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nordic running--start out slow and then taper off
After a couple of days of intense muscle soreness I have determined
that seeing how fast I can run downhill is a truly stupid idea. Yesterday I reduced my overall pace and "coolness expectation" and ran comfortably for 55 coontinuous minutes over hilly terrain. I haven't had such a pleasant run in years. Ed V. |
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nordic running--start out slow and then taper off
On Jul 23, 12:15 pm, EdV wrote:
After a couple of days of intense muscle soreness I have determined that seeing how fast I can run downhill is a truly stupid idea. Yesterday I reduced my overall pace and "coolness expectation" and ran comfortably for 55 coontinuous minutes over hilly terrain. I haven't had such a pleasant run in years. Ed V. Did you run with poles? I find that using the poles to step up the tempo and exertion on the hills can make a long and otherwise easy run more fun and hopefully effective... |
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nordic running--start out slow and then taper off
On Jul 24, 11:21 am, tassava wrote:
On Jul 23, 12:15 pm, EdV wrote: After a couple of days of intense muscle soreness I have determined that seeing how fast I can run downhill is a truly stupid idea. Yesterday I reduced my overall pace and "coolness expectation" and ran comfortably for 55 coontinuous minutes over hilly terrain. I haven't had such a pleasant run in years. Ed V. Did you run with poles? I find that using the poles to step up the tempo and exertion on the hills can make a long and otherwise easy run more fun and hopefully effective... With poles, you betcha! Poles are what is making my running possible again with added upper body conditioning. That and running on soft dirt trails and keeping it slow. Later, Ed V. |
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nordic running--start out slow and then taper off
Sounds like you found good distance terrain. Downhill is hard on the
joints, ITB and whatever else, and steeper uphills tend to confound strength and speed. If improving speed is your goal, consider short intervals on flats or slight upgrades, with or w/o poles. EdV wrote: After a couple of days of intense muscle soreness I have determined that seeing how fast I can run downhill is a truly stupid idea. Yesterday I reduced my overall pace and "coolness expectation" and ran comfortably for 55 coontinuous minutes over hilly terrain. I haven't had such a pleasant run in years. Ed V. |
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nordic running--start out slow and then taper off
On Jul 25, 11:10 pm, wrote:
Sounds like you found good distance terrain. Downhill is hard on the joints, ITB and whatever else, and steeper uphills tend to confound strength and speed. If improving speed is your goal, consider short intervals on flats or slight upgrades, with or w/o poles. EdV wrote: After a couple of days of intense muscle soreness I have determined that seeing how fast I can run downhill is a truly stupid idea. Yesterday I reduced my overall pace and "coolness expectation" and ran comfortably for 55 coontinuous minutes over hilly terrain. I haven't had such a pleasant run in years. Ed V.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I am having a great time just finding the "zone". I will give speed training more attention in a couple of weeks. Thanks much for your comments and suggestions. Ed V. |
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