tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post193211129643064736..comments2024-03-11T10:53:23.511-04:00Comments on Meg Go Run: Trainer Tip: Specificity TrainingMeg Go Runhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-9512276458678674862015-04-06T14:56:20.543-04:002015-04-06T14:56:20.543-04:00Do it! The asst. pull up machine will give you bea...Do it! The asst. pull up machine will give you beautiful shoulders!!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-54783246771667675822015-04-05T21:17:29.814-04:002015-04-05T21:17:29.814-04:00That is a great idea to plan your hill at the end....That is a great idea to plan your hill at the end. When I used to run hills ALL THE TIME they were easy for me. I don't run hills anymore and now they are hard. Go figure.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-30115506380408024282015-04-05T20:44:20.272-04:002015-04-05T20:44:20.272-04:00For me it's hills. Hills have always been hard...For me it's hills. Hills have always been hard for me (seriously, how do some people find them easy?!). I try to incorporate some rolling hills into my routes but it doesn't seem to be helping. So maybe I should do more hill repeats. BUT, I've done that and I don't know how much that helps either - most races don't involve nothing but sprinting up and down hills over and over again.<br /><br />The best compromise I've found is to practice by planning a route with a hard hill at the very end, to simulate having to tackle a hill on tired legs. This seems to be the best specificity training I've found so far.Hanna @ TheMillennialNextDoorhttp://www.themillennialnextdoor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-58535462989460203672015-04-05T17:30:11.118-04:002015-04-05T17:30:11.118-04:00That is AWESOME Kristina I am proud of you! I know...That is AWESOME Kristina I am proud of you! I know you are really strong and you stick to your goals like nobody's business, so it does not surprise me that you are seeing quicker progress!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-51409271589454970112015-04-05T17:29:01.996-04:002015-04-05T17:29:01.996-04:00Do you enjoy running trails? I bet treadmill ultra...Do you enjoy running trails? I bet treadmill ultras exist! I once ran a race on an underwater treadmill... so if they have underwater treadmill races they must have normal treadmill races.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-24019929227624883362015-04-05T17:27:58.665-04:002015-04-05T17:27:58.665-04:00Good point! BUT cross fit/lifting is anaerobic... ...Good point! BUT cross fit/lifting is anaerobic... something a 5k PR would definitely benefit from, so in a waaaaay it kind of is specificity training.Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-69595423412612889982015-04-05T12:12:49.418-04:002015-04-05T12:12:49.418-04:00I would definitely benefit from more hills.
My s...I would definitely benefit from more hills. <br /><br />My sister stopped running for awhile and became a crossfit addict. Her 5k times were phenomenal during that time...that was the only time I conceded that maybe specificity training isn't the only way to succeed haha. Ali K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15736472530374069410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-80921354247777481542015-04-05T11:26:47.902-04:002015-04-05T11:26:47.902-04:00I know that part of my problem with completing a 5...I know that part of my problem with completing a 50 on the trail is the fact that I don't train on the trail (or much on the road). Kimhttp://day-with-kt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003023702428993428.post-35920746598716157732015-04-05T08:52:20.610-04:002015-04-05T08:52:20.610-04:00I have been thinking about this a lot the last 2-3...I have been thinking about this a lot the last 2-3 weeks. I was watching a video with Dwyane Wade's personal trainer and he said, "I'm building a basketball player not a weight lifter so this is what we do." and that has really stuck with me. I mean, it's so obvious but I hadn't really thought about it before. <br /><br />I'm making progress on the pullups! I thought it might take me all year to get to do one, but now I think it's going to be much sooner than that! I won't say anymore now because I do not want to jinx myself!Kristina @ Blog About Runninghttp://www.blogaboutrunning.comnoreply@blogger.com