Result: Could not afford to do it. Performance drastically dropped.
Anyone else tried to cut out the speed work and see how they do in road races?
Result: Could not afford to do it. Performance drastically dropped.
Anyone else tried to cut out the speed work and see how they do in road races?
performances at what distances?
did you also cut out strides? short & long hills?
I pretty much did only long steady runs and some climbing up cliffs.
I was 78:08 in a half marathon last year. 82's this year.
Near 28:00 flat in a hilly 5 mile 2 years ago. 30 flat this year.
Long runs are only the foundation, you have to organize training to both put you in oxygen debt and get you used to fast paces.