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This is just a bit of content filler from MapMyRun, but I keep going back to it because it really chimes with me!

It is billed as "5 secrets from pro runners to optimise your runs", and I really like all the points, and relate to them too - except the advice to train only as fast as you can race, I always thought it would be better to go faster in training. I will think on...

Here's a summary:

1. Rest as much as you need

2. Train only as fast as you race (What does make you faster? “Training within your fitness level and improving physiological characteristics,”)

3. Run as far as you can (“If you want to become a better distance runner, the number of miles you run each week is the most important component of your training,”)

4. Talk to yourself (“The thoughts you have in your head can and will directly affect your performance,”)

5. Pay attention (“Top runners monitor everything that is going on with their body,”)

blog.mapmyrun.com/5-secrets...

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Tomas profile image
TomasMarathon

Beautiful picture.

Re training pace: I think if you're going a lot shorter than race distance, then it makes sense to go faster than race pace. For instance, I'm currently doing 8 x 400 m intervals once a week to build speed for an upcoming 10 km race, and I'm trying to do those 8 x 400 as fast as I can sustain for *that* distance. Running them at 10 km pace would not be particularly challenging, and would be unlikely to yield any improvements whatsoever.

On the other hand, if you're building speed-stamina to be able to sustain the race pace over the race distance, then I agree that it should be done at race pace (because if it is done faster than race pace then one would not last the same distance, so then in effect if would become speed-stamina training for a shorter, faster race).

On the third hand (hmmm?!) doing training harder than race means that racing becomes easier, and thus gives the athlete the benefit over competitors that he/she has some extra power in the bank. As an example, Emil Zatopek used to train in military boots, which meant that when he competed in racing flats that weighed a lot less, he felt very light and had excess power to put towards the race.

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply toTomas

Yeah that's what I thought too!

Maddee_6333 profile image
Maddee_6333Half Marathon

I've literally only done a handful of 'races' so the concept of running as fast as I race sounds okay as a theory. Except, when I race, I know I am going to run faster than I have trained because I'm competitive like that. 🤔

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply toMaddee_6333

It's all in the mind, well, some of it is... :D

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ju-ju-Marathon

Fabulous, thanks for sharing :)

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply toju-ju-

:)

AndyD profile image
AndyDUltramarathon

Yes.. I agree with those. I might change the first one from "rest" to "sleep" :-)

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply toAndyD

mmmm sleeeeeep...

benwill profile image
benwillMarathon

rest as much as i like? that sounds like going back to doing nothing! I do like paying attention to everything I like a good stat!

and blimey the south downs are looking wonderful this time of year

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply tobenwill

Hey Ben! Yay for stats :) How's the training going?

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benwillMarathon in reply toroseabi

well if the south downs look like that for beachy head i am in trouble :) its going ok could only manage a 13k run this week, but hope to get out and do a 20km on friday afternoon.

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roseabiUltramarathon in reply tobenwill

You'll be fine!

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