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comfort session V's smart session....

  • 29-06-2009 3:05pm
    #1
    shels4ever
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    Had a bit of time on my hands over the weekend and had a read back over my training log for the Belfast marathon and a few things stand out .

    I seem to have gotten into a rut/habbit of doing the same session each week . I really only had 2 session a week one long run and one Tempo (sometimes breaking the tempo into 800's). I think may have resulted in slower progress then I really should have been making. If/when I do a marathon again I think there will be big changes but not going to face that for a while.

    Over the last few weeks I've recieved some good advise from a number of people (thanks) . But the common theme seems to have been

    "Think stress the body, allow it recover & adapt and stress it some more."
    I think this is going to be my new moto for the next number of months..

    "Pick your races" I was really guilty of racing too much and at the wrong time, I do love races and its hard not to race ever week now.

    Do other people find that they do a regular session with out making changes to it as you progress ?


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  • #2
    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    one way of changing the training so that it not the same is altering the recoveries. Sometimes i change my sessions from the rep/recovery to cruise intervals dropping the pace slightly compared to usual and jogging recovery eg. normal rep for 400m in 70 with min recover, cruise intervals 75 jog 200 recovery in 45-50. By doing this to change your training around allowing you to introduce new stresses to the system.
    Also try introduce a quality speed session once every two to three weeks with long recoveries that deal with trying to get as many of your fast twitch muscle fibers.
    There are many other ways to change up your training hopefully you find these ideas to be useful. at the end of the day each person reacts differently to training types. Its all about trial and error. Hope this helps


  • #3
    shels4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    ecoli wrote: »
    one way of changing the training so that it not the same is altering the recoveries. Sometimes i change my sessions from the rep/recovery to cruise intervals dropping the pace slightly compared to usual and jogging recovery eg. normal rep for 400m in 70 with min recover, cruise intervals 75 jog 200 recovery in 45-50. By doing this to change your training around allowing you to introduce new stresses to the system.
    Also try introduce a quality speed session once every two to three weeks with long recoveries that deal with trying to get as many of your fast twitch muscle fibers.
    There are many other ways to change up your training hopefully you find these ideas to be useful. at the end of the day each person reacts differently to training types. Its all about trial and error. Hope this helps
    Thanks, Have got some great advise and the Tergat thread also was an eye opener.. My new training plan is a lot better.


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