Comments on: Running Fool http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html Michael Krotscheck's insights, ideas, and inspirations about web technology, life, and the kitchen sink. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Andrea http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html/comment-page-1#comment-13 Andrea Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:25:21 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html#comment-13 The garmin is a fabulous tech toy.. I waited for quite awhile before I got one, and now I swear by it! The garmin is a fabulous tech toy.. I waited for quite awhile before I got one, and now I swear by it!

]]> By: Michael Krotscheck http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 Michael Krotscheck Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:18:07 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html#comment-12 > each workout should have a single purpose, and should only introduce a single strain to your system. Well, it's good to know that I'm doing it right :) > product push GAH! Ok, I'm not <i>that</i> serious a runner. At least, not yet. > each workout should have a single purpose, and should only introduce a single strain to your system.

Well, it’s good to know that I’m doing it right :)

> product push

GAH! Ok, I’m not that serious a runner. At least, not yet.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html/comment-page-1#comment-10 Andrea Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:54:29 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html#comment-10 >I scaled my speed down to a 10 minute mile with ten second negative splits on the mile, so other than the distance increase I wasn’t really pushing myself. Actually, this is pretty standard for training schedules. Pete Pfitzinger (author of "Advanced Marathoning") states that each workout should have a single purpose, and should only introduce a single strain to your system. Increasing distance is about the distance, not the speed. Speed workouts are for honing speed, but shouldn't be a strain on your endurance. By targetting your workouts for their given purpose, you get the most out of them. >I’m told the bigger races don’t allow headphones. theoretically, they don't, but I've never seen anyone stopped, and there are PLENTY of people who wear them. >when I run outdoors it’s hard for me to throttle back right at the start because I have no real way yet of judging how fast I’m going. product push: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=349 :) >I scaled my speed down to a 10 minute mile with ten second negative splits on the mile, so other than the distance increase I wasn’t really pushing myself.
Actually, this is pretty standard for training schedules. Pete Pfitzinger (author of “Advanced Marathoning”) states that each workout should have a single purpose, and should only introduce a single strain to your system. Increasing distance is about the distance, not the speed. Speed workouts are for honing speed, but shouldn’t be a strain on your endurance. By targetting your workouts for their given purpose, you get the most out of them.

>I’m told the bigger races don’t allow headphones.
theoretically, they don’t, but I’ve never seen anyone stopped, and there are PLENTY of people who wear them.

>when I run outdoors it’s hard for me to throttle back right at the start because I have no real way yet of judging how fast I’m going.
product push: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=349

:)

]]> By: Michael Krotscheck http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Michael Krotscheck Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:39:45 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html#comment-9 That's why I'm really not certain I want to pursue it to that level. It's like dance- I enjoy it, I like learning more, but will I ever compete? Probably not. While I may not be the best guy on the floor, I will regularly be the guy who's having the most fun :) That’s why I’m really not certain I want to pursue it to that level. It’s like dance- I enjoy it, I like learning more, but will I ever compete? Probably not. While I may not be the best guy on the floor, I will regularly be the guy who’s having the most fun :)

]]> By: motyl http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html/comment-page-1#comment-8 motyl Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:17:38 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/01/21/running-fool.html#comment-8 <i>I find it odd that so many people who train for marathons treat them as single-shot goals. If I?m going to train for something of that magnitude I'd rather build up to it gradually so it?s something I can do on a regular basis, rather than give my all for one big herculean effort and then go back to life as usual.</i> I can't speak to everyone but I know the runners in my family run regularly and train up for individual race(s). Marathon training takes a Lot of time and is pretty brutal on your body - so doing 16 miles every day or so all the time would be a huge drain on time and cartilage :-P And working up to it a couple of times a year would probably get old fast. I find it odd that so many people who train for marathons treat them as single-shot goals. If I?m going to train for something of that magnitude I’d rather build up to it gradually so it?s something I can do on a regular basis, rather than give my all for one big herculean effort and then go back to life as usual.

I can’t speak to everyone but I know the runners in my family run regularly and train up for individual race(s). Marathon training takes a Lot of time and is pretty brutal on your body – so doing 16 miles every day or so all the time would be a huge drain on time and cartilage :-P And working up to it a couple of times a year would probably get old fast.

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