I'll leave my ego at the door..... As long as you all make room for my personal Masseuse, Nail, hair and beauty technicians and don't enter my dressing without knocking.. Oh and under no circumstances interrupt my meditation as I energise myself into the zone... we'll get along just fine!)
Interesting chat with a mate on Twatter last night relating to a 10k race that his colleagues are all entering, but he's not because he's a sprinter. Says he wouldn't be able to do it, even at a jog. I'm guessing he COULD do it, but he's trained (literally) to run at that pace all the time.
As a long distance bloke who's a bit OK at sprinting, but rubbish at actual speed sessions, I'm fascinated to see how we are all suited to different distances and that got me thinking about training plans for sprinters, as opposed to, say, marathon training. Mileage-wise, what's the difference? Would they spend, say three hours in sprint training rather than a three-hour long run? Surely your body couldn't take that much at that pace, even with a rest (he said – jokingly, I think) it would be a 100m sprint and then a 10-minute race)?
Apologies for the ramble – all this talk of Weakest Link reminded me
My favourite distance is a HM, long enough not to be sprinting, short enough not to be thinking "WTF how many miles to go!". My PBs are 51.06 10k, 1.53 for a short HM at Brighton and 4.28 Marathon. I have no idea how they relate to each other in comparison. I have still never done a parkrun so have no PB at 5k. Anyway [MENTION=616]Guinness Boy[/MENTION] will be my Worthing 10k pacer as I aim for 50 mins!
Interesting chat with a mate on Twatter last night relating to a 10k race that his colleagues are all entering, but he's not because he's a sprinter. Says he wouldn't be able to do it, even at a jog. I'm guessing he COULD do it, but he's trained (literally) to run at that pace all the time.
As a long distance bloke who's a bit OK at sprinting, but rubbish at actual speed sessions, I'm fascinated to see how we are all suited to different distances and that got me thinking about training plans for sprinters, as opposed to, say, marathon training. Mileage-wise, what's the difference? Would they spend, say three hours in sprint training rather than a three-hour long run? Surely your body couldn't take that much at that pace, even with a rest (he said – jokingly, I think) it would be a 100m sprint and then a 10-minute race)?
Apologies for the ramble – all this talk of Weakest Link reminded me
Mostly down to use of fast-twitch (sprinters) and slow-twitch (distance runners) muscles...........I think genetically we are prone to have one more effective than the other, but training can impact effectiveness in either case. Usain Bolt claims to have never run more than 800m in his life (and I think that was to a fried chicken shack just before closing time), top marathon runners are doing upwards of 120 miles a week
Personally I just hate working hard, and things like 5k really hurt if you do it right. Would much rather plod along 'comfortably' for several hours, stopping for cake and a chat every so often
Ha ha! I know where you're coming from. Speaking of which, good luck tomorrow for NDW 50