...And we're back!
I'm pretty new to this whole track thing, especially the international competition aspect of it. Compared to other people on the circuit i'm a virgin. But who cares? The whole point of training the way i have been is to be able to lay it down and perform well under any circumstance anywhere in the world. Thus far it has not been the case. After last season i knew the 2008 season would be one of historical improvement. I ran world class times with half-assed training (i'd give it a 5.4 on a scale of 10 in terms of difficulty and amount of focus i had) a crazy party life and a couple of jobs on top of it all. Oh, by the way, i didnt go to the weight room once in 2007. So i figured i'd do damage with more intense training (including weights) better supplementation, and no partying and drinking until 6 am and then practicing at 10. With all that going for me i'd surely run a personal best or better yet a 9. I'm a solid 10.40 sprinter every time out. Tailwind, headwind, 103 degrees, freezing cold, it doesnt matter you're going to get a 10.40 out of me. I'm starting to think that maybe my body doesnt respond to the high intensity training and that i need to get rest more than i would have expected. Truth be told, i dont really have a coach, and the coaching i have been getting hasnt put me in a place to be successful. So for the rest of the season i'm just going to write my own workouts, tape myself and study my weaknesses. I did it last year and it worked and they say a broken clock is right twice a day. I just need it to be right once in this year.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Train Harder...Run Slower
Posted by Andre Rafik at 5/27/2008 02:59:00 PM
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dre...i believe that it's possible that when we commit totally to something and try SO MUCH harder, we tend to try too much. by that i mean that when you are your fastest, it almost should feel effortless. and so when you are really trying sometimes you have a tendancy to not just let the speed come. it very well may be there but when you're trying to force it out, it sometimes can have an adverse affect. a lot of times you can tell by your training and the times you are running in practice what kind of shape you're really in and if your meets aren't reflecting that, then i think you should consider that. if that's not the case, then yea, maybe the training you were doing wasn't for you and every athlete responds different. of course partying and no sleep is never really the right formula.
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