02-10-2015, 09:43 AM
Hi Ntutu, after years of experience and 'sadly' having seen it all before, I do have a different approach, and that is where I try to guide the athlete through the process.
I observed (which can be difficult if only online), the problem and hence why I wanted you to focus on running a sub 17 minute 5k, to take your 'angst' out of trying to break 35 minutes (which I thought was below, what you should be aiming for)
Running is about acceptance. Accepting the pain involved in running and learning to embrace it. To then learn how to run in discomfort and to balance it with focus on form and energy distribution. It is a continual coping aspect and learning to create positive thoughts, no matter what the circumstances are. Focusing on form, taking 1 km at a time, not focusing on simply 'feeling great'
jumping out in a 10k and aiming for sub 17 to the first 5k, and then simply dealing with what comes next. Learning stress management via form and being positive. Actually challenging oneself and to hell with feeling comfortable over the last few km of the event.
To much science and not enough 'nuance' associated to the 'rawness' of running. The natural gift of having ability and simply 'doing it'
enjoy it, stop with the expectations and to free oneself of being scared of failure and not achieving.
sorry for the rambling
:jive:
hope it was somewhat helpful
TheEd
I observed (which can be difficult if only online), the problem and hence why I wanted you to focus on running a sub 17 minute 5k, to take your 'angst' out of trying to break 35 minutes (which I thought was below, what you should be aiming for)
Running is about acceptance. Accepting the pain involved in running and learning to embrace it. To then learn how to run in discomfort and to balance it with focus on form and energy distribution. It is a continual coping aspect and learning to create positive thoughts, no matter what the circumstances are. Focusing on form, taking 1 km at a time, not focusing on simply 'feeling great'
jumping out in a 10k and aiming for sub 17 to the first 5k, and then simply dealing with what comes next. Learning stress management via form and being positive. Actually challenging oneself and to hell with feeling comfortable over the last few km of the event.
To much science and not enough 'nuance' associated to the 'rawness' of running. The natural gift of having ability and simply 'doing it'
enjoy it, stop with the expectations and to free oneself of being scared of failure and not achieving.
sorry for the rambling
:jive:
hope it was somewhat helpful
TheEd