I am not a fan of the treadmill (a.k.a. the “dreadmill”). When I was in high school and law school I had one in my bedroom and used it almost daily. In college, I used the one in my in-building gym, despite living in one of the most beautiful places in the world to run […]
Tag Archives: speed training
It has been far too long since my last post. The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Mostly good things. I have been on the road. El Profesor and I were down in Central Florida, moving out of our apartment and saying goodbyes. Now we are back in New York and slowly but surely […]
Is it just me, or is it easier to run intervals on a loop course? Maybe easier isn’t the right word; but when running intervals, it helps to know what’s around the next corner. I ran loop courses for both of my hard training runs this week. On Tuesday I ran several laps of the northern […]
Sometimes you just need a break. I began training for a goal 10K almost immediately after crossing the finish line at the NYC Half. I took the requisite recovery time, but dove back in as soon as my body felt ready. But I chose a training plan that was much more vigorous than even my […]
On Friday morning I tweeted, “7.7 miles in 1:10 Funny how I’m simultaneously shocked by the fact that I am making my paces & also wondering if I should set a tougher goal”. Since then it has been something that I can’t help but think about. Yet, I have decided not to alter my goal of […]
This morning on my run I added the Speed Racer theme song to my brain wave radio station. Copyright nerds: it’s not a public performance if I’m only singing it in my head. When I left my apartment this morning, it was snowing and I couldn’t tell how slick the roads were. I wouldn’t know […]
I found this really helpful post about speed training on the Runner’s World website a few days ago. I’ve heard people talk about fartleks and tempo runs before but never really knew what it meant. To date, the training guides that I have relied upon have called for things like “aerobic intervals” and “gentle pickups” […]
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