Yesterday morning we ran 10K and took in the sights at Craigdarroch castle; one of my favourite spots in Victoria. Everyone was nice enough to let me shoot video all throughout the run and I put a short video together; our first promo video. I had a great time doing it and look forward to filming more. Thanks, you guys! You are too much fun and such great sports!
Note to self: next time don't move around so much while filming.
We have pick-ups to look forward to in the coming weeks! Starting this Sunday (March 25th), we will be adding periods of tempo (race pace) into our long runs. This usually means that we start recognizing our "usual" pace during long runs and have to adjust it (i.e. slow down) in order to have room to speed up for the pick-ups.
From now until the end of this clinic we will talk almost exclusively about pace and stride. The goal is to analyze the efficiency (or lack thereof) of our stride and to start "feeling" our pace. By doing this, we get an idea of how long we can maintain a certain speed and whether we have reserves to draw on if and when the going gets tough (and it usually gets tough).
All this knowledge is directly tied to knowing your ability and capacity to suffer. And while that may sound awful, it's a place and state that you need to know if you want to push yourself, improve and/or achieve your race goals.
But the biggest payoff? Suffering is a huge well of empowerment; once you know you are willing to suffer, you refill your reserves with the priceless currency of accomplishment. The true runner's high.
So the only thing I want to know is: are you ready?
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