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Wednesday Session - 13 November
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What: 10 miles steady pace, followed by swimming lesson to improve technique.
Why: wanted a slower run after race at weekend and time trial last night.
Last hard: last nights time trial 2.8 miles at 5k pace followed by 5 miles of undulations @ quick(ish) pace.
Last rest: Monday
What : 6.5 miles in beautiful sunshine around London's parks - including seeing the royal horseguards troop by (presumably for the opening of parliament)
Why : get out of the office
Last hard : speedwork yesterday
last rest : Mon
Just adding this post to whine about my foot injury, which is now almost certainly a stress fracture to the heel bone. GRR.
why: i am very very drunk
last hard: oooh er missus
last easy: monday
Mike, I was thinking of you tonight, knowing you like 5Ks. I really do find it awesome the speed some people were putting on - 17-18 minutes.
Joking apart, how much is it just what you're used to, and how much is inherent suitability? Are different constitutions better at short vs long distances or is it just what we train most at?
I just keep thinking I know I'm not a sprinter, but this really nice encouraging woman at the club said she thought I'd only got a mental barrier about it.
Has anyone broken through a mental barrier, or do we all know in our heart of hearts what our strengths & weaknesses are and should basically not fight them?
Hmm, might post about that separately sometime.
I think it's basically a function of what you're used to. I wouldn't say I was "inherently suited" to 5K (probably better suited to longer distances), but I've done a lot of them.
You may indeed not be a "natural" sprinter, but it's perfectly possible to acquire through training the improvement in speed you need to run shorter distances.