Posts Tagged ‘10k training’

Morning Runs / Progression Runs

22, Apr 2009

Writing for this blog has forced me to really dig deep into the vaults of running topics so that I have material to cover in my posts. When I started this thing a month ago, I had no idea that I would be reading every piece of running literature that I can get my hands on. Guess what, it pays off. Just like any other sport/hobby/activity, if you want to get better, knowledge is power. Most of the time, I don’t even actively try to incorporate new techniques into my training program, it just kind of happens. Take this morning for instance…

I hate running first thing in the morning.

5K vs 10K Race Strategy – Healthy Kidney 10K

8, Apr 2009

I registered for the Healthy Kidney 10k online last night. A 10k in central park isn’t the ideal place for me to PR, but Lauren is already signed up and the timing is right. The race is on Saturday, May 16th and you can register here: http://www.nyrr.org/races/2009/kidney/raceinfo.asp

A mid-May 10k gives me about one full month to train, plus a week to taper. It took a few weeks to get back to training after the Bay to Bay 5k, but now I’m finally in a good place to pull off my 10k goal time of under 39 minutes. My biggest concern with central park racing is hills. I currently do 2/3rds of my training on a treadmill, so I need to start introducing elevation into all of my runs immediately.

I’m also trying to understand the difference in racing strategy between 5k’s and 10k’s…

Treadmill Tempo Run Tuesday

31, Mar 2009

As I searched Google Images for a graphic to include with this post, I came across the following…

http://www.bikeforest.com/tread/index.php

I figured it HAD to be a joke. Nope, turns out that the treadmill bike is the real deal. Here’s the opening to their sales pitch (seriously): “Have you ever wished you could get a quality treadmill workout without paying expensive gym prices?”…. WHAT?!?!?

And now, back to the regularly scheduled post:


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