tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post3321549820137385395..comments2024-03-17T00:22:09.503-07:00Comments on Over the Peak and Through the Pines: Post SOB 100kDominic Grossmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488705336241557651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post-82810755335856457252015-02-11T21:07:03.056-08:002015-02-11T21:07:03.056-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257067137103765496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post-18002822344033691542015-02-11T21:03:35.823-08:002015-02-11T21:03:35.823-08:00Sorry that you hurt your ankle. I hope it heals so...Sorry that you hurt your ankle. I hope it heals soon. Having run for many years (40+) I can relate to the training issue. After a certain point the efficacy of training more becomes very disappointing. It's like training your car to go faster by putting the pedal to the medal every time out. At the end of the day assuming that something has not blown out, the car is no faster than before. Unfortunately it comes down to dailing in sustainable training which is less that what you think and let patience and nature do its thing. Improvement does come this way and that is how it has worked for me. Also I have found that when you make a training change the benefit of that comes quickly meaning you should do that probably no more that 2 months out before the big event and quit the change about 2 weeks prior. Sorry I guess I am rambling. Wishing you lots of good races this year Dom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257067137103765496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post-69278351692879336822015-02-10T04:01:46.305-08:002015-02-10T04:01:46.305-08:00Down cycles are so hard, keep your head high you w...Down cycles are so hard, keep your head high you will be on the upswing soon!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498380171773390533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post-60366232157237844062015-02-09T09:27:52.802-08:002015-02-09T09:27:52.802-08:00Good thoughts on over-training and how it might be...Good thoughts on over-training and how it might be the reason those new to ultras have success then the miles take their toll. <br /><br />When I first got into ultras, my thought was that I just needed to run a long time every day and rack up 120+ mile weeks on end. That worked for a bit. 9,700 miles in my first two ultra running years with some decent results and then like you, the adrenal glands started questioning themselves. I'm only 25 and been in the sport 4 years, and not nearly as many races, but I'm already well past the point of only trying to rack up mileage.<br /><br />PR's and great results are still possible. Just need to reevaluate training and not over-train. There are many other ways to be sustainable. <br /><br />Michael Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363666115412114720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663185159032602706.post-17775008260152640852015-02-09T04:01:15.334-08:002015-02-09T04:01:15.334-08:00I like the "becoming a better runner through ...I like the "becoming a better runner through running a lot of miles is like painting a picture with just a ton of paint" analogy. Will be stealing it. :) Hoping your ankle and toe are healed up very soon.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603369235234136668noreply@blogger.com