Training with consistency
Ok so now most of you have run your big race of the spring or maybe you're new to the group and are training for a race down the road. As I mentioned a few weeks ago when someone asked me if I thought they should move up to the advanced marathon plan. I then asked them if they have ever finished the intermediate plan or followed it through to completion. They then answered that they hadn't. I then went on about taking about the importance of sticking with the schedule as best that you can through thick and thin. I don't pretend to the Grand PoohBa of coaches and do know if you believe in what you're doing the more likely it'll works. I do also know that you have to give a training schedule more than a couple of week before you know if it is working or not so you have to stick with it for a while and missing a few days of the week, each week won't help you find out if it is helping either.
Anyway a similar situation came up on Tuesday (to the one mentioned above)I had given someone a 20 min tempo run for them as their workout. Which for those of you who are new, it is a 20 min run at a certain pace and effort. 20 minutes being the optimal time for such a run. Anyway as I was standing around talking to those that had finished up, one member informed me that they had decided to cut it down to 15 min because others had for the simple reason that it seemed like 15 was long enough. Well you know what in this type of workout that last 5 min is really the workout, the first 15 are setting you up for it.
Hey you know I don't really mind if you're just out there to work on general fitness or don't have any particular goals but it always seems to me the people who ask if the should try another workout plan before they have finished another one or decide to cut the workout back are the ones who always talking about wanting to get faster. Hey people the only way you'll get faster is by being consistent and working hard. There is no big secret other than that. Well maybe steroids but really all they do is help you recover faster so that you can do more work and then all I would have is bunch of peeps walking around all bulked up on the verge of roid rage becasue they weren't getting faster and I would have to tell them the same thing. You have to put in the work to get better.
Ok so pick a plan stick with it and finish up your workouts and I'm sure you'll find success.
Tomorrow the group will grow a fair amount with the inclusion of the Asics Seattle Marathon Training program. So far there are 20+ people signed up for that. I've got the group leaders in place and think that this should be a great addition structure wise for the group so please play nice and help me make it work. All you have to do is do what you have been all along is sign in on Saturday mornings.With The Seattle Marathon program I have added a 6 month half marathon training plan. Which honestly I think anyone should be able handle and successfully complete. So if you have anyone you know who might have wanted to do something like this and they thought they couldn't let them know this plan is a simple as it gets.
Anyway a similar situation came up on Tuesday (to the one mentioned above)I had given someone a 20 min tempo run for them as their workout. Which for those of you who are new, it is a 20 min run at a certain pace and effort. 20 minutes being the optimal time for such a run. Anyway as I was standing around talking to those that had finished up, one member informed me that they had decided to cut it down to 15 min because others had for the simple reason that it seemed like 15 was long enough. Well you know what in this type of workout that last 5 min is really the workout, the first 15 are setting you up for it.
Hey you know I don't really mind if you're just out there to work on general fitness or don't have any particular goals but it always seems to me the people who ask if the should try another workout plan before they have finished another one or decide to cut the workout back are the ones who always talking about wanting to get faster. Hey people the only way you'll get faster is by being consistent and working hard. There is no big secret other than that. Well maybe steroids but really all they do is help you recover faster so that you can do more work and then all I would have is bunch of peeps walking around all bulked up on the verge of roid rage becasue they weren't getting faster and I would have to tell them the same thing. You have to put in the work to get better.
Ok so pick a plan stick with it and finish up your workouts and I'm sure you'll find success.
Tomorrow the group will grow a fair amount with the inclusion of the Asics Seattle Marathon Training program. So far there are 20+ people signed up for that. I've got the group leaders in place and think that this should be a great addition structure wise for the group so please play nice and help me make it work. All you have to do is do what you have been all along is sign in on Saturday mornings.With The Seattle Marathon program I have added a 6 month half marathon training plan. Which honestly I think anyone should be able handle and successfully complete. So if you have anyone you know who might have wanted to do something like this and they thought they couldn't let them know this plan is a simple as it gets.
Good luck to Paul and Tuffer in San Diego (Rock n Roll Marthon) this weekend. Have fun.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Chuck
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