Perfect workouts, double threshold training, and running a 2:24 Marathon
Exploring my curiosity for running and rehab and sharing what I learn every week.
What I’m Thinking
I. The easiest way to sabotage your running progress is to run too hard, too often.
II. Don’t worry about perfect workouts. Focus on being consistent:
- Rain or shine
- Hot or cold
- Workday or weekend
Find a way to get it done.
What I’m Reading
Matt Fitzgerald on Lactate training:
“I think that having a method is more important than the method itself. It gives the culture a sense of identity and inspires belief in athletes—factors that have at least as much impact on performance as small tweaks to standard training practices. Call it the special sauce effect.”
How Double Threshold Training Is Taking Over the World
“Ferlic believes the biggest reason athletes are experiencing success with double threshold is that it forces them to carefully measure their effort during sessions, helping them train in the proper zones rather than overdoing it. Such an approach can help reduce injury and burnout — two byproducts of digging too deep in practice.
‘Instead of people going to the well in what should be a tempo session, they’re limited by the psychological notion that they have a second workout six hours from now,’ Ferlic says.”
What I’m Liking
Patrick Martin ran a 2:24 at the London Marathon at age 42.
The craziest part?
He’s only been running for 3.5 years.
I love what he values most in training:
Consistency.
Check out Patrick’s Youtube for training and racing tips.
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