I admit it! I am really a slogger. I’m slow, very, very slow.
In order to get faster I must do speed work. I race how I train, and if I always do long and slow, then that is how I will race.
Even though my emphasis is on long runs, it is important for me to do some speed work once a week. I like to do (like is a strong word), I prefer to run on the grass barefoot doing repeats. I will work up to doing one mile repeats, but not now baby! I’m maybe good for quarter mile.
I believe that it is easy to get hurt running fast. (Maybe I’m justifying my slogging status!) Push too hard too fast and the body will rebel. In my case it was a stress fracture. That taught me to give my body time to adjust to my running.
I have to admit that a really nice 69 year old lady beat me by ten minutes when I ran 50 miles. I need some speed!
