Workout Pace Question

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21 years ago 08/19/2002 1:08pm EDT

in my book... what times should you select for your workouts if you're coming back or starting up again after some decent training? This is always the most difficult piece of the puzzle for me. How about you guys? Should I aim for a goal time or should I work more with my date pace (times I can run now)? I almost feel like I can't really run the goal pace workouts yet, but then if I don't I feel I'm wasting my time. How did you guys used to do it back in the day or now? Aim high or train moderately? I don't know. Thanks.

21 years ago 08/19/2002 1:28pm EDT

re: GRod

GRod, Here is one opinion to get it started as I'm sure you will get many ways to skin a cat. I have done it just about every conceivable way and found the following works best for me & athletes I've coached: Use your current date paces for workouts. Let these paces become 'ingrained' in you and the paces will drop rapidly and will remain 'within yourself'. When reaching for goal paces, I find that one or more of the following three bad things will/do happen to most people. 1) Injury 2) Staleness and plateau fairly quickly 3) A smaller window for long-term improvement. Let the paces progress naturally. Now, if you are going for a small peak or a specific race or two in the near future, goal pace would be the way to go. My opinion is based upon years of myself, hs, college, & post-collegiate coaching (experience), but as I said initially, there are many ways to achieve goals depending upon the individual. Good luck!

21 years ago 08/19/2002 2:29pm EDT

re: GRod

I use date pace not goal pace. I improve over the course of the season and I probably wouldn't be able to complete my workouts if I were doing them at the pace I was hoping to run 3 or more months down the road. But then again, I'm no expert.

21 years ago 08/19/2002 7:57pm EDT

re: DougC

This is an interesting question. I've found that letting the pace come naturally works for me. When I do a hard track workout like milers at a pace I'm shooting for it hurts. Then when I taper for a race I have run faster than my interval workout. Still progressing.

21 years ago 08/20/2002 12:54am EDT

re: DougC

Don't put yourself down Mr. Cross. Most of us will never beat Catherine N. You did! I'll take your advice over most.

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