It has been a crazy journey the last 16 weeks. We're 4
months down the (new) road and it feels great! Over those 4 months, Scott Simmons – lead coach of the American Distance Project - did a fantastic job. He
tu(r)ned my thinking back into the positive attitude a competitive runner needs.
That's probably mainly due to the small successes that occur more than once
every week.
The last 16 weeks, I RAN 1,220+ miles (1,960+ kms) without suffering
from any pains. All aspects of my revamped workout schedule seem to progress as
expected. The long runs (17 milers) go better than ever. The speed development
work reminds my body that it needs to run FAST. And the threshold runs – a
significant aspect that was missing – have a tremendous impact (also on the
mental side).
There is no change on the travel schedule and that is
probably the biggest challenge we`ll have to cope with. Especially the Monday morning
workout is a tough one. Flying in on Sunday afternoon and switching 2 time
zones makes it hard on Monday morning. Converted to Mountain Time, I get up at
3:45-4:00 in the morning to get my threshold run in. Amazingly, the body can handle a big workload if planned out correctly.
Off course, the new approach can only be proven when doing
some real racing. We can only judge after the first summer season in 2013.
However, it feels nice to be confident again. Let`s find out how it goes on the
track when leading my next race from the gun :-)
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