The Beep Test!
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Wasn't that just the editing? It would have been non-stop once they started, you've just got more time at the lower levels.
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It looked edited given there were less players at each one too...although I expect there are a number of variations on the test
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Beep protocol gone nowadays replaced by the yoyo intermittent protocol for the rugby guys. I believe it is due to the fact that rugby has intermittent breaks the test needs to replicate that as with an average rugby players mass some inertia assists bigger guys to keep going longer than if they are starting again from rest stops. Rushie was still hitting 19.5 at 40 and he had a dodgy ticker by memory. Conrad's 17 would be a very close approximation to a beep test 19.<br />
On your training. Make sure to run the longer run each week at a slower pace than race pace. I go even 2 mins slower per km at times. Then two harder workouts through the week at or faster than race pace. Best workouts for half/10 km training are 3(for the 1/2)2(for the 10)X4km at goal pace -10 seconds per km with 5 min jogging rest. If you can nail that you should be good to go in a race. This is known as tempo training. Then the fast intervals done on the track are great for getting your running technique strong and also for shredding any fat you are carrying. These can be any distance from 400-1600 meters at race pace - 20 seconds per km. Rest About half the time you took to run the interval. i.e ran 8r00 in 3 mins 90 second rest. Biggest issue for people who don't improve is that they run the same way each session. So mix it up distance pace wise and you can really sharpen up. -
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Beep protocol gone nowadays replaced by the yoyo intermittent protocol for the rugby guys. I believe it is due to the fact that rugby has intermittent breaks the test needs to replicate that as with an average rugby players mass some inertia assists bigger guys to keep going longer than if they are starting again from rest stops. Rushie was still hitting 19.5 at 40 and he had a dodgy ticker by memory. Conrad's 17 would be a very close approximation to a beep test 19.<br />
On your training. Make sure to run the longer run each week at a slower pace than race pace. I go even 2 mins slower per km at times. Then two harder workouts through the week at or faster than race pace. Best workouts for half/10 km training are 3(for the 1/2)2(for the 10)X4km at goal pace -10 seconds per km with 5 min jogging rest. If you can nail that you should be good to go in a race. This is known as tempo training. Then the fast intervals done on the track are great for getting your running technique strong and also for shredding any fat you are carrying. These can be any distance from 400-1600 meters at race pace - 20 seconds per km. Rest About half the time you took to run the interval. i.e ran 8r00 in 3 mins 90 second rest. Biggest issue for people who don't improve is that they run the same way each session. So mix it up distance pace wise and you can really sharpen up.<br />
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Thanks for the tips, really useful stuff. I have been doing a 6.5k each week as well as 2 other workouts - generally circuit type stuff then doing the long one each weekend. Had been going up 8,9.. to 13. Was supposed to do 14 this week, but I just got an entry to the Unicef 10k on Sunday so will probably just do another 6.5k tomorrow morning - will try to do it at pace.<br />
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Next week will be 15k.. then slow down for December silly season (will try to run 20k p/week) then full on again in Jan. Aim to peak out the training runs about 18 or 19k at the end of Jan, before working on pace in the leadup (race on 24th Jan).<br />
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Thanks for the tips, really useful stuff. I have been doing a 6.5k each week as well as 2 other workouts - generally circuit type stuff then doing the long one each weekend. Had been going up 8,9.. to 13. Was supposed to do 14 this week, but I just got an entry to the Unicef 10k on Sunday so will probably just do another 6.5k tomorrow morning - will try to do it at pace.<br />
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Next week will be 15k.. then slow down for December silly season (will try to run 20k p/week) then full on again in Jan. Aim to peak out the training runs about 18 or 19k at the end of Jan, before working on pace in the leadup (race on 24th Jan).<br />
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any other tips, totally appreciated!<br />
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Practise eating and drinking on your runs, you don't want the race to be the first time you try and gulp water or half a banana down.<br />
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I think there are different score ratings or something, kind of like the imperial vs the metric system maybe cos both Ian Jones and Gavin Hastings brought it up in their books. Kamos score was miles ahead of Big Gavs but this was in the days when Scotland could compete a bit better with the ABs and I refuse to believe he was that much ( if any ) fitter than the best fullback in the world at that time.
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Practise eating and drinking on your runs, you don't want the race to be the first time you try and gulp water or half a banana down.<br />
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There are loads of different strategies for this but a good rule of thumb is "little often"<br />
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Absolutely - I get abdominal cramps after running 10km so have to hydrate like a mofo straight afterwards. I hate carrying stuff with me when I run except for the phone for tracking and house key if no-one else is at home.