Well, I finally got a morning run in. It was every bit as tortuous as I remembered. In retrospect, it was only the first few miles that were terrible and then I seemed to get into a little groove. Hopefully, the more I do it, the easier it'll get. I also think running outside once the weather improves will also make it more palatable. Several easy miles today.
Has anyone seen McMillan's Performance Page in the latest issue of Running Times? In it, he introduces a different (to me) training pace - the sub-maximal effort. In brief, it's not quite as fast as lactate threshold pace, but also not as slow as marathon pace - it's somewhere in-between. The length of the run starts at 3-4 miles/20 minutes and increases over the course of a training plan to 9-10 mile/60 minutes. I'd be interested in hearing the pros and cons of this type of training from those who have tried it. Actually, all opinions and observations would be appreciated.
Has anyone seen McMillan's Performance Page in the latest issue of Running Times? In it, he introduces a different (to me) training pace - the sub-maximal effort. In brief, it's not quite as fast as lactate threshold pace, but also not as slow as marathon pace - it's somewhere in-between. The length of the run starts at 3-4 miles/20 minutes and increases over the course of a training plan to 9-10 mile/60 minutes. I'd be interested in hearing the pros and cons of this type of training from those who have tried it. Actually, all opinions and observations would be appreciated.
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Morning running is the best! You get your workout out of the way (or one of your workouts, in your case). You are energized for the work day. You get to eat 3 breakfasts because you are starving by noon. I could go on and on . . .
Interesting article. I am a Daniels disciple and he has a similar chart for tempos. As the length of tempo run increases the pace decreases, all the way up to about an hour where the pace has decreased to about marathon pace. He doesn't specifically say that one is better than the other. I think McMillan's idea that the longer/slower efforts early in basebuilding make sense. I've always done basebuilding, then added marathon pace segments, then added tempo segments as racing approached. Adding longer/slower tempo segments first sounds like a good idea to me...thanks for the link!
Sorry, after reading a little more I remembered that you're a Daniels guy too. I've finally linked your blog to mine...our running seems to have a lot in common. What races do you have coming up?
Hey Adam - thanks for the link.
Yeah, I was thinking about how Daniels slows down tempo paces as the duration of the run gets longer, but the paces McMillan indicates in the article don't seem to match up with those paces. They're a little slower, I think.
If you're a Daniels guy then I'd imagine that many of the quality sessions will look very familiar to you.
As far as races go, I'm looking at the New Bedford Half in mid-March, but I haven't committed to it just yet. Then I'm running Boston in April. The rest of my racing calendar is still in limbo right now as I'm waiting to see if I BQ for '09 at Boston.
If yes, I will likely forego a fall marathon and focus on some shorter distances. Of course I'm also toying around with running an ultra too. I guess I just don't know right now....
I have gotten used to morning running. It is always hard to get up to do it. AND, I always wish I had more time to just sit, sip coffee and wake up. But once I get going, it is great. And I find it is nice to get the run in right away. Then you don't have to worry all day about when you are going to fit it in.
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