Hi forum friends. i have a big decision to make. I need your help to straighten my thoughts.
Our group of runners at the Club is disintigrating. The fast guys are becoming faster but they don't wait for the slower people, which has resulted in the slower people running on their own and becoming despondent. The group will have to split into two - slower and faster. At present, i run with the fast guys to train to run faster. However, on a trainig night, when the hard work has been done, i go back, extending my warm down run to pick up the slower people running at the back (they can be as much as a mile behind).
If/when the group splits do i go on training with the fast group (for my benefit), or do i start to train with (and end up coaching) the slower group?
I already take one group of beginners out, so only have one good fast training session a week... but i have a lot of friends in the slower group.
What should i do????
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guess it depends on what other options would have in the "slow" weeks do do a hard session.
Run these return as a fast interval, this means you run a mile or 2 more than the slower runners in a given session plus get the added advantage of an unstructured speed session.
Just my thought for what its worth ;o)
Will
Thinking about that, is this something that could be discussed with the other club runners? After all it's in everyone's interest to have a lively and varied group of members. Would some of the other fast runners be receptive to having a bit of an informal rota whereby you take it in turns to stay with the slow group/help coach less experienced runners? It seems unfair that you should shoulder the responsibility on your own.
Hope you find a good solution that meets your needs as well.