Training pace - I don get it ...

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Hourglass Sep 2012 9:05pm, 29 Sep 2012 7,759 posts	0 Hourglass ...and if you look at my training log there's little of that there
Hourglass Sep 2012 9:08pm, 29 Sep 2012 7,760 posts	0 Hourglass Thank you Gobi I missed your post there answering James
Gobi Sep 2012 9:13pm, 29 Sep 2012 48,774 posts	0 Gobi HG - you would make progress just by training more, you do less running than me and I have injury issues so spend most of my time on the bike.
Hourglass Sep 2012 9:37pm, 29 Sep 2012 7,761 posts	0 Hourglass
Magpie Rob Sep 2012 10:29pm, 29 Sep 2012 2,705 posts	0 Magpie Rob I have had a year of significant improvements mainly by increasing my mileage, and according to my log around 75% is easy mileage. The rest is made up of club interval and hill work sessions and parkruns. Over the year, the easy mileage pace has improved from over 10 min/mile to around 9:15 now. Last week, I did a mile race in 6:00 I understand the physiology and am quite happy to train slowly and comfortably for lasting gains in fitness...
TT Sep 2012 11:28am, 30 Sep 2012 837 posts	0 TT It's odd isn't it. Feels like not working hard enough / trying hard enough.
Clatters Sep 2012 11:39am, 30 Sep 2012 144 posts	0 Clatters True to my word, I've just been out and done a run at (what seems) a very slow pace. Struggled to find th epace, but averaged 9.31 over 7.5 miles. And do you know what - I feel GREAT !!! I love not finishing a run absolutely knackered, and I felt strong all the way and was never out of breath. This IS the way froward - I have seen the light !! Allelujia, praise to Gobi et all .... !!!! Can't wait to continue following my short 4 week plan to the letter, and seeing a PB at the GSR !!!
James1982a Sep 2012 11:41am, 30 Sep 2012 8,211 posts	0 James1982a I wouldn't say that TT Running slower enables me to run a higher volume imo, whereas running in the greyzone, for me equaled a lot of inconsistent training (although constantly putting my back out (non running) and getting incredibly fat due to putting my back out & inconsistent training arriving from the afore gave the same problem )
James1982a Sep 2012 11:43am, 30 Sep 2012 8,212 posts	0 James1982a Well done clatters, sounds like you were running around the right pace
Clatters Sep 2012 11:46am, 30 Sep 2012 145 posts	0 Clatters And you know what ??? ON Garmin Connect it now rates my "Training Effect" as improving. First time I;'ve noticed this, but looking back at past activitiews my Training Effect is consistently at "Over reaching" I get it now !!!