tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857054182085881319.post2094198093983471745..comments2024-02-26T01:37:03.845-07:00Comments on Joghard: Week review and my athlete updates..Luchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992289866901355978noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857054182085881319.post-37850638141378920372008-06-24T15:27:00.000-06:002008-06-24T15:27:00.000-06:00Lucho,Thanks man. Appreciate the feedback. And no ...Lucho,<BR/>Thanks man. Appreciate the feedback. And no need to worry about 'tone'. I've read your apologetic post on that subject so I'm all good!FatDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780344118648027007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857054182085881319.post-22336595096215363302008-06-23T16:33:00.000-06:002008-06-23T16:33:00.000-06:00Fatdad- I deleted my earlier reply after realizing...Fatdad- I deleted my earlier reply after realizing that my "tone" was not coming across correctly.. <BR/> The short answer is: you should build MAF until a plateau in speed, then change the stimulus for ~4 weeks. "Speed" work may be ok.. but if you're training for a marathon then I would recommend just tempo work. If you do want to do some speed work though, place it no less than 8 weeks prior to your race. The last 8 weeks of your training should be as specific to your race goal as possible. Running at 98-103% of goal race pace is going to teach your body precisely what it will need to do on race day.. speed work in the last 8 weeks will do the opposite. <BR/> Now: if you struggle to finish a marathon- then speed is not the limiter. Endurance is. If you look at your training with an honest view, it should tell you where your weakness lies. I also tell athletes to go out and run 1 mile at goal race pace. If you can do that- then you're fast enough. Running 25 more non-stop has little to do with being "fast" enough and more to do with pure endurance. <BR/> In the end you should play it safe and smart and focus on the biggest bang for your buck which is MAF. And it never hurts to run a lot at goal race pace if you have chosen the appropriate goal. <BR/> Hope that helps.Luchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992289866901355978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857054182085881319.post-75175729800414476692008-06-21T10:26:00.000-06:002008-06-21T10:26:00.000-06:00Lucho,I have some questions about how far out from...Lucho,<BR/>I have some questions about how far out from a race I should start adding speed/tempo work to the MAF program, or if I should at all. I dont want to try and bogart free coaching but any guidance you have would be awesome.FatDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780344118648027007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857054182085881319.post-48225502862541137732008-06-20T14:11:00.000-06:002008-06-20T14:11:00.000-06:00You need some Skins compression tights for the dri...You need some Skins compression tights for the drive! Talk to Jeff.Chuckie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738989108681024384noreply@blogger.com