Comments on: Hillats

By: RJR

RJR — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:34:03 +0000

It’s great to hear that you’re just out there having fun with the runs. That’s more important than any race time.

Cool on the new route. It’s always fun to find local hills out in these extra-flat cities we live in.

By: Flo

Flo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:57:55 +0000

See my message to Preston, above. So true about overlooking the enjoyment factor, it’s crazy how grrrrr we can get about goals and times. Hope you’re feeling better and that the doc has good news for you tomorrow.

By: Flo

Flo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:56:25 +0000

Preston, thank you sweetie, but give the mag to LA (read her comment below). I don’t want to read anything with the word Marathon in the title for a long, long time.

By: LA Runner

LA Runner — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:53:13 +0000

Preston, you jerk, you are supposed to be saving that mag for me!!!!!!! What is wrong with you? Way to kick me when I’m down

GIM, great workout! Those hill reps sound great! I wouldn’t worry about conventional. I think a lot of time we overlook the ‘enjoyment’ factor in our running. It’s not liky any of us are going pro or anything. (Easier said than done for me.)

By: Preston

Preston — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:31:56 +0000

When it comes to running mags, try Marathon and Beyond. I ended up with two of Nov/Dec issue, I would be glad to mail it to you if your interested.

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:19:13 +0000

OMG, how I love your testimonial. I’m sure you’re right about marathon training leaving you room for growth there. Just seeing the pace you started with and where you’re at now is totally cool – hope I get a fraction of that. I’m so sad you were sick for your Half, I’m looking forward to see how this plays out in races.

By: Jim E

Jim E — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:41:36 +0000

Hey, Flo. Glad you like the Billats. They’ve had a dramatic impact on my speed, which probably means I’m soft in that area after a year and a half of non-stop marathon training. I figure when I get to 20 of the 30-30s at around target pace I’ll shift to the 60-60s. Might take me a while to get to the 3min-3min X 5, though!

I actually subscribe to RW, and usually find there’s about one decent thing in each issue. The Goucher article was really good.