Long sleeve weather and your watch
Last week got chilly here in Wisconsin. The long sleeves came out, at least for me.
When the long sleeves come out, I love to use them as a tool for more than just keeping the arms warm.
…Do you have a backup?
As I’m sure you’re aware, this past weekend the Twin Cities Marathon was cancelled at the last minute. Even if it hadn’t been cancelled, if someone was targeting a fast time it would have been a very tough day. Start time temperatures were pretty high and the afternoon high reached 92°.
What should you do if a race you’re planning to run turns into something like this? Well, it depends on your goals.
…Flexible planning
This week, my daughter and her teammates are going up to Minnesota for one of the biggest high school meets in the country. It’s affecting both the team’s training and mine.
Of course, it’s affecting theirs more than mine. I’m just along for the ride. However, I think it might be enlightening to see how everyone is affected and how we might be flexible with our training plans in order to account for things like this trip. You might be surprised to see that we’re all being flexible with our training in similar ways.
…Be open to different paradigms
Maybe this is general life advice but I wanted to share it because I just wrote a post for Club HillRunner.com members that evolved as I was writing it for one simple reason.
I started off with an objective: explaining a way to measure your level of consistency because I think it’s better to be consistent even with a slightly slower PR than inconsistent even if your PR is a little faster.
…Watch how you’re using that watch
I’ve written and spoken repeatedly about the risks of becoming too reliant on our tech, specifically our watches when it comes to running.
As it turns out, I’m not the only one offering those warnings. Jason Fitzgerald sounds a lot like me on this topic.
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