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The Norwegian triathletes are also famous. For example, Kristian Bloomenfelt won both Olympic gold and Ironman world championship in the same year. And yes, they use the same training methods....you know, with the ear pricks 😂
I'm lifting heavy and love it! It doesn't hinder my running if I have base of lifting (gradually building up) and time it well. I wonder if there's any research on strength training for Clydesdale/Athena division athletes. For example, when my weight is in the Athena category, I find I need more strength to get a good stride length. It would make sense to me that someone with a larger frame may benefit from more strength training to facilitate power for stride length and injury prevention. I'd love to hear if you find anything!
You should be proud! She ran so strong! Also, I (Andi) ran in college at the same time as Felicia and I always admired her strength and speed as a steeplechase runner! That event takes so much grit!
I had to explain to a few athletes on my team why they still needed to have endurance even as sprinters: the heart needs to be stronger so you can do more with those muscles you are trying to build.
I agree with your comments about "down weeks". Down weeks happen to me due to life circumstances and illness. Down week planners may say, "you're getting sick because you're not taking down weeks." But I honestly don't train hard enough for my exercise to have a negative impact on my immunity. If I took planned down weeks and then had unexpected down weeks... it'd be a down week half the weeks 🤦♀️
Great discussion on toughness and goals. I am going to try to work a lot of this into the season! I am a little surprised you didn't give Cody a shoutout.
Currently injured and I have just started aqua jogging but quickly realized I had no idea how to do it properly. Thanks so much for the awesome information. Looking forward to getting back in to the pool now : )
Great episode! Spot on review of the Footlocker/Champs Sports XC race. Love HS XC and that is such a great event. Disappointing for the Midwest girls to have 3/10 not be able to race due to illness-injury.
Um, doesn't anyone else want verbal instructions as well since you can't do the movement well and look at the demo at that same time? I kept trying to look and then do the moves and gave uo. You have 681 views as of six months ago and few likes. Consider adding voice over, please!
Check out Active Isolated Stretching with Jim & Phil Wharton. They're the ones who developed this technique and have videos/book with explanation/how to do.
The first half of the show was completely irritating. Too jokey, too much advertising stuff that I had no interest in. I almost just left. But then they got it all back in the 2nd half of the show. These are very knowledgeable young people. You would have the views this piece deserves if you just edited, the first half of the show out.
Taking notes on this episode, such a good thing to hear during a disruption or when one happens (and it will). Thanks for all you do for the running community Zach & Andi!
When you talk about musculoskeletal training at an easy effort and being able to run 2:30 runs at an easy effort is it Zone 2 or Zone 3 running or both? I have continually been confused by "easy" because what feels "easy" ends up being Zone 3 which is defined as Aerobic by Garmin. Zone 2 being defined as Easy by Garmin seems unproductive and too easy. Thanks!
Great question, Paul! Easy is this blanket concept that gets abused almost as much as "tempo"... But in the instance of our conversation about the marathon, easy long runs are slow enough that you can basically feel like you're able to run that pace forever. The exact % of max HR is not so much a concern as there is some reasonable tolerance for higher and lower depending on the day. However, the plot thickens with the specific nature of your question, so let's queue this one up for a Q&A episode in the near future! Thanks for asking.
@@atozrunning after I asked in the previous comment I searched and found your article on running with rhythm and found that ultimately helpful. Today I ran as best I could with Rhythm and what felt easy for 16 miles and I experienced cardiac drift as is expected. The more specific question I have now is if I should break rhythm to prevent my heart rate from entering Zone 4 and ultimately Zone 5 even if effort, pace, and rhythm feel consistent from start to finish?
We're going to address this more fully in the next Q/A episode--it deserves a more thorough discussion I think! There's a few things involved when reflecting on drift, zones, easy running in general, comfortable rhythms, training phase specifics... more to come!
I do strength training on the jungle gym when out with the kids, and I don't mind looking ridiculous or pitiful. 😆 I also enjoy heart rate zone workouts (basically just keep moving to keep my heart rate in a certain zone) at the park or playground when playing with the kids. I get conditioning in, and it makes me a more spirited mom!
