All things training. Mostly advice and tips but maybe questions, general comments, or who knows what else.
It’s goal setting time again! I’ve written plenty in the past about setting goals (such as here, here, here and here). I’m going to take a break from that this time to discuss what you should do after you set your goals.
It may seem obvious. Set a goal, get it in front of you constantly and chase it down! How hard is that to figure out, right?
Well, I’d actually suggest a different path.
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Have you ever paid close attention to your heart rate on a run? Especially if it was on a long run or race, you probably noticed that your heart rate gradually increased even if you were maintaining pace.
Why is this and what should we do about it?
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I recently went on a family vacation, our first big vacation in 3 years. It was an outstanding trip and running during the vacation absolutely enhanced the experience.
For some of us, though, running won’t enhance the experience. Whether because running is something different for us or because the vacation is just something that would make running difficult, it might even be detrimental to the vacation experience.
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The runners I coach know that I can and will put a positive spin on almost anything.
Had a bad race? It’s a learning experience. Bad workout that you had to cut short? At least you did the smart thing and didn’t do any damage by trying to push through. Tough long run? Good practice for handling challenges on race day.
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Last week, in one day, my VO2max dropped from 60 to 57. Or so my Garmin told me.
Those of us in Wisconsin have had a very strange spring. It was cool to the point that it felt like we weren’t getting spring. Then, suddenly, things changed very rapidly until, on Tuesday, I found myself running in 85° weather with extremely high humidity, direct midday sun and pretty much no wind.
After one run in that weather, my Garmin said I lost a lot of fitness.
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