What are your training goals for 2013?
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That is a cracking PB for 10km Mooshld!! Super impressive!<br />
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1359400403' post='340102']That is a cracking PB for 10km Mooshld!! Super impressive!<br />
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Is running your primary training activity or do you mix in other exercises?[/quote]I don't mean to be a fluffybunny, but I once managed to pull out a 33 minute 10km fun run - when I was 17. Now I'm not sure just how accurate the distance was and some clues to my speed may be given in the what's in a name thread but I'm still pretty proud of that. I'll never repeat it and it was thoroughly relying on genetics at the time but hey! Still pretty cool. I never trained and somehow fluked my way into the welly athletics team for 800m at the time. Then got kicked out by my school as I played club rugby. -
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I don't mean to be a fluffybunny, but I once managed to pull out a 33 minute 10km fun run - when I was 17. Now I'm not sure just how accurate the distance was and some clues to my speed may be given in the what's in a name thread but I'm still pretty proud of that. I'll never repeat it and it was thoroughly relying on genetics at the time but hey! Still pretty cool. I never trained and somehow fluked my way into the welly athletics team for 800m at the time. Then got kicked out by my school as I played club rugby.<br />
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Colour me impressed bro (no troll!)!! anything approaching 4min/Km is quick, running at 3.30min/Km is mental! even if you were a couple of minutes out that is super fast. Ahhh the joys of youth. I remember the first ever squat I did was at 19yo when a mate at the uni gym was training. Did 2*150kg without any thought to how heavy it might be, or if I should try to learn how to squat properly at a lighter weight. Ignorance can be bliss... or a slipped disk if you are unlucky! -
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can't run for shit and would have no idea bout running for good times even when I was 1.9m and about 60 odd kg at school in 6th form before "bulking up" to around 70 odd. Would have made the cops based on the 3k time trial years later though. Each to their own but I despise it to be honest and prefer short more intense stuff to keep the heart rate down in the long run. Also walking round welly definitely helps and will always choose that over driving whenever possible..... -
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•Weigh 96kg (99.8 current) bodyfat 13 -15%.<br />
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•Always be able to squat and dead twice my BW.<br />
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•Clean and Press 120kg (1RM)<br />
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•Improve my running technique.<br />
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I would like to edit my goals!<br />
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•Weigh 96-97ish<br />
•Keep Bodyfat around 14-15ish<br />
•Clean and Press 120kg<br />
•Learn to Run: Be capable of passing Police Fit Test on any given day.<br />
•Perform Pistol Squat<br />
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Was going to say the PBs are good by a social runners standard but when you look at the elites its a different world.<br />
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Marathon for instance 4 hours is a good marathon time for Joe average. I ran a 3:09 placed me 164th out of 2000 so well inside top 10 % of runners. The elites however are under 2:30 and the top pros are under 2:10. Its literraly a different sport at that level.<br />
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My training at the moment consists of<br />
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8Km Run Tuesday morning before work<br />
10Km Run Thursday morning before work<br />
Rugby on Saturday (Till April then I retire the boots)<br />
Long Run Sunday Morning At the moment about 16K but it varies. Beofe a Marathon I build this up to around the 35 - 38 k length<br />
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All training is done at about 4:45 to 5 min Ks though occassionally a bit faster. Thats just my comfortable pace.<br />
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What are the police fit test requirements? Might be a good goal to add.<br />
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EDIT: Just looked it up 2.4K in 10:50 so probably not that challanging at my current fitness level. -
moos - I was on the treadmill this morning, I usually just do a walk playing with the incline etc. This morning though got bored after 20 minutes, so started doing 5 minute run, 5 mintue walk. Got the speed up to 12.5k, which equated (the machine told me), to 4:48 minute Ks. For me, that was a fare clip! So might start extending then minutes running, and decreasing the minutes walking at that same pace. Anyway, big ups to you, as for me, that is bloody fast! And always easier to run on a treadmill too, so wonder what my pace would be in the real worlkd. Might have to do a road run with mapmyrun and find out! And rememebr a few years ago cranking a treadmill up to 2:06 marathon pace (I think the then word record), and it was for me a fast run, just under a sprint, something I could do for maybe 400 metres max!!
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unless you crank up the incline you are essentially jumping up and down, you aren't actually pushing your body forward via your legs as you would if you were running on the ground. In my experience unless you have the incline set you don't feel it as much in your calf muscles compared to running off a treadmill. At least that is my understanding of it
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I read, many years ago I might add, that studies had shown treadmill running was better for you than road running (like for like) due to your sub-conscious knowing when you are on the treadmill, your body is there to exercise, whereas road running there are trees, dogs, cars etc...that said, IIRC the difference was only like 5% or so...
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better as in more effective or less chance of injury?? When I am on a treadmill I can't help but fixate on the time - really screws me over. But running outside I target a set distance and running feels easier.
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[quote name='mooshld' timestamp='1359453541' post='340313']<br />
Was going to say the PBs are good by a social runners standard but when you look at the elites its a different world.<br />
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Marathon for instance 4 hours is a good marathon time for Joe average. I ran a 3:09 placed me 164th out of 2000 so well inside top 10 % of runners. The elites however are under 2:30 and the top pros are under 2:10. Its literraly a different sport at that level.<br />
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My training at the moment consists of<br />
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8Km Run Tuesday morning before work<br />
10Km Run Thursday morning before work<br />
Rugby on Saturday (Till April then I retire the boots)<br />
Long Run Sunday Morning At the moment about 16K but it varies. Beofe a Marathon I build this up to around the 35 - 38 k length<br />
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All training is done at about 4:45 to 5 min Ks though occassionally a bit faster. Thats just my comfortable pace.<br />
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What are the police fit test requirements? Might be a good goal to add.<br />
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EDIT: Just looked it up 2.4K in 10:50 so probably not that challanging at my current fitness level.<br />
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I was going to say you would piss in.... But you beat me to it!!! -
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better as in more effective or less chance of injury?? When I am on a treadmill I can't help but fixate on the time - really screws me over. But running outside I target a set distance and running feels easier.<br />
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better as in for your training...improvement, fitness etc...not sure on injuries. -
my goal is just for my wife to get a lady-boner when i take my shirt off.<br />
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i may be biting off more than i can chew -
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my goal is just for my wife to get a lady-boner when i take my shirt off.<br />
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i may be biting off more than i can chew<br />
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Understatement of the year. Perhaps the century.<br />
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1359491022' post='340368']<br />
unless you crank up the incline you are essentially jumping up and down, you aren't actually pushing your body forward via your legs as you would if you were running on the ground. In my experience unless you have the incline set you don't feel it as much in your calf muscles compared to running off a treadmill. At least that is my understanding of it<br />
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I've been told by a few PTs that on a treadmill you should ALWAYS have the incline at least 1.5 so that it mimics leaning into the road.<br />
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Personally, I friggen hate the treadmill. Just standing in one spot, no wind, nothing to focus on but that annoying noise and the stupid clock.<br />
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Treadmill is a great option for me personally, Ive had three major knee operations through rugby. I can run barefoot on my TM with all the comfort in the world. I run at a 2% incline.<br />
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Have to say that there is no way I could cover the same distance on grass as I can on the TM.
