tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post2272986389299651796..comments2024-03-27T17:09:03.067-04:00Comments on The Running Laminator: Feedback on SpeedThe Laminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17171521739644023071noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-1087733956653244612010-04-13T14:04:39.742-04:002010-04-13T14:04:39.742-04:00Hey good for you Lam! Training for you is the way ...Hey good for you Lam! Training for you is the way to do. Oh, and while some might consider you slow, I bet there are far more out there you consider freaking fast!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399320835082431959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-17787882413727955062010-04-13T00:23:56.704-04:002010-04-13T00:23:56.704-04:00fair enough. I can't do the more than once a m...fair enough. I can't do the more than once a month either.<br /><br />Plus I forget that not every has "race" access to a quality track.HS Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433305654435368458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-18878625206512973212010-04-12T23:47:08.311-04:002010-04-12T23:47:08.311-04:00Great to hear from you, Lam. Thanks so much for t...Great to hear from you, Lam. Thanks so much for the nice note. I've never doubted that you run because you love it and not for the accolades. I've always marveled at how fast you are yet how generous you are with the slow pokes. It's obvious that you just love it and appreciate when others do too. Hugs!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684236668997938263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-21645276119358463352010-04-12T21:50:41.099-04:002010-04-12T21:50:41.099-04:00exactly! your running is about you and only you. k...exactly! your running is about you and only you. keep doing what you're doing and enjoying it along the way. <br /><br />btw, thanks for your advice re: the rest of my NJ training ;)runner26https://www.blogger.com/profile/13370012240058974013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-30884939483517209222010-04-12T20:45:38.255-04:002010-04-12T20:45:38.255-04:00Now you are talking!! I hope that you are having ...Now you are talking!! I hope that you are having a fantastic week Lam:)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016242849142019105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-62766987622443733232010-04-12T17:58:34.804-04:002010-04-12T17:58:34.804-04:00Matt - Thanks for the suggestion.
I've done s...Matt - Thanks for the suggestion.<br /><br />I've done some track series in my neighborhood for the past couple of years. Nothing fancy, just with the high schoolers who throw down 800s and 1600s and I get lapped often. Still, I do them. The trouble is that the track I run on isn't so soft, and it wears and tears me down physically to the point that I have to days off from training. <br /><br />I'm not adverse to doing one of these kinds of races every month or every couple of months but my body doesn't handle doing them more often like other faster people seem to be able to do week in and week out.<br /><br />That's the point I'm trying to make. Congrats on finding your speed confidence by the way. I have yet to find my way, but I figure it will come eventually.The Laminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171521739644023071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-67083078961282367712010-04-12T11:48:50.233-04:002010-04-12T11:48:50.233-04:00Well said Lam!Well said Lam!The Boring Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073380265420100975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-11268595132724719222010-04-12T11:22:40.556-04:002010-04-12T11:22:40.556-04:00I thought about your “speed confidence” before my ...I thought about your “speed confidence” before my 5k on Saturday. I had wondered how to gauge my speed considering this was really my first fast run of the year. I held up okay in the end but when the thought occurred during the race, I used an old trick. <br /><br />I simply banished the thought and focused on my steps or the coming downhill or anything else. I am of the mind that if you dwell on the question “can I hold this pace” – you simply won’t.<br /><br />You should also try at least on track meet this summer. There is nothing inherently “heavy” or “pounding” about it. In fact, most tracks surfaces are cushioned and are much easier on the legs than the roads. Plus, it is fun to explore other aspects of running (and the pacing is easier!).HS Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433305654435368458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-64041737211761730482010-04-12T11:19:43.106-04:002010-04-12T11:19:43.106-04:00Yes :)Yes :)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125640729727220332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-4367604933748221692010-04-12T09:33:08.511-04:002010-04-12T09:33:08.511-04:00Lam,
as always a delight to read you thoughts ...Lam,<br /> as always a delight to read you thoughts and insights on running.<br />After 34 years of running I've learnt lots of things,one being:ask 10 different runners one question you'll likely end up w/ 10 different answer!!<br />I think you hit the nail on the head when you said it's about you not you vs the clock or you vs other runners, to allow myself my own "Doctor Tom" moment"To thine own self be true" Shakespearekevin f fordehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180133493164450327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-73277317934509390712010-04-12T08:51:04.803-04:002010-04-12T08:51:04.803-04:00It's smart training to know yourself and liste...It's smart training to know yourself and listen to your body. Keep doing what you are doing because it is what works for you.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757049962850570389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-12028581255478972542010-04-12T08:02:12.255-04:002010-04-12T08:02:12.255-04:00I see people who make training their life. And the...I see people who make training their life. And they do get better, and win AG awards, and that is great if that is what they want. But for us, who have families and work, etc, we need to balance training with everything else. I am with you, as long as I keep getting faster, and what I do is working, why play with the delicate balance of my life? I certainly would not want to become a unidimensional individual.Running and livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00057835870342142162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956756870207703825.post-81839050858971579142010-04-12T07:44:52.279-04:002010-04-12T07:44:52.279-04:00definitely smart to keep true to yourself and do w...definitely smart to keep true to yourself and do what your body needs. youre totally right that as long as your setting prs then you are getting faster and speedier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com