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Post by rick on Mar 8, 2006 16:07:00 GMT -5
My best marathon is 3:24, which is a 7:48 pace. My best Popcorn was 32:01, which is a little over 6:20. Those two times were in the same year, I think. Don't run too many 10ks, but when I do I shoot for 42 minutes. I'm hoping to do the Ringing in Spring 5K in less than 20 minutes on April 1, but I'm not there yet. I'm not speedy, but I do have good endurance. (Yes, I just opened myself up for some jokes there). You probably already know this but the best way to get speedy is with interval training. Gotta teach the legs how to cope with lactic acid. how about fartlek? |
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Post by valpo89 on Mar 8, 2006 16:52:43 GMT -5
Oh, I do two days of speedwork while training for the marathon. It's a little bit longer distance on the speedwork (800s), which doesn't always help for the shorter races. Popcorn is right in the middle of big-mileage training for the marathon, so my legs aren't necessarily in the shape to break 31 minutes for the Panic.
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Post by rick on Mar 8, 2006 17:08:15 GMT -5
My best marathon is 3:24, which is a 7:48 pace. My best Popcorn was 32:01, which is a little over 6:20. Those two times were in the same year, I think. Don't run too many 10ks, but when I do I shoot for 42 minutes. I'm hoping to do the Ringing in Spring 5K in less than 20 minutes on April 1, but I'm not there yet. I'm not speedy, but I do have good endurance. (Yes, I just opened myself up for some jokes there). That shorter distance time is damn good. You sound like you would be a good competitor for 5k and under at your age bracket. (Around mid-to-late 30's I'm guessing) I formerly did not do well with shorter distances. The 10k was my favorite. You could really work up a good pace, pass a lot of fast starters and have enough time to reel in folks near the end. I have some trophies but they are 3rd and 4th place. I used to run in West Texas. Ran the Red Raider Race back in........say.....1984?  I used to train every day and there was this one student from Africa who was a tremendous long-distance runner who could outrun everybody. But after he became acclimated to the partying and drinking atmosphere at the college where I taught, he slacked up in his training. I'll never forget the day I passed him after about 4 miles one day. Made my day. |
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Post by valpo89 on Mar 8, 2006 22:32:39 GMT -5
Well, it depends on who shows up to a race as to how I fare in my age group (35-39). There are four guys who I occasionally train with who are faster than me at any distance really. I have to hope some of them don't show up to get in the top 3 in a smaller race. In a mid-size race, I'm usually close to top 10 age group but out of the running for any hardware. Basically, I'm just a middle-of-the-pack type of runner - certainly not at the front or in the back. My times in the marathon usually are in the top 30 percent overall.
The partying and drinking atmosphere is usually what leads people back to running by their mid to late 20s. If you study times in races, usually guys in my age group, or especially 40-44, beat all but the top elite runners in the 20-24 and 25-29 groups. In those 20's groups, you have the elite college cross country type guys, and then really no one else.
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Post by gbvu on Mar 9, 2006 11:18:07 GMT -5
for a grown man your need for attention is astounding.
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Post by rick on Mar 9, 2006 11:29:53 GMT -5
for a grown man your need for attention is astounding. I don't need attention. I just like to talk and share my enlightened views, entertain folks like you, and piss off as many people that don't get the joke as I can. |
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