Comments on: Soldotna, Alaska Rotary 10 Mile Race http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: krista51951 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-9924 krista51951 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-9924 Great job on the negative split. I think my miles get slower as I run. Completed my first (ever!) half marathon yesterday in 1:45:51. Legs hurt today but it felt good. Running the Georgetown>Idaho Springs next month. Have you done this one before? <a href="http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1299642&assetId= ">http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?even...</a> Great job on the negative split. I think my miles get slower as I run. Completed my first (ever!) half marathon yesterday in 1:45:51. Legs hurt today but it felt good. Running the Georgetown>Idaho Springs next month. Have you done this one before?
http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?even…

]]> By: krista51951 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-9935 krista51951 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-9935 Yep. My friend is flying in from Chicago to run it with me. She's pretty concerned about it. Good luck on the half today! You've probably finished it already and have moved into serious R&R! Yep. My friend is flying in from Chicago to run it with me. She's pretty concerned about it. Good luck on the half today! You've probably finished it already and have moved into serious R&R!

]]> By: tobias http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-9939 tobias Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-9939 hey brad, interesting approach to run 10k at marathon pace. there's a theory that if you develop your fast twitch (e.g. blast your 10ks a little bit) you can then learn to take that speed up a distance - which could have major impact on your marathon times. I've tried this approach on a lower distance set. i.e. for years i was running 10ks (at the end of triathlons) in about 44-45mins (7:30 min miles). I just couldn't get below it. Then i switched to sprinting reps in training, and running 5k races at 6 min miles (throwing up at first... but gradually getting there over the course of one New York Road Runners season ;). Then i started to try and bring that sort of pace/mindset into my triathlon 10ks. Last year, i broke 40mins in all my races... and set a PR (in the Westchester tri) of 37something (~6:30 min miles). Now... i'm not the most competitive of athletes out there... so the reason i go into detail here is to say: "if i can do it, so can you". But let's say that all sounds like too much effort... Your theme here of (what I would call) "putting on your race face" every now and again is good one. My old soccer coach used to say "practice makes persistent". My triathlon coaches always preach "specificity of training". They're coming at it from different angles, and for different reasons, but the general point is the same: simulate race day often, and on your actual race day everything will seem like normal. Good luck! hey brad, interesting approach to run 10k at marathon pace. there's a theory that if you develop your fast twitch (e.g. blast your 10ks a little bit) you can then learn to take that speed up a distance – which could have major impact on your marathon times. I've tried this approach on a lower distance set. i.e. for years i was running 10ks (at the end of triathlons) in about 44-45mins (7:30 min miles). I just couldn't get below it. Then i switched to sprinting reps in training, and running 5k races at 6 min miles (throwing up at first… but gradually getting there over the course of one New York Road Runners season ;) . Then i started to try and bring that sort of pace/mindset into my triathlon 10ks. Last year, i broke 40mins in all my races… and set a PR (in the Westchester tri) of 37something (~6:30 min miles). Now… i'm not the most competitive of athletes out there… so the reason i go into detail here is to say: "if i can do it, so can you".

But let's say that all sounds like too much effort… Your theme here of (what I would call) "putting on your race face" every now and again is good one. My old soccer coach used to say "practice makes persistent". My triathlon coaches always preach "specificity of training". They're coming at it from different angles, and for different reasons, but the general point is the same: simulate race day often, and on your actual race day everything will seem like normal.

Good luck!

]]> By: alek http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-9941 alek Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-9941 Brad says: "Since I'm afraid of horses, and a moose looks like three horses stapled together to me ... " So when you are back home in Colorado, do you close your eyes when you are driving across Rocky Mountain National Park? ;-) There's basically Elk everywhere (do they look like two horses stapled together?) along with an occasional Moose - here's some pictures for 'ya ... although yea, Momma and Baby Moose aren't all the cute and the stapled analogy isn't bad. <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado/rocky-mountain-national-park/elk/ ">http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado...</a> <a href="http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado/rocky-mountain-national-park/moose/ ">http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado...</a> Brad says: "Since I'm afraid of horses, and a moose looks like three horses stapled together to me … "

So when you are back home in Colorado, do you close your eyes when you are driving across Rocky Mountain National Park? ;-)

There's basically Elk everywhere (do they look like two horses stapled together?) along with an occasional Moose – here's some pictures for 'ya … although yea, Momma and Baby Moose aren't all the cute and the stapled analogy isn't bad.

http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado…
http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/vacation/colorado…

]]> By: howard lindzon http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8727 howard lindzon Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8727 nice pictures and experience. I am training to do a marathon with you. nice pictures and experience. I am training to do a marathon with you.

]]> By: aziz_griese5636 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8732 aziz_griese5636 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8732 Congrats roadrunner. You need some tiny video camera you could attach to your cap or shoulder and record your run. Preferably one that FTP upload somewhere every time it got a wireless signal. That way I could feel like I was running all these marathons. :) Congrats roadrunner. You need some tiny video camera you could attach to your cap or shoulder and record your run. Preferably one that FTP upload somewhere every time it got a wireless signal. That way I could feel like I was running all these marathons.
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]]> By: Bill Mosby http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8733 Bill Mosby Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8733 So you're going to Ashton, Idaho soon. I spent a fondly-remembered 27 years in nearby Idaho Falls. I remember a lot of winter trips through Ashton to go x-c skiing at Harriman Park, Yellowstone, and other nearby spots. Lovely part of the country. We tried to keep it a secret as long as possible, but eventually we were found out! So you're going to Ashton, Idaho soon. I spent a fondly-remembered 27 years in nearby Idaho Falls. I remember a lot of winter trips through Ashton to go x-c skiing at Harriman Park, Yellowstone, and other nearby spots. Lovely part of the country. We tried to keep it a secret as long as possible, but eventually we were found out!

]]> By: matt shobe http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8734 matt shobe Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8734 Negative splits: nice! I look forward to your take on the 405 in some subsequent post (or even just a tweet or two). My 205 died a while back and I've been incredibly lazy where any replacement effort is concerned. Negative splits: nice!

I look forward to your take on the 405 in some subsequent post (or even just a tweet or two). My 205 died a while back and I've been incredibly lazy where any replacement effort is concerned.

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8742 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8742 I look forward to running it with you. Maybe I’ll finally finish in front of someone! I look forward to running it with you. Maybe I’ll finally finish in front of someone!

]]> By: bfeld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html/comment-page-1#comment-8743 bfeld Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:54 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/07/soldotna-alaska-rotary-10-mile-race.html#comment-8743 I haven’t done the Georgetown to Idaho Springs one.  That’ll be a challenge because of the altitude!<br /> I haven’t done the Georgetown to Idaho Springs one.  That’ll be a challenge because of the altitude!

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