Category Ranking 1-10(1 lowest, 10 highest)
Put in adequate mileage _____
Consistency of training _____
Maximum effort during workouts _____
Sufficient sleep _____
Healthy diet _____
Mental toughness in racing _____
Mental toughness in training _____
Proper pacing in races _____
Take suitable injury prevention measures _____
Other factors not mentioned _____
Total ______
What would suitable injury prevention measures be?
And why maximum effort in workouts? I don't think you're supposed to do a ball buster every time you work out.
Rate Ur Self wrote:
Category Ranking 1-10(1 lowest, 10 highest)
Put in adequate mileage __9___
Consistency of training ___10__
Maximum effort during workouts ___9__
Sufficient sleep ___9__
Healthy diet ___4__
Mental toughness in racing ___1_
Mental toughness in training ___1__
Proper pacing in races ___1__
Take suitable injury prevention measures ___1__
Other factors not mentioned ___10__
Total __I can't add___
Concerned Citizen wrote:
And why maximum effort in workouts? I don't think you're supposed to do a ball buster every time you work out.
Agreed. It seems that the wording should be "optimal effort" rather than "maximal effort."
Put in adequate mileage __8
Consistency of training ___9__
Maximum effort during workouts __6___
Sufficient sleep ___7__
Healthy diet ___8__
Mental toughness in racing __8___
Mental toughness in training __8___
Proper pacing in races ___7__
Take suitable injury prevention measures __5___
Other factors not mentioned __5___
Total __71____
Everyone is going to say that train super hard and lack the talent to be good.
Actually, I train very hard, but I lack the talent to be good. I must've chosen the wrong parents, lol.
welcometothetunderdome wrote:
Everyone is going to say that train super hard and lack the talent to be good.
Yes, pretty much all runners inevitably believe that everyone slower than they are hasn't trained as hard and everyone faster than they are is more talented.
Rate Ur Self wrote:
Category Ranking 1-10(1 lowest, 10 highest)
Put in adequate mileage __10___
Consistency of training ___10__
OPTIMAL effort during workouts ___10__
Sufficient sleep __5___
Healthy diet ____3_
Mental toughness in racing __10___
Mental toughness in training __10___
Proper pacing in races __8___
Take suitable injury prevention measures __10___
Other factors not mentioned ___?__
Total ____76 + ?__
I'm not sure what adequate injury prevention measures are, as I indicated earlier. I really don't take any measures to prevent injury, unless wearing shoes and the occasional off day count, but I'm never injured (thank God), so I guess I'm okay on that.
Category Ranking 1-10(1 lowest, 10 highest)
Put in adequate mileage 4
Consistency of training 8
Maximum effort during workouts 8
Sufficient sleep 8
Healthy diet 7
Mental toughness in racing 7
Mental toughness in training 8
Proper pacing in races 9
Take suitable injury prevention measures 3
Other factors not mentioned ?
Total 62
I think I do a good job. I KNOW I don't put in enough mileage, but I've had injury problems so I am taking it slowly. I'm also more of a 800/1500 guy, so my 50 miles a week gets me most of the way there. I'd love to be at 75 mpw, but we will see. Otherwise I think I do pretty well, I am dedicated. Even with this miserable winter I'm hitting my workout and mileage goals, almost always in the dark, in the cold, by myself. I always race well.
Perhaps I don't do enough injury prevention stuff - stretching, foam rolling, strength training. That is where my big weakness is I guess. Pretty glaring to see it in the black and white like that - I've only given myself a 4 for mileage, and a 3 for injury prevention, and of course those are related.