if you don't want to suck wind, get feet full of blisters and generally feel horrible in August and September (and of course race effectively), you had better be putting in some solid milege about now. Those organized workouts will be starting in about a month. YOU GOT 4 WEEKS TO GET READY.
I haven't run at all this summer. I work 60 hours a week and have had a lingering injury, not to mention a disastrous track season, so I figure taking the summer off isn't a bad idea. Oh, and I'm sure my coach won't mind because I'm not going back this fall. One year of overtraining and one bitch of an injury was enough for me.
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I haven't run at all this summer. I work 60 hours a week and have had a lingering injury, not to mention a disastrous track season, so I figure taking the summer off isn't a bad idea. Oh, and I'm sure my coach won't mind because I'm not going back this fall. One year of overtraining and one bitch of an injury was enough for me.
in your case....never mind. are you planning on easing back into training sometime this fall, once you are healed and giving track another shot next spring?
Well, I've had some bad luck with coaches and some really good luck when training on my own, so I think I'm just gonna try running solo for a while. I still plan on being competitive and running some xc, indoor, and outdoor meets (not just local 5k runs). It sucks because I'd love to run on a team and have it be everything it's supposed to be, but I just can't enjoy running when every workout is battle to stay alive and my coach punishes me for performing poorly by making me train even harder. I hope to gradually build up to 90-100mpw by the end of fall and then do a few indoor races in Jan and Feb. I haven't made any concrete plans because I'm not even running yet, but I have an idea.
haha, I doubt you really cared about all of that but it's nice to be able to tell someone.
good luck, when you transition from fall and winter distance training; do some interval hills in the winter before you worry about the track.
yep, running 150 miles this week.
and that includes a track workout.
running site:
i quit.
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