It's here:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44586-nick-symmonds-releases-pre-1-42-olympic-games-training-log
I found it funny how slow he runs at the beginning of the season. Like ridiculously slow.
It's here:
http://www.flotrack.org/article/44586-nick-symmonds-releases-pre-1-42-olympic-games-training-log
I found it funny how slow he runs at the beginning of the season. Like ridiculously slow.
Like this one?
"Tuesday, June 12, 2012 7 miles 65 minutes easy."
How can he run that slow in training? At his pace, he should call that a walk.
That's slower than 9:00 minute miles!
Hey, who's to argue with an Olympian, but is that entry a typo?
Just thought it was cool to read his progression through a full cycle of running in under an hour. Also enjoyed his notes talking about his doubts as well as excitements
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Those are "Symmonds Miles"...probably was closer to 10.
PRs for Nick Symmonds:
400 m (Outdoor): 48.53 on 8 Aug 2015
600 m (Outdoor): 1:14.47 on 15 Jun 2008
600 m (Indoor): 1:16.89 on 16 Feb 2013
800 m (Outdoor): 1:42.95 on 9 Aug 2012
800 m (Indoor): 1:46.48 on 9 Mar 2008
1000 m (Outdoor): 2:16.35 on 3 Jul 2010
1000 m (Indoor): 2:18.87 on 15 Feb 2014
1500 m (Outdoor): 3:34.55 on 19 Jul 2013
One Mile (Outdoor): 3:59.68 on 6 Jun 2015
One Mile (Indoor): 3:56.72 OT on 13 Jan 2007
Mile, road (Outdoor): 4:00.5h on 21 Sep 2008
4 x 800 m (Indoor): 7:18.52 on 8 Feb 2014
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That's interesting - I was just reading an article called "Triathlife: The Differences Between Age Groupers And Pros" written by a pro triathlete and this is one of the biggest things pros wished age groupers understood. Easy days are supposed to be very easy.
Rules #1, 2 and 3: Please, for the love of God, go way easier on your easy days. Generally speaking, I avoid doing easy workouts with age-groupers. Don’t get me wrong, I love my age-group buds! (Wassup, fellas!) I don’t mean to be a jerk, but damn y’all go way too hard on your easy days. Based on my experience as an age-grouper, this might be because you don’t train as often, so you feel that every session needs to be hard, or maybe when you train with me or another pro, you’re excited and want to prove yourself. I used to be there and used to make this same mistake, so I understand, but that doesn’t make it right!
Everyone knows the key to being a good 800m runner is squeezing as many 6:30 minute miles as you can each week like all the good HS boys
I think many underestimate the strength program required for an elite 800m runner like Symmonds. His running is (still) incredibly impressive, but remember he is doing this while doing intense plyos/strength training.
I used to be called "TryHard" in hs cross because I ran every day like it was my last. Always saw great performances at the beginning of the season, and then burnt out later. Never really understood the concept of easy days until I trained on my own and did research (mostly via LR). Wish I had known the pros were doing easy days back when I was outgrinding everybody...
Hopefully some of the kids doing the grind now will take notice.
The hangover sections early on are mighty relatable to me now 😅
It's really quite simple, Easy runs are for keeping body size, or body fat down while getting a few other benefits. Proof: Take them out and see what happens( hint: most people gain weight) . So the main benefit is accrued at a slow pace with no harm done otherwise.
tuir wrote:
I think many underestimate the strength program required for an elite 800m runner like Symmonds. His running is (still) incredibly impressive, but remember he is doing this while doing intense plyos/strength training.
This is a good comment. It seemed that the strength program was a big part of Nick's overall plan.
Another thing that I was surprised by was how fast Nick is. All the talk about how "slow" he was for 400m, but he can seriously throw down on the fast reps.
Skinny wrote:
It's really quite simple, Easy runs are for keeping body size, or body fat down while getting a few other benefits. Proof: Take them out and see what happens( hint: most people gain weight) . So the main benefit is accrued at a slow pace with no harm done otherwise.
At the very least order and read Steve Magness' book, or Tim Noakes' Lore of Running before making comments about physiological development.
https://www.amazon.com/Science-Running-limit-maximize-performance/dp/06159429461. I didn't know he was banging Vessey. Nice,
2. I still think running professionally isn't a full time job. Just look at his log.
Marco YOLO wrote:
2. I still think running professionally isn't a full time job. Just look at his log.
That was also something that I found odd. It was almost like running was what he did in his spare time. I just figured that we're dealing with an extremely talented individual that under the right circumstances can be a world class performer.
Marco YOLO wrote:
1. I didn't know he was banging Vessey. Nice,
They were engaged. He backed out. Maggie took some time off to get over it. Meanwhile, Nick immediately drowned his sorrows by hitting up on Paris Hilton.
Who?
Ask your mom.
Marco YOLO wrote:
2. I still think running professionally isn't a full time job. Just look at his log.
I think that's a big part of the appeal.