I did strides again! I had Erin do six with me. When we finished the sixth she asked if I had anything else up my sleeve. I think we are still friends because she said hi to me at church and emailed me a possible training schedule for the half marathon we plan to run in September.
And guess what? I've become a training schedule snob. I didn't like either one of the training schedules she sent me. I've been reading some of the Training Review Requests and I love it how you guys (Michelle, Sasha, Jon, Josse, Bonnie, etc) say the same thing over and over. "Build up your mileage." "Incorporate tempo runs into your long runs." "If you want to run fast, run in a race--a local, but certified 5K or 10K."
I've just learned something today by reflecting on the Training Review Requests. 5Ks do have a place in the race world (meaning the race world of those who like longer races). Over the past year, I've been thinking they aren't helpful and just fun runs. But, you could run them to your advantage. | 