DAN!! I WANNA GO FAST!!! Part One

So on my first day at the track I asked what everyone’s goals are and I heard a lot of “I want to go fast Dan...”

SO...Every once in a while I'll write about a way I think you can...the first is the most obvious and most important!!!

CONTINUITY

Nothing benefits a middle distance runner more than consistent training. Every time you run/do a workout/train you have an experience as a runner. Think of each experience as teaching your body how to do something...RUN!!...over time these experiences add up!! As your body learns to take on more and more stress...YOU GO FASTER! Over time Murray and I can develop your workouts to be at a higher level...BUT NOW...at equal difficulty to a more developed athlete.

As an analogy that you all can relate to...imagine you go on a 3 week vacation from school during the semester and all your other peers are still in school...is it possible for you to catch up instantly upon return? Can you expect to be at the same level of development when you return? The people who had that experience will continue to develop and you will not!!! People you used to be ahead may now be ahead of you! :P

In a scientific way of looking at it...when you take 3 weeks off, your VO2 Max drops ~17% (the amount of oxygen your body can supply to your muscles)...and it can take up to 6 weeks to get back to the same VO2 max levels.

I know 3 weeks in an extreme example...but know how big a difference it makes if you do 2 workouts a week instead of 5. Be consistent, put the work in and you'll reach your potential!!!

I like to go fast too,

Dan