Comments on: milestone! http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/ Welcome to the home of Mark aka The Running Blogfather - a 40 year-old dad, husband and marathon runner who's beaten injury and is on the comeback trail! Mon, 21 May 2012 20:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jank http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5108 jank Mon, 15 Aug 2005 02:34:56 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5108 Smokin' - even with feeling like crap. And a good reminder that I need to be pushing it <i>fast</i> some days... Smokin’ – even with feeling like crap.

And a good reminder that I need to be pushing it fast some days…

]]> By: BD http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5072 BD Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:01:24 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5072 Wow, great run, great time. Congratulations!!! Wow, great run, great time. Congratulations!!!

]]> By: Adeel http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5061 Adeel Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:49:33 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5061 As I'll personally attest, doing just easy running or steady running will cause your times to balloon atrociuosly. During my summer last year of running easy, my 5k time went from 18:45 to 20:13 in two months...instead of down by about a minute. Something to bear in mind for the next time you do this, and also as you approach the 5k next month, is to regularly feature strides at some point in your run. Not only will they help improve form and economy, but they will help maintain a lot of the leg speed you've lost. The 6:32 mile is encouraging. Then again, I ran a 5:30 mile indoors at the end of a workout several months ago...and I haven't come anywhere near that in a race. It's probably best to set your sights low and go in relaxed. As I’ll personally attest, doing just easy running or steady running will cause your times to balloon atrociuosly. During my summer last year of running easy, my 5k time went from 18:45 to 20:13 in two months…instead of down by about a minute.

Something to bear in mind for the next time you do this, and also as you approach the 5k next month, is to regularly feature strides at some point in your run. Not only will they help improve form and economy, but they will help maintain a lot of the leg speed you’ve lost.

The 6:32 mile is encouraging. Then again, I ran a 5:30 mile indoors at the end of a workout several months ago…and I haven’t come anywhere near that in a race. It’s probably best to set your sights low and go in relaxed.

]]> By: Mark http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5053 Mark Wed, 10 Aug 2005 06:06:25 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5053 pretty relaxed for the first 200 but pretty difficult at the end. held form well though. not sure if that means anything. i'm not in very good shape, Adeel. pretty relaxed for the first 200 but pretty difficult at the end. held form well though. not sure if that means anything. i’m not in very good shape, Adeel.

]]> By: Adeel http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5052 Adeel Wed, 10 Aug 2005 05:58:33 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5052 Okay, I'm going to revise my prediction. How relaxed were the 400s? Okay, I’m going to revise my prediction. How relaxed were the 400s?

]]> By: runr53 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5051 runr53 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:43:09 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5051 If you did your fastest mile time, you should feel like crap and trying to do other intervals is pure folly because intervals aren't run at 100% effort, consider yourself properly chastised! Run Good! If you did your fastest mile time, you should feel like crap and trying to do other intervals is pure folly because intervals aren’t run at 100% effort, consider yourself properly chastised! Run Good!

]]> By: Mark http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5050 Mark Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:23:49 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5050 i took 3.5 minutes after the mile and 90 seconds (equal to the time running) between the three 400s. i took 3.5 minutes after the mile and 90 seconds (equal to the time running) between the three 400s.

]]> By: Adeel http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5049 Adeel Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:20:53 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5049 I'm not sure what the rest was with those intervals, but I think you could run thirty seconds on either side of 21. I’m not sure what the rest was with those intervals, but I think you could run thirty seconds on either side of 21.

]]> By: Dianna http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5047 Dianna Tue, 09 Aug 2005 22:48:48 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-blog-mark/index.php/archives/2005/08/09/milestone/#comment-5047 Wooow. Smokin' kick-butt fast! Wooow. Smokin’ kick-butt fast!

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