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Out of curiosity, what was the motivation for doing this? What is so bad about running too fast? How is "too fast" defined?
by th0br0 13y ago
Out of curiosity, what was the motivation for doing this? What is so bad about running too fast? How is "too fast" defined?
- vinnycoyne 13y agoI've just started long-distance running, and when I run too fast, I tend to burn out long before my target distance (and end up walking the rest of the way home). With Pace.fm, I can set a desired speed and the app will help me stay approximately on-pace.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoI always try for a negative split (slower first half than second half). It's always better to have that extra energy to burn - which feels better: passing 50 people during your last five miles of the half marathon or getting passed by 50 people? Most people start out too fast - just let them pass you and smile as they do. Deep down you'll know that you will pass them in mile 10.
- vinnycoyne 13y agoThanks for the tip! :)
- mikegriff 13y agoHave you tried running with a club? There's usually someone there who takes it upon themselves to rein in the speed on longer runs.
- vinnycoyne 13y agoI've tried running with a club, and it's been a great help. Unfortunately, my schedule frequently clashes with theirs - hence the app ;)
- mikegriff 13y agoAh yeah, that'll happen. :)
- k-mcgrady 13y agoI find that I can run much longer on a treadmill because the pace is set for me. I can't manage it as well myself when running outside and burn myself out too quickly.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoEveryone can run much longer on a treadmill though. That's not unique to you. I always wondered just how much of a marketing ploy that was - "I love my Acme Fitrun machine - I can do 12 miles in just under 1:30!" Meanwhile that person finishes a half marathon in 3:14.
- gambogi 13y agoI'm an avid runner, but I can't go more than four miles on a treadmill due to boredom
- marknutter 13y agoIt's true that running on a treadmill is easier, mainly due to the lack of wind resistance (which is a bigger factor for running than you would think), but also due to the artificially perfectly flat surface; you have to make far fewer micro-adjustments to the terrain when you're on a treadmill, and like everything in distance running, those adjustments add up over time. It's said that putting the treadmill at a 1-2 degree incline can correct for this discrepancy, and there's actually been a few scientific studies on this as well (e.g. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8887211 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8887211).
- brewdad 13y agoI've found this chart handy for setting the right effort on those days where a treadmill is my only viable option. http://www.hillrunner.com/training/tmillchart.php http://www.hillrunner.com/training/tmillchart.php
- marknutter 13y agoHaha, I refer to that chart often!