I PR'ed In The Mile Off Of Zero Pace Work

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16 years ago 12/02/2007 3:30pm EST

I got a huge base with longer intervals throughout the summer and fall. Then sporadically my coach began to throw in some speed endurance stuff like 4 sets of 4 200’s at goal 8 pace. It was weird and unconventional but I went along with it because I’m 2 years out of college and since the club's program seemed relatively easy, I figured that running faster than 4:11 for the mile was out of the question. I ran a 4:10 FAT last night. How does that happen? I looked at my journal; there were no mile specific workouts. I think I only did one 400 and that was during a workout that went 16, 16, 12, 8, 8, 4. Make sense to anyone? I hope this means that I can go faster. I gotta go eat a pizza.

16 years ago 12/02/2007 3:33pm EST

re: PYRUM

DUDE! Just dont run anymore. You will get faster!

16 years ago 12/02/2007 3:49pm EST

re: PYRUM

ya it makes sense, a lot of the time a big base will affect mid distance races (mile) more than you expect without the need to do race specific work.

16 years ago 12/02/2007 3:52pm EST

re: ya huh

What was your PR before? How much mileage did you build up to and what was your previous average? Nice job and good luck the rest of the season seems like the hard work paid off.

16 years ago 12/02/2007 4:24pm EST

re: Nice

Nice wrote:
What was your PR before? How much mileage did you build up to and what was your previous average? Nice job and good luck the rest of the season seems like the hard work paid off.

4:11

Mileage wise, I pretty much did the same base, which was 75mpw. The difference was the intervals. In college I rarely went above mile repeats. This year I was doing some longer reps, such as 2k’s and 3k's on hilly terrain.

The workouts seemed much less taxing; therefore, I didn’t expect a PR. The possibly of being overworked in college crossed my mind. If that was the case, I'm guessing the combination of longer reps and not being overworked is what did it. Still, I went into the race with zero expectations being that I hadn’t done any quarters or miler type workouts. I was figuring a 4:20-22 or something. I told myself I would be pumped with a 4:high teen.

Anyway, I’m psyched. I’m trying not to get ahead of myself. I got assholes at practice today saying, “You can probably go 4:04 this indoors.” I don’t have grandeurs of delusion, but at the same time, I’m pretty god damned pumped up. I’m trying to find a balance with my goals now. You know?

16 years ago 12/02/2007 4:28pm EST

re: PYRUM

PYRUM wrote:
I don’t have grandeurs of delusion,

Great line.

Congratulations on the PR!

16 years ago 12/02/2007 4:28pm EST

re: PYRUM

And yeah I know it’s only a 1 second PR, but when I did it in college I was peeking at the end of my senior season. This was my first race in December. And I do not feel like I am working as hard as I was in college. Is it too early to think 4:08-:07?

16 years ago 12/02/2007 4:38pm EST

re: PYRUM

It's delusions of grandeur not the other way around. I hope you didn't study English in college.

16 years ago 12/02/2007 4:39pm EST

re: PYRUM

Peeking at the end of your senior season? You should be a fortune teller if you can see the future like that.

I'm not sure why you're so surprised. You did faster than mile pace work, even if only a little. That counts for a lot as far as not feeling like a mile is a sprint.

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