Consistency is key. Long term approach. Don't do anything crazy. Stay healthy, run consistent, you will get better.
Consistency is key. Long term approach. Don't do anything crazy. Stay healthy, run consistent, you will get better.
Hard work achieves things. Intelligent hard work achieves great things.
Quote from Percy Cerutty. (Not sure I got the wording exact but the sentiment is accurate!)
Smoove wrote:
That pretty much does it right there.
But I will supplement it any way, with: Understand the goal of every run, and seek to achieve that goal with as little stress on your body as possible.
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Consistent, uninterrupted, healthy training, over a long period of time at a variety of paces.
That was a very good advice,Smoove! :)
COACH J.S å ä ö wrote:
Smoove wrote:
That pretty much does it right there.
But I will supplement it any way, with: Understand the goal of every run, and seek to achieve that goal with as little stress on your body as possible.
That was a very good advice,Smoove! :)
Thats elementary! One must know the goal of every run and how and why it works best for you. No place for guessing
and "run by feeling" .
milermb wrote:
Hard work achieves things. Intelligent hard work achieves great things.
Quote from Percy Cerutty. (Not sure I got the wording exact but the sentiment is accurate!)
Would rather say: Intelligent exact balanced work achieves "magic" things in running.
Embrace the process.
My coach describes his philosophy like this:
"There are 5 tenets to training for distance running that are universal regardless of your level.
The 5 tenets are:
- Consistency
- Capacity
- Frequency
- Mixture
- Passion
How well you balance those 5 tenets together will determine how much of your talent you can realize"
He wrote blog talking about them in greater detail:
http://maximumperformancerunning.blogspot.com/2016/09/chapter-1-5-tenets-of-training.html
HAVE FUN
Never put the long run away.
When in doubt....walk away from every workout knowing it could of been faster or longer.
So everyone seems to be saying something like this, if I could formalize it: Commitment + Consistency + Variety (in types of training you do each day) + Learning/Being Smart = Long Term Success. Makes sense, and most of us have learned those through our pursuits.
A friend of mine once said he thought learning how to recover/repair from quality training is as much a part of long term success as the basics. If you don't learn how to take care of yourself you'll stay hurt and/or tired all the time and never race to your potential. He said this applies to learning wups, cdwns, stretching, xtrain, rest days, nutrition, etc, all the little things that have to be made habitual. I'd have to agree so I'd say, "Learn to recover properly and take rest properly. It's a skill often overlooked." Hope that helps.
Run slower, run longer, keep intensity in check.
Keep it simple, stupid.
Its a good philosophy for running and just about everything in life.
Want to reach your limits? Then stop dreaming and realize that it takes about 10 years of consistent, progressive training, at a level that you can recover from it. Listen to your body and be patient. There's no shortcuts (legal ones) or secret workouts that will maximize your capacity quickly.
A good time to bust out Dr. Michael Joyner's running/training haiku:
Run a lot of miles
Some faster than your race pace
Rest once in a while
Run twice a day. Run more hills. Run slower on easy days.
Try to find that feeling of effortless, confident running; chase that feeling. If you're not chasing that feeling run slower and enjoy it. Try training in racing flats.
Do the right thing, at in the right way, at the right time.
"The order in which you do your training plan is of the utmost importance."
Burnsy wrote:
A good time to bust out Dr. Michael Joyner's running/training haiku:
Run a lot of miles
Some faster than your race pace
Rest once in a while
I like this! Easy to remember. Good stuff so far. Thanks LetsRun posters.
1) Listen to your body
2) Challenge yourself a lot
3) Rest enough
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