29-05-2008, 10:10 AM
Hi amorts
I think you may be misunderstanding me regarding form, there are no shortcuts in running however there certainly is experience to be gained and what to do with that experience and one of these is maintaining form when under pressure and fatigued
in my mentioning of 3.45 coming down to 3.30 .. this is based on what I have seen from you so far when you should be running your sessions at a pace and then it correlates to you running sub 3.45 for your first 2000m in a session
if you are able to run 3.45 now off natural ability there is no reason, after various training cycles and development, not to be able to run 3.30 per k for that first 2000m.
where you have gone out fast in the past and run 3.45 per k for the first 2k and then folded, you can in the future look at going out at 3.30 per k (in maybe 6 months time) and then when u fold, your slowdown time should be less due to the training as well as learning to master form when 'dying'
that is why it is good to take note of your form when smooth
when you are tired you shouldn't focus on the tired factor but the form factor. Focus on what your arms normally do, cadence, knee left and through all this learning to try stay relaxed without tensing up despite the fatigue.
I will go through this in more detail as you become adapt to the training cycles
The need for you to learn pace judgement now is for you to be able to associate each speed/pace per km to your body's form, become more in tune with what the body does and can do at certain levels.
Its exciting times and the rewards will be too
Cheers
TheEd
ps.. as for 4k time-trial, no reason you cant aim for sub 15 .. how you go for it and what you achieve will be an interesting comparison and certainly further experience gained
I think you may be misunderstanding me regarding form, there are no shortcuts in running however there certainly is experience to be gained and what to do with that experience and one of these is maintaining form when under pressure and fatigued
in my mentioning of 3.45 coming down to 3.30 .. this is based on what I have seen from you so far when you should be running your sessions at a pace and then it correlates to you running sub 3.45 for your first 2000m in a session
if you are able to run 3.45 now off natural ability there is no reason, after various training cycles and development, not to be able to run 3.30 per k for that first 2000m.
where you have gone out fast in the past and run 3.45 per k for the first 2k and then folded, you can in the future look at going out at 3.30 per k (in maybe 6 months time) and then when u fold, your slowdown time should be less due to the training as well as learning to master form when 'dying'
that is why it is good to take note of your form when smooth
when you are tired you shouldn't focus on the tired factor but the form factor. Focus on what your arms normally do, cadence, knee left and through all this learning to try stay relaxed without tensing up despite the fatigue.
I will go through this in more detail as you become adapt to the training cycles
The need for you to learn pace judgement now is for you to be able to associate each speed/pace per km to your body's form, become more in tune with what the body does and can do at certain levels.
Its exciting times and the rewards will be too
Cheers
TheEd
ps.. as for 4k time-trial, no reason you cant aim for sub 15 .. how you go for it and what you achieve will be an interesting comparison and certainly further experience gained