Found a perfect spot to start my speedwork. It's exactly 1/4 of a mile - headed out there yesterday after work to try it out. Ran the first part at a faster than normal pace and then jogged comfortably back. But on my second try, i had to slow down half-way as i was huffing & puffing.
I was a bit discouraged, but i just have to remind myself that "practice makes perfect"! I am one of those people that if i'm not perfect on the first try, i want to give up. Working to overcome that. :)
I'll head back out on Thursday to try it again. For those of you that do speedwork, how often do you do it? I was thinking 2 or 3 times a week?
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Nice job! Don't get discouraged. I know where you are coming from though.... I am the same way if I don't master something right away that my first thought is to give up.
Happy St. Pat's Day!
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Great job on the speedwork =) Don't feel discouraged. You're doing awesome!
I do speedwork once a week (I'm on a 3-day a week running plan). The other days I'm doing tempo and then long :) You'll find your happy medium after some experimentation!
Fun tat! Sorry to hear you couldn't go out for St. Patty's. I think a lot of people didn't since it fell on a Wednesday.
I'm pretty new to speedwork, but I can tell it's "working." I always do that on the treadmill b/c I can precisely control the pace.
I used to do all my runs at the same pace... Now on the days that I have a shorter run I go at a faster pace.
Or I'll do a run where I'm increasing my pace on each lap.
Or I'll sprint a lap. Walk .1 of a mile. Then sprint another lap for 2 miles of sprinting.
In Hal Higdon's Book "Marathon" he has a really good chapter on all the different kinds of speed work.
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