Following a family weekend away where the most tiring thing I did was splash about in the hotel pool, I again did the same tough and hilly 9mile run which was followed the next day by some 1 mile reps.....
I hate reps of any sort.
Surely I had punished myself enough, well it appeared not as the next night I found my self doing hill reps with Eden runners.
It was after doing them and I was running back home that a thought came into my head "WHY ?".
For the past 2 years I have slowly improved by...... running.
Nothing more than that, running, uphill down hill,sometimes pushing myself, sometimes not, but nothing compared to what I have been doing these last few weeks.
I never used to wear a watch but now its the first thing I look for before a run.
Now I find myself timing a recovery run!!!
I think im in danger of taking something I really enjoy too serious.
Yes I want to get faster but do I want to do it to a watch?
In the Cumbrian run this year I was looking at my watch every mile.
Last year I used to run on feel, if I got tired, slow down.
For the last 2 years my speed session has been to try and do as many races as possible
I'm doing the Derwent water 10 this weekend where 2 years ago I ran 64mins 24 secs.
It will be interesting to see if any improvements have been made.
I think im just a lazy trainer but on a more positive note Stevie A is back jogging and Stevie B is wanting to jog more then run at the moment.
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| Derek, me and anth all set for the off |
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| Getting congratulated by George. |
No recent photo action so threw these ones in . Before and after.
2 comments:
i know exactly how you feel (though i didnt realise you are a bgr'er..i kneel in your shadow)
when i started ultras i loved each and every minute. the next year i missed the reason why i was doing them (for enjoyment etc) and everything became time obsessed (not that im in any way quick mind). id stand on the line of a 53 mile race glarring at my gps ready to push start! then check every bleeding mile! it was a disaster and i lost the love.
like you though i realized what was happening and now my watch is there for the end of a run just to tell me the distance ran. and ive found the love once again
good luck, youre clearly more able/faster than me so maybe your dialemna is less straightforward than mine..but a watch cant make us run faster either way!
I could be better, stronger, faster but I don't have a watch and am too lazy :-) Def couldn't be @rsed doing reps!
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