Here's how slowly Eliud Kipchoge runs 85% of... - Bridge to 10K
Here's how slowly Eliud Kipchoge runs 85% of the time
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YES!!!
All the years I have banged on about slow and steady, and then talking about the long slow, easy runs which evolve as we move on.
No comparison with this incredible runner's regime but I do feel that I have been on the right track ( pardon the pun
Such an interesting article...and as they say, if it is good enough for Kipchoge?
Thanks for this... made my day! x
PS
My run this morning will not contain anything resembling a fast pace
'Running slowly makes faster runners'
Is often I reply I use 😊
Enjoy your run 👍
Excellent article-although his interpretation of slow is astoundingly fast-such an amazing athlete!
That's what I was thinking Week7 - 4:30-5:00/km is easy pace? Yeah right.
Indeed! 4'30"/km is my sprint target pace. I can just about sustain 5min/km for a few minutes, and I have done a 4 minute km once (then leaned against a lamppost to get my breath back).
And there are only three zones in the regime they describe in the article. Most guides (and watches) have five.
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Excellent article, Instructor57. Thank you for highlighting it. 🙏
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Really interesting. So my throwing a 80m elevation gain into the first 2k of my long slow runs is probably a bad idea!
Also it seems that my swimming is a really good cross training method. I am amazed at how low my heart rate stays despite the effort I put in…ignoring butterfly of course (which I have now given up before it gives me up! ) Food for thought; thanks 🙂
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This is great! Thanks for sharing.
I did the “Run with Eliud” run on the NRC app as part of my HM training and that’s well worth a listen. He talks about how he runs there too and I could have listened for ages and ages. It’s 60 minutes but could be walked or just played in the car. So much wisdom and validation for slow running.
A great read, thanks for posting.
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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing Instructor57 😁