Mind Games - directed by Casey Neistat from Nike Sportswear on Vimeo.
"Every runner's greatest opponent is the wall--the wall of fatigue, that is. The goal of training is to push the wall of fatigue by increasing the maximum pace one can sustain from the start line to the finish line of a race. The goal of race execution is to actually run as fast as possible without hitting the wall before reaching the finish line. It's that simple." -------> Matt Fitzgerald <-------
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
OBJECTIVE
dynamic stretch
warm-up
10x480m [target=1:52] w/400m active recoveries
cool-down
ACHIEVED
1.94 mi. WU
dynamic stretch
10x480m w/400m active recoveries
1:48/1:50/1:52/1:51/1:54/1:50/1:51/1:49/1:51/1:42
1.65 mi. CD
5:09 AM 67° 82% 2 mph
This turned out to be a good, solid workout. I wasn't at the absolute top of my game but I was still able to tough it out through a challenging speed routine on the Klein High track.
As usual, I started out feeling frisky which seems to universally translate into going too fast over the fast couple intervals. I settled in over the next two intervals then the effort suddenly seemed to catch up to me and everything became difficult. After Interval #5, I stopped to drink and gather myself. This helped a lot. It obviously cheats the workout somewhat because it allows for too much recovery time and doesn't force my body to recover while still moving. But it did allow me to get on top of the rest of my intervals. I didn't feel the impact immediately over Interval #6 as it felt a lot like #5. But by #7 and over the rest of the session, I felt much better than I did for #4-#6. Interesting that a similar phenomenon occurs for me over the course of races. I can usually start strong and finish strong which leaves the challenge somewhere over the middle third to quarter of the race.
I've mixed up my routine this week to take advantage of the Turkey Trot on Thursday. I'll be using that as a replacement for my scheduled 6-mile tempo run.
PRE RUN
weight=152
diet V8 splash
POST RUN
SlimFast, multivitamin & glutamine
dynamic stretch
warm-up
10x480m [target=1:52] w/400m active recoveries
cool-down
ACHIEVED
1.94 mi. WU
dynamic stretch
10x480m w/400m active recoveries
1:48/1:50/1:52/1:51/1:54/1:50/1:51/1:49/1:51/1:42
1.65 mi. CD
5:09 AM 67° 82% 2 mph
This turned out to be a good, solid workout. I wasn't at the absolute top of my game but I was still able to tough it out through a challenging speed routine on the Klein High track.
As usual, I started out feeling frisky which seems to universally translate into going too fast over the fast couple intervals. I settled in over the next two intervals then the effort suddenly seemed to catch up to me and everything became difficult. After Interval #5, I stopped to drink and gather myself. This helped a lot. It obviously cheats the workout somewhat because it allows for too much recovery time and doesn't force my body to recover while still moving. But it did allow me to get on top of the rest of my intervals. I didn't feel the impact immediately over Interval #6 as it felt a lot like #5. But by #7 and over the rest of the session, I felt much better than I did for #4-#6. Interesting that a similar phenomenon occurs for me over the course of races. I can usually start strong and finish strong which leaves the challenge somewhere over the middle third to quarter of the race.
I've mixed up my routine this week to take advantage of the Turkey Trot on Thursday. I'll be using that as a replacement for my scheduled 6-mile tempo run.
PRE RUN
weight=152
diet V8 splash
POST RUN
SlimFast, multivitamin & glutamine
Sunday, November 21, 2010
OBJECTIVE
8 mi.
ACHIEVED
8.14 mi.@ 8:24
5:22 AM 65° 90% 2 mph
This was supposed to be a 6-miler but since I missed yesterday's 8-miler I added 2 miles to today's run. Four miles into this one, I had to stop at Meyer Park for a restroom break. I've never had that happen before on a morning run from the house.
PRE RUN
nothing
POST RUN
water, multivitamin, glutamine, skim milk w/Hershey's chocolate & amazing grass green super food, & Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk
8 mi.
ACHIEVED
8.14 mi.@ 8:24
5:22 AM 65° 90% 2 mph
This was supposed to be a 6-miler but since I missed yesterday's 8-miler I added 2 miles to today's run. Four miles into this one, I had to stop at Meyer Park for a restroom break. I've never had that happen before on a morning run from the house.
PRE RUN
nothing
POST RUN
water, multivitamin, glutamine, skim milk w/Hershey's chocolate & amazing grass green super food, & Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk
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