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Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Total Distance

7.00

Leg strengthening in the weights.

36 min elliptical

ran 7 miles on the river trail. Still have issues looking at my watch doing 8:20's on a recovery day. My legs were really tired from yesterday though. I wonder if world class athletes run an 8:15 avg on a recovery day? I wonder if they feel like a loser too ha!

Comments

From Rachelle on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 09:31:24 from 159.212.71.77

I have learned to love my recovery runs. But it took me over a year to figure out that it is okay to run slow. It sounds like a nice relaxing morning. :)

From Jake K on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 09:45:31 from 155.100.226.54

I'm not world class but I run 8 minute miles all the time and never feel bad about it.

Weldon Johnson (letsrun founder) says that he was doing his recovery runs at 7:30+ pace when he ran 28-flat for 10K.

Camille says she regularly runs 8-9 minute pace, and she pops out about 5 fast marathons per year:

http://camilleherron.com/training-2/

Very, very few athletes can handle running quick every day. Not many of us are like Bernard Lagat.

You are going to have an awesome year. You're working hard - and you need to let your body absorb the workload from the track sessions. Stress, then adapt.

From Oreo on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:20:11 from 206.81.136.61

You should see the bright side here.. if 8 - 8:15's are your rec time.. That's freaking Awesome!! and what Jake Said...

You'RE on target!!

From Rachelle on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:36:16 from 159.212.71.77

Wow such an awesome blog post Jake! That Camille Herron truly is a genius. Thanks so much for linking that.

From Tara on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:01:24 from 75.169.156.220

Yeah, nothing wrong with 8:20 splits whatsoever. Let your body be your guide, even if it is 10 min splits. I think proper rest equals rewarding hard workouts. Can't have both for very long. Either you'll experience burnout, or your race times with suffer. You're on top of it.

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