SMJO wrote:
I open my eyes up very wide and make sure the light is very bright. There. My secret is out.
Once again, you've avoided the question. Why can't you just answer a simple question? Here goes again, how can you see genes with your bare eyes but doctors require equipment?
Great thread. Agree with others don't put so much pressure on yourself over the need to do the time now with your family plans. Relax and enjoy your training!! I agree your weekly mileage is adequate for sure. Consider cutting it back and see if you feel fresher. 17 mile long runs are too long and for those days I would consider 30% of the time slow/steady 30% 6:30 pace/30% slow steady. I would drop your tempo runs and instead do progression runs where you start of aerobic and by the last half mile you are around 5:05-5:15 pace. Re eval how you are racing and consider 5:40/5:30/5:20 race sim workout.
I was a high school 4:44 miler.
At age 35 I ran 5K in 16:04, age 48 16:41, age 52 16:38.
I have done two significant things from my late 40s to now (54): (1) October-March patient aerobic base building on hilly, soft trails and flat grass w/long weekend trail runs progressing month-by-month at 135->145->155->160bpm HR and (2) I learned to use the power in my spine to deliver power to a deep, light footstroke with a nearly flat shoe. A 4cm heel drop is 10-15 secs/mile faster than a 8cm or 10cm heel drop, because every time the heel bottoms out, forward momentum is checked.
I'll leave you my poem, my mantra.
5,000 Meters
5,000 meters
No limits
No limits
No limits
Faster and faster
Make time stand stil
5,000 meters
Correction: mm, not cm.
Johnny Appleseed wrote:
I was a high school 4:44 miler.
At age 35 I ran 5K in 16:04, age 48 16:41, age 52 16:38.
I have done two significant things from my late 40s to now (54): (1) October-March patient aerobic base building on hilly, soft trails and flat grass w/long weekend trail runs progressing month-by-month at 135->145->155->160bpm HR and (2) I learned to use the power in my spine to deliver power to a deep, light footstroke with a nearly flat shoe. A 4mm heel drop is 10-15 secs/mile faster than a 8mm or 10mm heel drop, because every time the heel bottoms out, forward momentum is checked.
I'll leave you my poem, my mantra.
5,000 Meters
5,000 meters
No limits
No limits
No limits
Faster and faster
Make time stand still
5,000 meters
higher miles wrote:
how can you see genes with your bare eyes but doctors require equipment?
I saw a guy wearing genes at a meeting today, and it wasn't that difficult. Probably everyone in the room could see them.
Doctors use equipment so they can charge you big bucks, not because they do anything useful.
J.R. wrote:
higher miles wrote:how can you see genes with your bare eyes but doctors require equipment?
I saw a guy wearing genes at a meeting today, and it wasn't that difficult. Probably everyone in the room could see them.
Doctors use equipment so they can charge you big bucks, not because they do anything useful.
I've never seen a guy not wearing genes. Or a woman for that matter.
How can you be sure they are men or women with your bare eyes? A doctor has to do a genetic test to determine that.
SMJO wrote:
How can you be sure they are men or women with your bare eyes? A doctor has to do a genetic test to determine that.
It's hard with bare eyes. Usually I implore the use of a telescope.
Try doing a very fast long run. I saw results from this after just 1 week. Go for sub-7 pace for 15 miles.