The goal for next year is a top 10 AG finish at Kona.
My biggest obstacle is bad pacing.
My second biggest obstacle is that I am a slow runner (relative to fastest guys).
Taking this "reverse periodization" idea to its ultimate extreme.......
Maybe I should take a couple of months to address the lack of basic speed problem?
Also it would be cool to say I can run a 5:00 mile.
Running calculators say my 13.1 PR of 1:20:30 is roughly equivalent to a 5:09 mile.
So- a sub 5:00 mile would be difficult, but perhaps, not impossible.
What would my training look like if I were to attempt this?
Details:
45 years old
I only have 9 weeks for this goal.
I have been running for 8 yr 30-55 mph.
Great fitness.
OK sprint speed (for an older guy)
OK weight 6'1-167
Aweful running form and body shape. (Long arms, short legs, and twisted spine...... Imagine how Michael Phelps would run if he were both drunk and injured).
My biggest obstacle is bad pacing.
My second biggest obstacle is that I am a slow runner (relative to fastest guys).
Taking this "reverse periodization" idea to its ultimate extreme.......
Maybe I should take a couple of months to address the lack of basic speed problem?
Also it would be cool to say I can run a 5:00 mile.
Running calculators say my 13.1 PR of 1:20:30 is roughly equivalent to a 5:09 mile.
So- a sub 5:00 mile would be difficult, but perhaps, not impossible.
What would my training look like if I were to attempt this?
Details:
45 years old
I only have 9 weeks for this goal.
I have been running for 8 yr 30-55 mph.
Great fitness.
OK sprint speed (for an older guy)
OK weight 6'1-167
Aweful running form and body shape. (Long arms, short legs, and twisted spine...... Imagine how Michael Phelps would run if he were both drunk and injured).