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2006-02-15 - Is a 20 Mile Training Run Long Enough for a 26 Mile Race?
My answer may surprise you. I believe 20 miles is actually too far to run in training. There is no such thing is an easy long run, at any pace. The stress to the body during a 20-mile training run can be straw that breaks your body. The 20-mile training run usually comes late in the marathon training schedule, a time when all systems are taxed to the max. This is a time you are most susceptible to sickness and injury.
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Night Speed.
These guys were the regulars, I was the guest. First came a quick explanation of the 5.2 mile route, a winter route designed to follow streetlights, not quite enough light but as good as it gets on the far edge of suburbia. We headed into the night.
Only a couple hundred yards into it and the pace was heating up. No conversation. More often than not, this is bad sign, but I was thinking, not tonight! I had the feeling that I was as strong as any in the group, at least the ones who counted those I knew.
Ready to stay fit for life? Become an athlete, become a runner.
Looking to loose weight, get fit, eat healthy, or just live healthy? Become an athlete and all the rest just falls in line. Become an athlete and comes along like a bonus. Diets and fitness programs fail because they aren't fun and they're certainly are not easy to get passionate about.
Yes, you can become an athlete. If becoming and athlete sounds intimidating you may have a different definition of "athlete" than mine. You become an athlete when you strive to get better at a sport in an organized manor. Gathering information, setting goals, competing and tracking your progress makes you an athlete. Age is irrelevant to this equation. You can become an athlete when you are 90 years old. Your fitness level has nothing to do with becoming an athlete I take that back
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