Dear vast wisdom of Slowtwitch,
I ran a 3 mile race this past weekend where my lungs felt great and so did my legs. The problem is as I progressed around the course, despite being almost fully conversational, my legs just couldn't keep up and my pace dropped like a stone. Mind you, my legs were not burning excessively (like they do on the bike when I am pushing the pace), or in pain, they just would not keep up the pace. Very frustrating. I am hoping some of you more seasoned runners might have some idea of whats going on and suggest some ways to counteract my lower limb sloth. Thanks in advance for the serious (and wise ass) comments.
The Race Details:
The race file
The course was near pancake flat.
It was about 50 degrees and sunny
My Details:
I'm 38 and weigh about 195 (I'm 6'2")
While I have been "running" for about 5 years, I have not been a "runner". My running goals have been to lose weight and make sure that I can run the distance I need to complete the last leg of whatever triathlon I have been training for). It has only been over the last year that I have really been consistent about run training (see weekly schedule below).
My max HR is around 184
My 1 hr threshold is 168 or so
I was rested and modestly tapered for the race (the race was sunday, I had done a 2 hr long run on Thursday and an easy 3 on Saturday)
My Weekly Training:
My normal week usually looks like this:
3-4 miles easy 2 days a week, a
6-8 mile tempo run 1 day per week at 30 sec/mi less than 5K race pace
2 hr long run at easy pace 1 day per week (this is new as of August, prior to that I was just doing the 2x4mi and 1x6-8 mi per week.
I have some of my own theories, but they are just that, theoretical. I am hoping that some folks with more experience or insight can shed some additional light on my predicament
Ok, ST community, have at it ...
Thanks,
Pete
- Pete
Luckily my over eating disorder is offset by my over exercising disorder
I ran a 3 mile race this past weekend where my lungs felt great and so did my legs. The problem is as I progressed around the course, despite being almost fully conversational, my legs just couldn't keep up and my pace dropped like a stone. Mind you, my legs were not burning excessively (like they do on the bike when I am pushing the pace), or in pain, they just would not keep up the pace. Very frustrating. I am hoping some of you more seasoned runners might have some idea of whats going on and suggest some ways to counteract my lower limb sloth. Thanks in advance for the serious (and wise ass) comments.
The Race Details:
The race file
The course was near pancake flat.
It was about 50 degrees and sunny
My Details:
I'm 38 and weigh about 195 (I'm 6'2")
While I have been "running" for about 5 years, I have not been a "runner". My running goals have been to lose weight and make sure that I can run the distance I need to complete the last leg of whatever triathlon I have been training for). It has only been over the last year that I have really been consistent about run training (see weekly schedule below).
My max HR is around 184
My 1 hr threshold is 168 or so
I was rested and modestly tapered for the race (the race was sunday, I had done a 2 hr long run on Thursday and an easy 3 on Saturday)
My Weekly Training:
My normal week usually looks like this:
3-4 miles easy 2 days a week, a
6-8 mile tempo run 1 day per week at 30 sec/mi less than 5K race pace
2 hr long run at easy pace 1 day per week (this is new as of August, prior to that I was just doing the 2x4mi and 1x6-8 mi per week.
I have some of my own theories, but they are just that, theoretical. I am hoping that some folks with more experience or insight can shed some additional light on my predicament
Ok, ST community, have at it ...
Thanks,
Pete
- Pete
Luckily my over eating disorder is offset by my over exercising disorder