 mile weeks clock in at just over 9 hours. Are you actually going to train 150+ miles a week? Good luck with that!

This brings up a 2 good points:

This offer is for someone with high aspirations. I/We will be doing quite a bit more than 80miles a week, building up to it over 32 weeks. It is a lot of volume and a lot of AT work. I would say the amount of AT and AeT work is more forboding than the overall volume.

I would like to find someone of similiar ability, someone who has run 80+ mpw in the past, run at least sub 34 for 10k and sub 16:30 for 5k. Not too demanding, but it should be noted.

If these two points are met, we will be able to train together a majority of the time and mutually enjoy a passion for running.

I do use hammer nutrition products and I do get it at 40% off, in reference to that comment.

I would join you...

20 years ago!

90mins is along time for an AnT run, whatevever pace/effort you call it...

And your name is?

i dont get it wrote:

And your name is?

My name is Slim Shady... Sorry, couldn't resist.

great point!