DFW Running Club!!

hypno06

RichOneday wrote: »

Subjective signs of going below racing weight are:

1. Increased effort sense for a given pace
2. Decreased performance ability despite typically allocated rest
3. Increased irritability and moodiness
4. Decreased drive to train

In other words, after a certain point you are actually shedding muscle, and therefore strength, as opposed to fat.

I must be below racing weight then.

**goes off in search of chocolate**

:rotfl:

sallyx

hypno06 wrote: »

I must be below racing weight then.

**goes off in search of chocolate**

:rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I did think the same Hypno!

RichOneday_2

Recovery - the magic ingredient of any training program

Contrary to popular belief, training per se does not make you stronger, faster or fitter. Those benefits only come afterwards, during recovery, when adaptation takes place. No matter how hard you train, without adequate recovery you not only squander your hard training effort – you also struggle to recuperate for your next session.

And the harder and more frequently you train, the more vital recovery becomes.

As Recovery – the magic ingredient of any training program makes clear, recovery is much, much more than simply putting your feet up after a hard training session. Correct post-exercise nutrition, together with appropriate training program design and monitoring, are absolutely critical if you want to perform consistently well. Other factors are also important such as maximising sleep quantity and quality.


A nice little summary of the importance of recovery and replenishment!

becky_rtw

Thanks Rich,

I'm currently putting my feet in recovery for tomorrows long run...

Hmmm what to have for brekkie??

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Thanks Rich,

I'm currently putting my feet in recovery for tomorrows long run...

Hmmm what to have for brekkie??

Probably a pile of raisins for you!

Come to think of it, I had a particularly large helping of raisins on my muesli this morning. Yum, yum!

becky_rtw

Is porridge (made with water) and banana suitable recovery food?

Are you running a 10K today or a long run?

RichOneday_2

becky_rtw wrote: »

Is porridge (made with water) and banana suitable recovery food?

Are you running a 10K today or a long run?

Sounds good to me - plenty roughage for building the muscle fibres. Spot on. If there's any news footage of central London today we'll assume you're the passer-by glowing orange? (or does it have to be that particular brand for that to work I wonder?:rolleyes:).

Its a nice free-flowing 10K today, followed by a 'short' distance run of 10 miles tomorrow. Its funny how distances soon become no problem after being conquered just a couple of times!

Its like your 12 miler tomorrow - you have absolutely no fears about the distance. Imagine that 6 weeks ago!

pania

Hi All!!!! how are we doing? Becky had to laugh at the 10k or a long run comment.. for me 10k IS currently a long run!!

Headed out with FWMBOHBNSY last night for a speedy 3.5miler, we were absolutely legging it round and i even made him start to puff for once!!! and then he tore a ligament in his knee... oops...

walked the last mile back home again and was soooo disappointed as i know that we were headed for a really good time. WIll be heading out today just for a short quick one then Hypno and I are running 8 miles tomorrow. (oops sorry hon, think i've just committed us to it now!!! )
But I can definately feel my stride getting longer the longer i am running for which is good.

Ok, Mind boggling question for you here....

Apparently, due to the rotation of the earth you can throw an object further from right to left than from left to right...

does that then mean that if you RUN from right to left all the time you can run further without getting out of breath???

Just wondering!!! :rotfl:

becky_rtw

Hey P - ah well Rich's training runs (i.e. the shortest distance he does) are 10Ks ...anyway you're doing an 8 tomorrow so thats long distance!

Sorry to hear about your runchum's knee.

Right off to make brekkie...

Eh? Something weird is going on here - just heard a steam train go by on the line into Victoria?? Weird - cant see the line from my flat, but can defo hear a steam train!!!

RichOneday_2

[quote=pania;15880145



Ok, Mind boggling question for you here....

Apparently, due to the rotation of the earth you can throw an object further from right to left than from left to right...

does that then mean that if you RUN from right to left all the time you can run further without getting out of breath???

Just wondering!!! :rotfl:[/quote]

My mind boggling questions for today are:

1. What's this mean - FWMBOHBNSY

2. If a runner does nothing but run round a running track in normal anti-clockwise direction, then surely after several years his right leg will have run several miles further than his left leg. So how come they're both still next to each other?:rolleyes: