AmIDonut

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/11/24 at 4:30 pm

Jr high kids are all completely new. The returning high school boys have no more than 1 year of experience. The returning high school girls have 3-5 years of experience. Making sure my expectations are reasonable going into next year. I am feeling pretty good about it though. They have had s...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/11/24 at 11:00 am

@Pedro or any other coaches Assuming optimal training, how much improvement should I expect from runners starting their first year of running XC? Jr high boys mostly starting in the 25-30 min 3 mile range. Jr high girls mostly starting in the 30-35 min 3 mile range. Returning high school ...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/9/24 at 5:51 pm

Hit a 3 mile pr of 16:24 last week. Will be trying for sub 16 in the next few weeks...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/8/24 at 7:16 am

100’ of elevation change per mile will make a large difference to any training pace...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/3/24 at 11:26 am

If my watch dies or garmin has an issue then I am definitely manually adding the run...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 3/1/24 at 8:04 am

Easy days are my favorite. Just going outside and chilling for a while. Workouts are hit or miss for me, depends on how I am feeling....

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Posted by AmIDonut on 2/29/24 at 6:59 pm

Your mom...

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 2/18/24 at 8:44 am

I have been keeping my long runs easy this year. I like to just chill out for a couple hours and get the mileage in. I usually do my workouts on tuesday and thursday so that gives me friday through monday where I can recover for the next weeks workouts....

re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Posted by AmIDonut on 2/16/24 at 12:50 pm

What was your rest/ recovery jog between reps Pedro?...

re: Good mile time for a kid

Posted by AmIDonut on 2/9/24 at 6:32 pm

[quote]All of us on XC teams in the past all knew at least one or 2 dudes who didn't improve much/perform well on race day no matter how much they worked. Likewise, there are multiple time state cross country champions out there who were some of the laziest mf'ers you've ever met.[/quote] I agree...

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re: Good mile time for a kid

Posted by AmIDonut on 2/9/24 at 4:11 pm

Not sure why my post has 8 dislikes? Is it controversial to say that hard work is more important than natural talent? Or that any reasonably healthly kid can do good? (After a couple years of quality training) Or that getting a good coach at the age the parent wishes to begin training(should...

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re: Good mile time for a kid

Posted by AmIDonut on 2/8/24 at 9:44 pm

Natural talent isn’t as important in distance running. Any reasonably healthy kid can pick it up young and do good. Success is far more dependent on training. If he wants to compete in distance running, make sure he has a good coach and start him training at the age you feel appropriate. Year round ...

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re: Protein shakes

Posted by AmIDonut on 1/28/24 at 10:15 am

How do you get the muscle milk pro to mix? I couldn’t even get it to mix in a blender...

re: Texas Governor says he is "prepared" for a conflict with federal authorities

Posted by AmIDonut on 1/26/24 at 6:58 pm

You don’t think it is concerning that 8 million people have illegally crossed the border?...

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re: 5k splits

Posted by AmIDonut on 1/26/24 at 12:06 pm

I start out a bit fast. I usually fade throughout the race and then pick it back up the last 400-800m. First mile is usually 20 seconds faster than the other 2. Last 2 miles usually end up about the same pace due to the finishing kick. Probably not ideal but that is my personal preference....