Bryan, you've got great speed. I think endurance is much easier to obtain than speed. Just don't hurt yourself.
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 14:13:37
Bryan - the miles look a little odd for this workout - did you do a warm-up and a cooldown?
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 14:18:20
Overall the training for this week looks good as far as speed and getting out every day is concerned. However, you need more mileage to do well on any distance beyond 1 mile. Try the "minimum-6" approach - the day does not end until you've at least run 6 miles. If it is 11 pm and you are at 3 miles for the day, you go out for 24 minutes and jog the remaining three before going to bed. With a baby you might need to do that anyway just to put him/her to sleep.
I like that minimum-6 approach. I'll try it. Obviously I need to work on this myself.
Sasha, Bryan set a goal to break a 5 minute mile so for the short-term, I believe that has been his focus. Of course, it's easier to do with more mileage under your belt.
My mileage and speed are somewhat estimates on this one. I didn't do a warm-up or cool-down (actually I ran the slow 3 minutes first and ended with the fast 3 minutes at my house and then just walked around for 5 minutes). I figure 4 reps of 3 minutes at 5:30 pace + 4 reps of 3 minutes at 8:00 pace = 3.7 miles.
Yes, I know I need to run more miles for my marathon training. It just takes so much time! My goal for this year is the sub-5 minute mile, and I'm gradually running a little farther on weekends.
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