Comments on: Revelations… http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/ Be Here Now Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jeanne http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3726 Jeanne Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:00:29 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3726 Wow, your coach does not sound like a good match for you. in fact, he sounds a lot like my coach-for-a-day, the 21-year-old uber-athlete my kid dates, who I fired immediately after my failed fartlek. Very thoughtful post, and I like your word. Life is all about balance, and it's so hard to get it and keep it. I am now back to just trying to run for 30 minutes and I don't care how far I go or what my splits are. Once I get that under my belt, who knows. It's a very different way to run. Wow, your coach does not sound like a good match for you. in fact, he sounds a lot like my coach-for-a-day, the 21-year-old uber-athlete my kid dates, who I fired immediately after my failed fartlek.

Very thoughtful post, and I like your word. Life is all about balance, and it’s so hard to get it and keep it. I am now back to just trying to run for 30 minutes and I don’t care how far I go or what my splits are. Once I get that under my belt, who knows. It’s a very different way to run.

]]> By: Jack http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3725 Jack Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:27:42 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3725 Balance is a good word, for me it is becoming an increasing challenge to balance out my running with everything else in life. Like you I love running, I continuously strive to get better, and lately I have been trying to define what better is. Usually better has meant faster, but as I get increasingly older this is starting to evolve into things like running more efficiently, increasing endurance and running farther. I think each person has their own interpretation of running and racing. Some feel the need to always go faster, other farther, some both. On the other side some people just run for the pure pleasure of the experience, they have no goals other than to enjoy the journey. I have a coworker who has been running 30-40 miles a week for the past 8 years and has never run a race (and has no desire to). Good luck in sorting out your goals, and in any case happy running! Balance is a good word, for me it is becoming an increasing challenge to balance out my running with everything else in life. Like you I love running, I continuously strive to get better, and lately I have been trying to define what better is. Usually better has meant faster, but as I get increasingly older this is starting to evolve into things like running more efficiently, increasing endurance and running farther. I think each person has their own interpretation of running and racing. Some feel the need to always go faster, other farther, some both. On the other side some people just run for the pure pleasure of the experience, they have no goals other than to enjoy the journey. I have a coworker who has been running 30-40 miles a week for the past 8 years and has never run a race (and has no desire to). Good luck in sorting out your goals, and in any case happy running!

]]> By: Jennifer http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3723 Jennifer Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:40:25 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3723 I totally understand how you feel, I sway back and forth between wanting to be this really fast runner, and wanting to just enjoy the experience. I'm kinda surprised that the coach didn't give you "easy" recovery days- on our training program we only really had one speed or hill day and tempo run. The other days were a few easy runs, and a long run. To me it is important to have that easy run where you relax and enjoy the run and don't focus on speed- in fact sometimes I leave the watch at home for those runs! I totally understand how you feel, I sway back and forth between wanting to be this really fast runner, and wanting to just enjoy the experience. I’m kinda surprised that the coach didn’t give you “easy” recovery days- on our training program we only really had one speed or hill day and tempo run. The other days were a few easy runs, and a long run.
To me it is important to have that easy run where you relax and enjoy the run and don’t focus on speed- in fact sometimes I leave the watch at home for those runs!

]]> By: david http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3721 david Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:30:37 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3721 So you're writing a parallel blog under the name of Steffany? I surmise you didn't buy into Coach's training plan and did it just because he told you to. Did he lay it all out for you in advance so you could anticipate the challenges and mentally prepare or did he dish them out as short order email orders? BTW I might like long posts more frequently? So you’re writing a parallel blog under the name of Steffany?
I surmise you didn’t buy into Coach’s training plan and did it just because he told you to. Did he lay it all out for you in advance so you could anticipate the challenges and mentally prepare or did he dish them out as short order email orders?
BTW I might like long posts more frequently?

]]> By: Steffany http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3720 Steffany Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:52:44 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3720 That is so wild, Lara, that we both claimed our word for 2006--BALANCE--on the same day, within hours of each other (we also have the same blog name, folks)! I'm also so excited to see that you put your thoughts into words and got back out there. Sometimes getting it written down is the only way to take ownership of what's really going on...I know that's true for myself, anyway. Congratulations on recapturing the love! That is so wild, Lara, that we both claimed our word for 2006–BALANCE–on the same day, within hours of each other (we also have the same blog name, folks)!
I’m also so excited to see that you put your thoughts into words and got back out there. Sometimes getting it written down is the only way to take ownership of what’s really going on…I know that’s true for myself, anyway. Congratulations on recapturing the love!

]]> By: Jon in Michigan http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3719 Jon in Michigan Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:45:54 +0000 http://completerunning.com/running-in-place/2006/01/10/revelations/#comment-3719 I think the coach and athlete have to match. It sounds like to me that you and your coach did not have the same goals or the same style of running and training. Maybe you just need to find one that fits right. Glad you are out running again. Now about that training schedule... :) I think the coach and athlete have to match. It sounds like to me that you and your coach did not have the same goals or the same style of running and training. Maybe you just need to find one that fits right.

Glad you are out running again. Now about that training schedule… :)

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