tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post734790039035530420..comments2023-06-02T02:18:20.126-06:00Comments on Dare to Dream: I Don't Get It!Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-20947752815279887812010-03-20T19:28:07.430-06:002010-03-20T19:28:07.430-06:00Kathleen, went back and read this post on running....Kathleen, went back and read this post on running. Try not to be discouraged. I spoke to a friend of mine the other day just as she was heading out for a 6-mile run. She was feeling like she was going backwards with her running. Sometimes, the best way to get faster... is to, well... go faster. I spent years at a plateau until I just decided to incorporate speed work, hills, and I was determined to just start running negative splits every mile during my long runs—which I subsequently encouraged her to do. What I learned was I could indeed get faster. More, I never really swam competitively before competing in triathlons. Last year the longest swim I had was 3000 yards. This season, I am swimming that consistently about once a week. If there is one piece of advice I can give you, submit to the fatigue, don't fight it. Enjoy it. Sounds counter intuitive, but it has made me run faster when I felt like dogging it. <br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />p.s. how is your nutrition, hydration, etc? could that play any part?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837974906193121567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-87545092600382013452010-03-06T21:07:48.194-07:002010-03-06T21:07:48.194-07:00Thanks for the encouraging words.
Yes, the best t...Thanks for the encouraging words.<br /><br />Yes, the best thing we can do is just keep moving. <br /><br /> Julie,no running to running slow is a huge improvement! CongratulationsKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670285801305828606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-51633985354502962962010-03-06T20:55:34.401-07:002010-03-06T20:55:34.401-07:00Slow here too....but 3 years ago I didn't run ...Slow here too....but 3 years ago I didn't run at all so I'm faster then I was. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944445755726396280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-81785302144670481052010-03-06T20:34:03.970-07:002010-03-06T20:34:03.970-07:00I am slow also but I just keep moving and hope tha...I am slow also but I just keep moving and hope that I get better.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335001280807576664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959493385199769376.post-25454832098105559842010-03-06T16:36:39.961-07:002010-03-06T16:36:39.961-07:00I bet you anything your faster then me, I am a hor...I bet you anything your faster then me, I am a horrible runner. But the point is, your out there doing it, which speaks volumes because, in my opinion, what we do is special. Hang in there, you will get better at it. I was at a event were a a professional tiathlete spoke, he said best way to get better at swim, bike, run is to swim, bike, run.Big Daddy Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868041775049514011noreply@blogger.com