Comments on: Mojo Returning http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning A Running Odyssey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glorybelle http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4919 Glorybelle Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:24:15 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4919 Glad to see your mojo is back! Glad to see your mojo is back!

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4918 Flo Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:19:25 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4918 Ewen, great stuff! Thanks for sharing that. I can't believe someone could do the same thing every day, year after year. Takes a certain kind of work ethic and brain. What a guy. Ewen, great stuff! Thanks for sharing that. I can’t believe someone could do the same thing every day, year after year. Takes a certain kind of work ethic and brain. What a guy.

]]> By: Ewen http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4917 Ewen Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:58:19 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4917 Flo, yes, amazing (and with some talent), but also dedicated in the way of the Japanese marathoner. Jim E, Hosaka also ran 2:34:23 just prior to his 60th birthday. His PB is 2:25:28 at age 45. He doesn't alternate fast/slow days. All days are the same! He runs "intervals" twice per day, but the pace of the intervals is progressive and moderate (for him), getting down to around 5/10k race pace... Summary from the <i>Running Times</i> story: "Hosaka runs identical workouts every day without fail: AM: 2.5k warm-up, 5 x 1 km from 4:00/km to 3:20/km pace, 2.5k warm-down (10k total). PM: 12k (6:00 - 5:00/km pace), 5 x 1 km downhill from 3:40/km to 3:20/km pace, jogging uphill for recovery (22k total). Essentially, Hosaka does these two workouts every day, all year around, aka 32k per day in doubles (no long runs). He said intervals are the way to go for old runners since long runs are very taxing on the body. When asked about the lack of variety, he said that the marathon is all about running at constant effort, therefore a runner needs to train to manage that constant." Flo, yes, amazing (and with some talent), but also dedicated in the way of the Japanese marathoner.

Jim E, Hosaka also ran 2:34:23 just prior to his 60th birthday. His PB is 2:25:28 at age 45.

He doesn’t alternate fast/slow days. All days are the same! He runs “intervals” twice per day, but the pace of the intervals is progressive and moderate (for him), getting down to around 5/10k race pace…

Summary from the Running Times story: “Hosaka runs identical workouts every day without fail: AM: 2.5k warm-up, 5 x 1 km from 4:00/km to 3:20/km pace, 2.5k warm-down (10k total). PM: 12k (6:00 – 5:00/km pace), 5 x 1 km downhill from 3:40/km to 3:20/km pace, jogging uphill for recovery (22k total). Essentially, Hosaka does these two workouts every day, all year around, aka 32k per day in doubles (no long runs). He said intervals are the way to go for old runners since long runs are very taxing on the body. When asked about the lack of variety, he said that the marathon is all about running at constant effort, therefore a runner needs to train to manage that constant.”

]]> By: RJR http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4915 RJR Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:12:02 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4915 This is great news! I'm so happy to hear it. I'm a big believer in the regenerative power of a weekly rest day. I love knowing that Mondays are completely off for me and never having to worry/feel guilty about not running then. It's such a break from the routine -- physically, of course, but even moreso mentally. Hopefully that will help get you excited about the running again. Only three 20's all training period? That doesn't seem like a lot. But, I'm certainly not an expert... I'm anxious to see how it all works out. And, of course, I'm rooting for good things. This is great news! I’m so happy to hear it. I’m a big believer in the regenerative power of a weekly rest day. I love knowing that Mondays are completely off for me and never having to worry/feel guilty about not running then. It’s such a break from the routine — physically, of course, but even moreso mentally. Hopefully that will help get you excited about the running again.

Only three 20′s all training period? That doesn’t seem like a lot. But, I’m certainly not an expert… I’m anxious to see how it all works out. And, of course, I’m rooting for good things.

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4914 Jim E Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:05:49 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4914 Holy Crap. Hosaka ran 2:36 at age 60! And the other runners were giving him encouragement and support along the way. That's cool. I would have expected people going at that pace to be too busy to care. The 30km/day doubles plan looks bizarre. I wonder if he alternates fast/slow days? Holy Crap. Hosaka ran 2:36 at age 60! And the other runners were giving him encouragement and support along the way. That’s cool. I would have expected people going at that pace to be too busy to care. The 30km/day doubles plan looks bizarre. I wonder if he alternates fast/slow days?

]]> By: La Casalinga http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4913 La Casalinga Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:21:37 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4913 Happy New Year to you! I'm with you and Hal. I love the simplicity of his plans....used Novice 2 for Chicago and will go to an Intermediate plan for Chicago 1010. Every time I opened up a Pfitz plan, my head would spin...I can barely keep up with all of my kids' schedules, so simple was key for me. Looking forward to reading about your Boston training! Happy New Year to you!

I’m with you and Hal. I love the simplicity of his plans….used Novice 2 for Chicago and will go to an Intermediate plan for Chicago 1010. Every time I opened up a Pfitz plan, my head would spin…I can barely keep up with all of my kids’ schedules, so simple was key for me. Looking forward to reading about your Boston training!

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/mojo-returning#comment-4912 Flo Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:56:35 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=3789#comment-4912 <strong>Ewen</strong>, too funny, the Hosaka plan. I didn't connect the name to the guy so I looked him up and recognized <a href="http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2009/02/masters-runner-yoshihisa-hosaka-sets-60.html" rel="nofollow">his story</a>...amazing performance! Sick plan, though, lol. Thanks <strong>Christi</strong>! Ewen, too funny, the Hosaka plan. I didn’t connect the name to the guy so I looked him up and recognized his story…amazing performance! Sick plan, though, lol.

Thanks Christi!

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