tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post6393360508582180696..comments2024-03-24T16:08:20.300-07:00Comments on Training on Empty: Racing after the factLize Brittinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-1272309953771925932011-10-04T06:20:13.034-07:002011-10-04T06:20:13.034-07:00Ewen- it definitely was, and CU even held out its ...Ewen- it definitely was, and CU even held out its top runner! I hope you're right about racing faster than doing a time trial. :)<br /><br />Kemibe- I can't imagine doing over 100MPW without feeling tired. Actually, I can't really imagine doing over 100MPW at all at this point. :PLize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-49766527103425810072011-10-04T04:35:05.996-07:002011-10-04T04:35:05.996-07:00That was some competitive race! Like the Australia...That was some competitive race! Like the Australian Cross Country Champs we had here a couple of months back. A local masters lady ran and finished 2nd-last, 9 minutes behind 3rd-last. Most runners run faster in races (than in time trials) - I reckon you would have run in the 26s at least.Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-43778369371752597882011-10-03T23:09:51.890-07:002011-10-03T23:09:51.890-07:00"Sometimes I read people's blogs or hear ..."Sometimes I read people's blogs or hear runners talk about the causes of their injuries, and can't help but think that there is so much denial floating around..."<br /><br />Not off-topic at all. When people are struggling with something they know at some level is holding them back, the vagaries of psychology dictate that they find a way to rationalize or sublimate the issue so as to allay cognitive dissonance. Even when I was at the height of my running career, doing upward of 110-120 miles a week, I was in the throes of some pretty serious nutritional derangements. Yet rather than face this fact, I would blame resultant fatigue on everything *but* the clear culprit. If I was tired, it couldn't possibly be because I was trying to do hard workouts and heavy mileage on low or absent glycogen stores -- it was the wrong shoes, or running too much on asphalt, or dwindling motivation. This is where a trusted confidant comes in handy, and I never made use of such a resource.kemibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843360441074102811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-51401801963178204422011-10-03T15:10:55.899-07:002011-10-03T15:10:55.899-07:00Oh no! I do!! ha. I'm working on a cure now. :...Oh no! I do!! ha. I'm working on a cure now. :D<br /><br />Of course, chocolate as a cure is the first thing that pops into my head. :/Lize Brittinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851523224709625399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5217271428057557189.post-8456600313135827722011-10-03T11:27:12.789-07:002011-10-03T11:27:12.789-07:00Oh, you have a bad case of the shoulds :( Hope it ...Oh, you have a bad case of the shoulds :( Hope it goes away soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com