Comments on: Sunday Marathon Shout-Out! http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out A Running Odyssey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heidi B. http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1910 Heidi B. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1910 gotcha. gotcha.

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1906 Flo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:54:51 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1906 Jim, I LOVE them before races, they've become necessary for my warmups, especially for 5Ks where you go from 0-60 in no time flat. Very cool how you incorporated it into your marathon! Heidi, the cool thing about them is they're fun! Report back on how they go next week. Jim, I LOVE them before races, they’ve become necessary for my warmups, especially for 5Ks where you go from 0-60 in no time flat. Very cool how you incorporated it into your marathon!

Heidi, the cool thing about them is they’re fun! Report back on how they go next week.

]]> By: Heidi B. http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1905 Heidi B. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:02:26 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1905 Shit, you guys are on it today! Thanks so much for the info. I will probably start incorporating them into next weeks training. Strides it will be! Shit, you guys are on it today! Thanks so much for the info. I will probably start incorporating them into next weeks training. Strides it will be!

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1904 Jim E Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:54:18 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1904 Here, courtesy of Runner's World, an article on strides, which describes something close to my loosey-goosey version. http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-263--12544-0,00.html YMMV, but I find that things are getting noticeably smoother by the time I'm on the fourth one. Actually, they have other uses. I ran one during yesterday's race. In the first mile, I got boxed in by the 3:40 pace group, so after dropping back slightly, I moved to the dirt shoulder and ran a stride. I knew that it would have no significant effect on my endurance. Come to think of it, it might have helped prepare my legs for the later speedup. I also like to run a couple while warming up for a shorter race. Can you tell that I like strides? Here, courtesy of Runner’s World, an article on strides, which describes something close to my loosey-goosey version.
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-263–12544-0,00.html

YMMV, but I find that things are getting noticeably smoother by the time I’m on the fourth one.
Actually, they have other uses. I ran one during yesterday’s race. In the first mile, I got boxed in by the 3:40 pace group, so after dropping back slightly, I moved to the dirt shoulder and ran a stride. I knew that it would have no significant effect on my endurance. Come to think of it, it might have helped prepare my legs for the later speedup.
I also like to run a couple while warming up for a shorter race. Can you tell that I like strides?

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1903 Flo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:22:46 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1903 Nah, we do it the same...100 yards with full recoveries. I've only gone longer on occasion - Pfitz had 200s in his 5K plan for race week, so I stole it for my last 5K. :D Nah, we do it the same…100 yards with full recoveries. I’ve only gone longer on occasion – Pfitz had 200s in his 5K plan for race week, so I stole it for my last 5K. :D

]]> By: Jim E http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1902 Jim E Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:17:07 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1902 I vary that a bit. I do them during the second half of a run, with enough time between to fully recover. And I keep them short. 100 yards or less of acceleration, then coast back down to easy pace. I think Flo's are a bit longer. I vary that a bit. I do them during the second half of a run, with enough time between to fully recover. And I keep them short. 100 yards or less of acceleration, then coast back down to easy pace. I think Flo’s are a bit longer.

]]> By: Flo http://www.girlinmotion.com/sunday-marathon-shout-out#comment-1901 Flo Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:53:26 +0000 http://www.GirlinMotion.com/?p=1258#comment-1901 Heidi, not blonde at all, everyone always wonders what the hell are strides. :) <a href="http://www.GirlinMotion.com/little-tidbits#comment-703" rel="nofollow">Here's an explanation from an earlier post.</a> You generally do 'em at the end of an easy run. Heidi, not blonde at all, everyone always wonders what the hell are strides. :) Here’s an explanation from an earlier post. You generally do ‘em at the end of an easy run.

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