tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538801401222054041.post7580083826624401530..comments2023-09-22T08:31:06.417-04:00Comments on For Slow Kids Everywhere: sorry ya'llRunKateRunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538801401222054041.post-79722261785112265432011-02-20T20:27:43.400-05:002011-02-20T20:27:43.400-05:00It wasn't even that I'd switched to a fast...It wasn't even that I'd switched to a faster coach - they were ALL on Red Bull that night or something. I actually switched to a slower coach. I had been running with the 9:30-10:00 coach, but I decided to go with the next one slower than him because, while I've been keeping with him on flat ground, he's been going faster than I can on the hills.<br /><br />So the next coach in line was the 10:00 coach, and my recent runs (including the 10 mile) have been at about a 10:00 pace. She specifically said she was going to do the "faster" loops at a 9:00 pace, which is a really good speedwork pace for me. Then she did the WARM-UP at a 9:00 pace (even faster at times) and the speedwork at something like an 8! She actually said we should be "almost at a sprint", which is not how the workout was written - it said 1 minute faster than marathon goal pace. For most people, I'd think that wouldn't be a sprint! I don't mind sprints, but I'd like to know that I'm going to sprint, and then NOT run the warmup at a pace that wears me out. They all specifically told us their pace and how fast they planned to do the speedwork, and all three of them that I tested out were way off. The coaches, at least in the Kentucky full group, seem to be kind of erratic. <br /><br />(Sorry. That was long. I did need to vent about that. While I LOVE the running group and would totally sign up for it again, that workout was hella messed up.)<br /><br />There's one coach in the Ohio group that I really like. I ran with her in Glendale and we seriously stayed ON a 10:00 pace. My splits are like, 9:58, 10:04, etc. Since I'm trying to focus on steady pacing, that's great for me.RunKateRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05494574198442410277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6538801401222054041.post-27351151357800808972011-02-20T19:44:58.237-05:002011-02-20T19:44:58.237-05:00You got it lady - BALANCE!!! is everything. I'...You got it lady - BALANCE!!! is everything. I've gotten that way about bad weather runs. I want to want to run - running in sleet is a fast way to make me not want to run, at all. I've found I'm still meeting my goals if I do the 2 group runs each week and fit in one extra run that's just a maintenance run - no speed, no hills. If I've got time, I'll tack on a 4th, 30 min easy run to stay loose - but I like to cross train too and I think that's important.<br /><br />I've also realized with the coaches - you should stick with your regular pace coach on speedwork days - b/c their plan is to do the same thing you are. If you switch up to a faster coach, and that coach is planning to run faster than their regular pace too - then you're doubling up on the level of speedwork you should be doing. You get the experience you had - which is eff this! If the plan for the night is to run faster - your regular pace coach will be running faster too. Does that make sense? At least that's been my experience in the half group.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616409244912073343noreply@blogger.com