Two half times under 100 mins there; excellent stuff.
I might have posted about this before, but anyway …
I recall reading as part of my athletics coaching qual about the mental aspect of running, and I was wondering what the rest of the runners on here do.
I may have these terms wrong but there are 4 types of mental activity that runners (and other sports I guess) can engage in whilst running:
1) Externalise elsewhere - so you’re thinking about something unrelated to your surroundings (work, family, hobbies, whatever)
2) Externalise locally - so you’re looking at and focusing on the landscape you are passing through, (rather than the run activity itself).
3) Internalise about your body - you are thinking about and conscious of how your body is feeling in the moment as you exercise, and pains or niggles anywhere, regulating your heart rate, your cadence, your stride length etc.
4) Internalise about your run/race - you are thinking about and focusing on your run, about if you can overtake/reach the person in front, or keeping up with them, or how far you have left to go, or the climb or descent ahead, or whether your pace is on track eg via your watch etc.
I suppose the answer is that most of us do a combination of all 4, but I just wondered if some people tend to do more of some than others, and if so if so which “work best” for you.
Two half times under 100 mins there; excellent stuff.
I might have posted about this before, but anyway …
I recall reading as part of my athletics coaching qual about the mental aspect of running, and I was wondering what the rest of the runners on here do.
I may have these terms wrong but there are 4 types of mental activity that runners (and other sports I guess) can engage in whilst running:
1) Externalise elsewhere - so you’re thinking about something unrelated to your surroundings (work, family, hobbies, whatever)
2) Externalise locally - so you’re looking at and focusing on the landscape you are passing through, (rather than the run activity itself).
3) Internalise about your body - you are thinking about and conscious of how your body is feeling in the moment as you exercise, and pains or niggles anywhere, regulating your heart rate, your cadence, your stride length etc.
4) Internalise about your run/race - you are thinking about and focusing on your run, about if you can overtake/reach the person in front, or keeping up with them, or how far you have left to go, or the climb or descent ahead, or whether your pace is on track eg via your watch etc.
I suppose the answer is that most of us do a combination of all 4, but I just wondered if some people tend to do more of some than others, and if so if so which “work best” for you.
Went to Warrington again - down to 32.06 today. Was 34.10 last week.Thinking of trying the parkrun close by to the Etihad at Phillips Park. Says you can park in blue car park. Has anyone tried it?
Or I might do Warrington again and see if I can improve for a second consecutive time.
Went to Warrington again - down to 32.06 today. Was 34.10 last week.
Now I’ve got a base level of fitness I’ve something to build on to keep chipping away at. Today was fastest I have done since July 21, granted I have not done many each year since then.
Home working and the lack of activity made me think.Well done, mate!
There's so many variables such as weather conditions and temperature, your starting position in the pack, your diet, levels of hydration and sleep quality, as well as things you can't control like congestion on the course.
I try not to overthink the run, run at a comfortable pace and try to enjoy it. Oh, and always save a bit of energy back for a sprint finish!
That's a cracking time on that course19:35ish at Heaton Parkrun, think that's a PB, happy with that, rarely get up that hill and feel as good as I did today.
On a flat course I might have faster in me.
2. 70%Two half times under 100 mins there; excellent stuff.
I might have posted about this before, but anyway …
I recall reading as part of my athletics coaching qual about the mental aspect of running, and I was wondering what the rest of the runners on here do.
I may have these terms wrong but there are 4 types of mental activity that runners (and other sports I guess) can engage in whilst running:
1) Externalise elsewhere - so you’re thinking about something unrelated to your surroundings (work, family, hobbies, whatever)
2) Externalise locally - so you’re looking at and focusing on the landscape you are passing through, (rather than the run activity itself).
3) Internalise about your body - you are thinking about and conscious of how your body is feeling in the moment as you exercise, and pains or niggles anywhere, regulating your heart rate, your cadence, your stride length etc.
4) Internalise about your run/race - you are thinking about and focusing on your run, about if you can overtake/reach the person in front, or keeping up with them, or how far you have left to go, or the climb or descent ahead, or whether your pace is on track eg via your watch etc.
I suppose the answer is that most of us do a combination of all 4, but I just wondered if some people tend to do more of some than others, and if so if so which “work best” for you.