Comments on: Ups and Downs of Training http://www.turtlescanrun.com/ups-and-downs-of-training Slow and Steady Still Finishes the Race Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:37:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Middalia http://www.turtlescanrun.com/ups-and-downs-of-training/comment-page-1#comment-769 Middalia Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:49:54 +0000 http://www.turtlescanrun.com/?p=1139#comment-769 @Glenn most of my runs, including the marathon pace one feel easy/conversational. Maybe because it is not really an ambitious goal. The only time I am usually breathless is during speed work (tempos/intervals) or occasionally going up hills. I appreciate your advise though and will make sure I keep most of them easy. @Glenn most of my runs, including the marathon pace one feel easy/conversational. Maybe because it is not really an ambitious goal. The only time I am usually breathless is during speed work (tempos/intervals) or occasionally going up hills. I appreciate your advise though and will make sure I keep most of them easy.

]]> By: Glenn Jones http://www.turtlescanrun.com/ups-and-downs-of-training/comment-page-1#comment-765 Glenn Jones Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:12:27 +0000 http://www.turtlescanrun.com/?p=1139#comment-765 Nice week! I agree with you - marathon training is really more about the journey than the destination. It takes a great deal of mental and physical strength to make it through the weeks and mles. For me, the marathon is more like my rewar for putting up with the training. Now one word of caution - as I read this blog, I notced that you are doing a *lot* of your runs at race pace. Be careful! Too much running at too fast a pace *will* result in overuse injuries. You should be running one (or at max 2) runs a week at race pace or faster. The rest of the time you just want to put in the miles at an easy/conversational pace. Last thing you want to do is get njured before the big day! Nice week!

I agree with you – marathon training is really more about the journey than the destination. It takes a great deal of mental and physical strength to make it through the weeks and mles. For me, the marathon is more like my rewar for putting up with the training.

Now one word of caution – as I read this blog, I notced that you are doing a *lot* of your runs at race pace. Be careful! Too much running at too fast a pace *will* result in overuse injuries. You should be running one (or at max 2) runs a week at race pace or faster. The rest of the time you just want to put in the miles at an easy/conversational pace. Last thing you want to do is get njured before the big day!

]]> By: Ross http://www.turtlescanrun.com/ups-and-downs-of-training/comment-page-1#comment-763 Ross Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:45:04 +0000 http://www.turtlescanrun.com/?p=1139#comment-763 Wow. That is really impressive. Sub 7:00 mile. I can do that for that last .1 of a 5K and that is about it. You are doing great! Marathon training sure does have its ups and downs, mentally and physically. I think you may need to fin a rabbit logo for your new moniker. Rabbits can run :) Wow. That is really impressive. Sub 7:00 mile. I can do that for that last .1 of a 5K and that is about it.

You are doing great!

Marathon training sure does have its ups and downs, mentally and physically.

I think you may need to fin a rabbit logo for your new moniker. Rabbits can run :)

]]> By: Nicole http://www.turtlescanrun.com/ups-and-downs-of-training/comment-page-1#comment-760 Nicole Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:46:31 +0000 http://www.turtlescanrun.com/?p=1139#comment-760 What a GREAT WEEK! Thats some sick mileage girl!!! So happy for you!!! Ive been crazy about training in all different weather- you never know what it will be like come raceday!!! :) WAY TO GO GIRL! What a GREAT WEEK! Thats some sick mileage girl!!! So happy for you!!! Ive been crazy about training in all different weather- you never know what it will be like come raceday!!! :) WAY TO GO GIRL!

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