I think I would stay off the roads for some of my mileage and move up in distance at a younger age.
What about you?
Wanted to hear from some of the better runners on what they would change. Maybe we can help the next generation.
I think I would stay off the roads for some of my mileage and move up in distance at a younger age.
What about you?
Wanted to hear from some of the better runners on what they would change. Maybe we can help the next generation.
I would not have done that "art film" to put myself through school.
In my earlier years ...
I would have run easier on my easy days.
More mileage, earlier.
Moved away sooner to someplace more conducive to training than southern coastal Alabama. I headed out to WY/MT when I was a Jr/Sr in college.
better runners? does 2'27 count?
I would run more often at an easier pace from an early age.
I would run on trails and in parks when i had the time (alas, not anymore).
i would try to create a more social environment within running - rather than being a runner then going out boozing every w'end. i would suggest w'ends away, holidays away with other athletes etc
i would race more often (especially cross) and over all distances.
i would appreciate it more
i would take the 'long term view' rather than getting stressed about school meets etc
I would veer to the left as Cornelius approached me!
I would not have run ultramarathons while still in my 20s.
Well, backing up to high school, I would have quit kidding myself about my baseball and football talent and gone out for x-c and track instead. Actually I probably would have liked to try rowing as well. My HS had a good rowing team.
I made a lot of mistakes in college, but that's not really running related.
OOPS. I didn't read the part about "better runners". I wouldn't qualify.
macker wrote:
My HS had a good rowing team.
I HATE anyone who went to high school that had a rowing team. Or a water polo team or a boys volleyball team.
I also hate anyone who had a pony.
Yeah, sounds bad. As in "Last year's windbreakers simply won't do for the rowing team. We MUST have a charity ball at the club".
However, in northern virginia, at least when I grew up it was pretty common for your standard public school to have rowing. Even TC Williams (Remember the Titans) had a rowing team and they were pretty far from being a preppy school.
I hade a boat. Do you hate me.
I would run more eariler. And run every race like it was my last.
C'mon Chad, you're not old yet (at least I hope not because I think we're the same age). Still plenty of time for you to PR at just about every distance you've run. As for what I would change (and I'm actually still working on this), I wouldn't be such a slave to the weekly mileage totals. Not that I would run less, just wouldn't worry about taking a day off every now and then when my body really needed one. I'd also pay more attention to signs of injury and get on top of injuries faster rather than trying to train through them. I've wasted a lot of time trying to run through injuries when a couple days/weeks off would have done the trick and gotten me back to some legit training.
Where's the love and peace you always speak of?
Flagpole Willy wrote:
macker wrote:My HS had a good rowing team.
I HATE anyone who went to high school that had a rowing team. Or a water polo team or a boys volleyball team.
I also hate anyone who had a pony.
Would've run easier on my easy days and swung wide of that muddy depression in the middle of the woods north of Grayling in Sept '82.
I wish I had understood basic training concepts. My HS coach didn't demand much (20 miles per week - max) and I had a similar situation in college (40-50 mi/week). I remember being shocked when I talked to a college competitor and he mentioned running 90 miles per week... with quality track work, too. I was clueless and needed direction - so, I guess I wish I had trained harder and smarter...
I would have lived and raced at least two years over in Europe...
Great question!In college I would have transferred to a more successful program. Our team had talent for our level, but never did much to show for it. It was very runner for themself. When you're young and starting out you need a good support system and a positive environment.Early post college, I almost got it right (with a 2:30 marathon debut), but in the ensuing months wish I had trained a wee bit smarter and probably gotten in with a good training group and coach. Ended up injured after a second attempt (that showed some improvement), but never ran a serious marathon again.Later post-college. A little gun shy from training injuries, I never did higher mileage again. Ran some solid times on low-moderate mileage. Looking back I would have made another attempt at higher mileage and a marathon when I was in my early 30s.
Miles and Miles wrote:
I think I would stay off the roads for some of my mileage and move up in distance at a younger age.
What about you?
Wanted to hear from some of the better runners on what they would change. Maybe we can help the next generation.
(1) I would wear condoms less often.
(2) I would do ZERO speed work in spike shoes, and no speed work less than 800 meters intervals.
Jason
I wish that I had understood the importance of higher mileage in high school. And I wish that I had learned earlier to be more patient in workouts and not leave my race on the track during practice.
I would have stopped eating anything with hydrogenated oils in it as soon as I was old enough to read food labels.
And I would have outkicked Kenny Brown last week since we lost to his team by 2 points in the XC meet.
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