A detailed training log for the week is here.
Like many people who become involved in a new activity I love to research and read all the information I can get my hands on. Where I often fall short, however, is in translating my enthusiasm and new found knowledge into action.
From too many different sources to list, all respectable, qualified and accomplished in both endurance training theory and real world results, I have learned that my easy day runs must be just that: easy, slower than normal pace, and within roughly a 60% to 70% window of my maximum heart rate.
Surprise. Surprise. After almost 3 months of training, I really have not been applying this to my own running. I made a concerted effort last week to make this happen and as a result I ran my first half marathon distance.
While you really don’t need to hear it from me, her goes: most people run too hard on their easy days and too easily on their hard days.
Make your training count! Have a goal and purpose for every run that you do, and recite that goal aloud before taking your first step.
Reward your efforts with quality food and your body will thank you.
10N 84W 