Occasional race during base training

[ksrunner]

Which "things" were "read" and where?  The problem is in racing too much during the base phase -- time trials are a regular part of what Lydiard prescribes for the base phase.

My source was here: http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/Forum6/HTML/018553.shtml

Now, I am self-conscious. I realize that I likely posted my interpretation rather than what was actually stated on that forum.

The first post refers to an FAQ. You'll find the link in his signature.

9. Can I mix a race in once or twice per week?
No, you shouldn’t during the basebuilding period. Any racing will interfere with and possibly set back progress. Wait until basebuilding is complete first.

My reference to "one hard effort" was probably too extreme. I only briefly reviewed topic on Cool Running before I posting this. I did not find the reference that I remember where it talked about needing to start over. That was something that I was pretty certain about having read. Perhaps I missed it or perhaps I found that from a different source. If I find it later, I will post an update.

[Anne]

Good discussion.

I agree with Chris, the 5K & 10K races are I do are a perk of all this training. There's a long term goal but I have to set my sights on the occasional race to test myself, get competitive and have fun. Helps to break up the weeks of training.


Plus I like hardware. 

[GTF]

With all due respect, one should view anything posted to an internet forum (see: wikipedia) with requisite dubiousness, especially anecdotal information on a site such as CoolRunning.

[Ryan]

I have to agree with GTF on this one, ksrunner. Somehow, I missed your post earlier. After scanning that thread, though, I found some dubious claims without even visiting any links off of that thread quite quickly. I have a feeling that, visiting the link that was the topic of the thread, I could have found even more questionable claims.

[Double]

How else do you get fast?  How do you see where your at?  It's a great gauge to see how you should be training.  Every day I'm training I'm at least thinking about racing.  I suspect a few of us should race more.  Me included.