LT Run
So today I decided to put actions to words. I’m not sure that I can run this slowly more than once a week, so I’m thinking about making Thursday my LT day, keeping Tuesday as a V02Max day, leaving Monday/Wednesday as relaxing run-how-I-feel days, and finally having Saturday/Sunday as “pace” days, as listed on the schedule.
Today I went out and did the 7 mile loop paing careful attention to my heart rate and breathing. It was amazing how slow I had to go to keep my HR in the 135-145 range! All told, it took me 1:25 to do the loop, which is a 12:20 average pace. Yup. That’s right. 12:20. Any faster and my pulse would jump right up to 160. Very weird - remember that this is the same loop that I did in 1:03 last Saturday just running however I felt. Still, I’m going to give this a fair trial, and figure on doing at least six weeks of training at this HR - although hopefully the speed will be coming up over time.
I saw your comments from yesterday, and I’ll respond more fully when I have more time to do so. This run took a lot longer than I thought it would!
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Oct 14th 2004
3:43 PM
That’s wierd about your heart rate. I wonder if there is a very different running style at the slow pace. I mean, you can’t be jumping like you do at the fast pace. Wierd.
Oct 14th 2004
3:45 PM
I tried pretty hard to keep my form as close to “normal” as possible. It was a bit different though, you’re right there.
Oct 14th 2004
9:10 PM
I’ve been running this slow (130 to 140 range)since early June, on purpose. Its sort of like beer. It was awful at first, but I have adjusted.
My running style was different at first. It almost hurt.
I have been told that sometime in November I can start mixing in two days of faster running. I can’t wait! A friend of mine is doing this same style of training, quite successfully I should add.
Oct 14th 2004
10:48 PM
That’s good to know. How much have you sped up - and how long did it take you? I’m not sure that I can stand running this slowly on my official “long run” days - I’ll commit to one a week for now, and I may extend it if it seems to help, but if I tried to go for two or three a week I’m 95% sure I’d end up with zero…
Oct 15th 2004
2:07 PM
Yeah. I have a really hard time running that slow too! Seems like a good idea right now though. ;)