From JG on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 16:46:12 from 71.59.27.33
Congratulations on holding the sub 10 pace for 1.5! Stick with it, before you know it you will be holding that pace for a 5k!
From Kelley on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 18:34:58 from 96.255.235.203
Thanks, JG. I find myself wondering, although i was able to hold the pace for 1.5 on Mon, the rest of the week has been run/walk again. I know i'm supposed to have better days and less good days, i just don't know what to expect when i'm running 6 days a week. Will Monday be my best day? Will i sometimes run the whole thing and other times run/walk, until one day i run the whole thing, and the next day and the next day...i know i'm making progress, i just don't know how much. My run Tues was worse than Mon, my run Thurs, worse than Tues, and my run today worse than yesterday. Not horrible, just a downward trend. When do i go UP??
From JG on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 19:12:57 from 71.59.27.33
Kelli, yes ... you will have days that feel good ... and days that don't feel so good, there are so many things that affect our performance when we go out and run. The important thing for you to remember and understand, is that you are improving every day ... even if it does not feel like it, or you perform worse than the day before. As you stick with it, you will see noticeable jumps in improvement over time, hard to measure day to day ... or week to week for that matter!
If Sundays are your rest day, I would recommend making Monday's your 'big day', where you really mentally go out and try to push hard and go farther than you did the week before. You may also want to make Thursdays a 'bigger' effort day, where you push a little harder. The other days, do the best you can ... and if you feel strong, run with it & see what you can do. If not, just keep them 'easy days' & try to maintain the level you are at ... and even if you can't do that, don't get frustrated, just do what you can.
To summarize, the body needs time to recover and get stronger - so 2 hard days and 4 easy days is probably a good frame of reference. Be flexible too, if you go out on a Monday and don't feel strong, make it an easy day, and try again to go hard on Tuesday. Do not try to max yourself out two days in a row ... that will only cause you to feel tired and frustrated.
Keep up the great work!
From Kelley on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 22:54:19 from 96.255.235.203
JG, thanks a bunch. I always seem to expect things to move along a little faster than they actually do. Thanks for the reassurances. I am VERY excited about the progress i'm seeing; it's just not happening "FAST" enough. (haha!) Thanks again.
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