26-04-2010, 11:03 PM
Hello!
I have very much appreciated your program. I'm almost completed with the second cycle of the sub 50 min 10K, and it's been really helpful! Wanted to share my thanks and ask a question for training for the next two months. A little background first.
I was never a runner growing up, but played baseball. I thought of running as the punishment to do in order to be in shape to do something fun. In my late 30's, I started running a little bit to lose weight and be in shape. My oldest daughter (now a sophomore in high school) began running when she was 11. When I got beat by my 11 year old daughter in a 400, I decided I needed to run more.
She is now an excellent high school runner. Last year, for my birthday, she ran slowly with me in my first 10K race. I ran 53:31. For the last couple of years, I've run 1 to 4 times a week, without improving a whole lot. I decided in February to try and get more consistent, aiming for 5 times a week. My daughter and I decided to run the same 10K again this year, on April 10. I found your training program with just enough time to spare, and did the entire cycle leading up to the race. I ran a 51:27; not sub-50, but quite an improvement. (My daughter, by the way, won the whole race, beating all the other women and men. She ran easily, even staying with me for the first mile, and still ran a 42:58).
After the race, I started into another cycle, and that has been so encouraging to see the improvement. The first cycle, my 2000's were 10:01, 10:21 and 10:53, with a 2 minute recovery. Second cycle, with only a 90 second recovery, I was 10:07, 9:59, 9:56.
The 1000's were similar: First cycle (90 sec recovery) 4:59, 5:03, 5:03, 5:10, 5:07. Second cycle (60 sec recovery) 4:47, 4:52, 4:49, 4:47, 4:43. So fun to see improvement and results!
So that's my thank you...now for the question about future training.
I've entered a team relay that will take place June 25-26. Each member runs three legs, about 8 hours apart (all 3 within a 24 hour period) of 3 to 7 miles. I'm trying to decide what I should do leading up to it. I've got time for about three three week cycles, if I compress a little bit after I finish the current 2nd cycle.
Would you recommend a three week build up, then 2 rounds of the sub 50 or modified sub 45 10K training? Or something different? Thanks again for your program and for your forum. I can see that you give a lot of your time, and it is appreciated.
Gregg
I have very much appreciated your program. I'm almost completed with the second cycle of the sub 50 min 10K, and it's been really helpful! Wanted to share my thanks and ask a question for training for the next two months. A little background first.
I was never a runner growing up, but played baseball. I thought of running as the punishment to do in order to be in shape to do something fun. In my late 30's, I started running a little bit to lose weight and be in shape. My oldest daughter (now a sophomore in high school) began running when she was 11. When I got beat by my 11 year old daughter in a 400, I decided I needed to run more.
She is now an excellent high school runner. Last year, for my birthday, she ran slowly with me in my first 10K race. I ran 53:31. For the last couple of years, I've run 1 to 4 times a week, without improving a whole lot. I decided in February to try and get more consistent, aiming for 5 times a week. My daughter and I decided to run the same 10K again this year, on April 10. I found your training program with just enough time to spare, and did the entire cycle leading up to the race. I ran a 51:27; not sub-50, but quite an improvement. (My daughter, by the way, won the whole race, beating all the other women and men. She ran easily, even staying with me for the first mile, and still ran a 42:58).
After the race, I started into another cycle, and that has been so encouraging to see the improvement. The first cycle, my 2000's were 10:01, 10:21 and 10:53, with a 2 minute recovery. Second cycle, with only a 90 second recovery, I was 10:07, 9:59, 9:56.
The 1000's were similar: First cycle (90 sec recovery) 4:59, 5:03, 5:03, 5:10, 5:07. Second cycle (60 sec recovery) 4:47, 4:52, 4:49, 4:47, 4:43. So fun to see improvement and results!
So that's my thank you...now for the question about future training.
I've entered a team relay that will take place June 25-26. Each member runs three legs, about 8 hours apart (all 3 within a 24 hour period) of 3 to 7 miles. I'm trying to decide what I should do leading up to it. I've got time for about three three week cycles, if I compress a little bit after I finish the current 2nd cycle.
Would you recommend a three week build up, then 2 rounds of the sub 50 or modified sub 45 10K training? Or something different? Thanks again for your program and for your forum. I can see that you give a lot of your time, and it is appreciated.
Gregg