Comments on: Monday Smorgasbord

By: Flo

Flo — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:34:45 +0000

Flyers, it's not something you can add to your watch, it's a plugin for this fantastic free logging/analysis program, SportTracks. If you use a PC and a Garmin, download it, it's fantastic.

By: Flyers26

Flyers26 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:55:15 +0000

I have the 405, and I can add that to my watch?!
If I can, that would be awesome!

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:25:48 +0000

That Hanson’s plan is weird on several levels, the longest run being not so long, for one. I dunno…I can’t see running a marathon without any 20s in training. As for 10-day periods, it’s useful for people who want to add speed but get injured easily as well as doing quality work during maintenance time.

By: Jim E

Jim E — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:18:07 +0000

I suppose LT is kinda in-between. I think of it as speed, because after I chopped Daniels marathon plan to fit the time available, most of my quality sessions had some LT running in them.
But here’s another 10-day thing. I read recently in a back issue of RW about the Hansons. Their ‘weekly’ training cycle lasts 10 days, which works well physiologically. Most of us with jobs can’t manage it, of course. The long run would fall on a different day each week, for instance.

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:00:44 +0000

Lol, told me so…though I will say, tempo isn’t VO2max though, much easier on the body. From reading Nobby, the guy behind the Lydiard Foundation (and who studied under him), I consider LT pace more in the endurance category than speed.

By: Jim E

Jim E — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:57:55 +0000

Haha, so today I’m feeling pretty smart for a slow-brain Daniels had me doing some tempo running just 5 days prior to a marathon, which made me wonder about that 10-day thing.

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:11:05 +0000

Hey, I’m not that yesterday. I have the Performance Predictor but prefer my Daniel’s spreadsheet from Electric Blues. The Elevation Correction plugin is another fabulous plugin though, so yeah, I share the SportTracks love with you completely.