Coach - Thank you for this insightful and very helpful video! Your point about mountain ultra-runners often losing shorter-distance speed is spot-on. Spent two years building from a 3:07 NY Marathon - post-Achilles surgery, on my 55th birthday - to run a sub-24-hour 100 mile earlier this year. Stepped up to 50 K, then 50 miles, 100 K - all alpine and high desert terrain - and finally hit 22:42 in the 100 last Spring. Pivoted back to road running shorter distances and I’m SLOW! My marathon pace is off by about 45 seconds per mile, despite feeling much stronger and more confident managing my races. Your insistence on speed work, which I sorely neglected, is greatly appreciated! At first, my excuse was that I’m just aging. Yet after a few weeks of your drills I’m getting some of my speed back. Thank you! This courier from Colorado is grateful.
can't wait for the day this Courier breaks sub 20!!! It is a fine line between getting in the hills and terrain and maintaining some speed. What race is on the docket for 2022?
@@BornToRunCoachmy stretch goal today was to defend my Grand Master (Over 50) Title and finish Top 10 Overall in the Naat’sís’áán (“Stronghold of the Enemy”) Trail Race, Navajo Mountain, UT. Placed 9th and held onto the title, running 1:08:56 in an 8-mile sand and slick rock high-desert fest! First race held on the great Navajo Nation since the pandemic. Well worth the 11-hour drive home….
Thanks for the great insight. From watching your vids, I've begun to get more into trail running. Thankful there's a park near me, about 3 miles away, with some really nice and hilly hiking trails (which I typically take my dogs out there hiking with me). Have been going out there every few days the past 2 weeks to run those trails. I've still yet to be able to run non-stop up the over 420 feet of continuous climbing, starting from the low end of one side of the park to the high end on the other side of the park. And there are multiple trails from one end up to the other end. But I am determined to get there and be able to run those trails going up. Keep on rockin'! 🤘
Great stuff, looks a lot like the Idaho side where I live, I'm an old guy training for the RONR in June, my first endurance race, not a long one 32k but a tough one. I can hike steep mountains all day with a pack on my back, trying to transition to this running, I've run longer races, but not in several years and nothing in the mountains. Thanks for the great content.
I really needed to hear the last part about running a slow steady pace on flat terrain before going on long distance trail runs. I have been doing numerous short distance runs on flat terrain during the week and then my long weekend run on trails. I will change that up now to help build that base back up in a healthy way.
This was so eye opening. I knew I'd lost a lot of speed switching to 50ks straight from half marathons. This explains exactly why. I'm running my first marathon this weekend. After that I'm switching my focus to increasing my speed. Would focusing on the half marathon distance make sense over the winter, before getting back to 50ks in the spring?
@@BornToRunCoach My only issue with short distances is my asthma flares up. Switching to ultras, I haven't used my inhaler once- even powering up hills or sprinting to the finish, which used to leave me staggering, with EMTs trying to slap oxygen on me while I sucked on my inhaler like the finest craft beer. 😆 I'm hoping the base I've built will help even in shorter distances, but I don't ever want to go to that place again... I'll definitely work on the 10k, and if I don't collapse, I'll try the mile too.
Eric, I believe you mentioned the ability to run a 6:00 mile a measurement for being able to run a marathon distance. Do you have similar guidelines for shorter distances?
I believe I used the sub 6:00 pace as an example of having the ability to run a sub 3 hour marathon? I have used this example alot so I hope this is correct for this video. Certainly people who cant run a 6:00 mile can complete marathons, but just slower. The point being you need to have a base level of speed for longer races. My book has a complete speed chart that has training/racing zones for most distances. Hope this helps.
@@BornToRunCoach Thank you, sir! I appreciate the reply and the link. I am new to your material, but enthusiastically working my way through your videos. That was the first time I heard you say that, and I am grateful for the clarification. Your book is next on my list.
Coach - Thank you for this insightful and very helpful video! Your point about mountain ultra-runners often losing shorter-distance speed is spot-on. Spent two years building from a 3:07 NY Marathon - post-Achilles surgery, on my 55th birthday - to run a sub-24-hour 100 mile earlier this year. Stepped up to 50 K, then 50 miles, 100 K - all alpine and high desert terrain - and finally hit 22:42 in the 100 last Spring. Pivoted back to road running shorter distances and I’m SLOW! My marathon pace is off by about 45 seconds per mile, despite feeling much stronger and more confident managing my races. Your insistence on speed work, which I sorely neglected, is greatly appreciated! At first, my excuse was that I’m just aging. Yet after a few weeks of your drills I’m getting some of my speed back. Thank you! This courier from Colorado is grateful.
can't wait for the day this Courier breaks sub 20!!! It is a fine line between getting in the hills and terrain and maintaining some speed. What race is on the docket for 2022?
@@BornToRunCoachmy stretch goal today was to defend my Grand Master (Over 50) Title and finish Top 10 Overall in the Naat’sís’áán (“Stronghold of the Enemy”) Trail Race, Navajo Mountain, UT. Placed 9th and held onto the title, running 1:08:56 in an 8-mile sand and slick rock high-desert fest! First race held on the great Navajo Nation since the pandemic. Well worth the 11-hour drive home….
Really helpful video. Beautiful countryside. Probably the only place in the world that one can see a 365 degree view 😊
Thanks for the great insight. From watching your vids, I've begun to get more into trail running. Thankful there's a park near me, about 3 miles away, with some really nice and hilly hiking trails (which I typically take my dogs out there hiking with me). Have been going out there every few days the past 2 weeks to run those trails. I've still yet to be able to run non-stop up the over 420 feet of continuous climbing, starting from the low end of one side of the park to the high end on the other side of the park. And there are multiple trails from one end up to the other end. But I am determined to get there and be able to run those trails going up.
Keep on rockin'! 🤘
Great stuff, looks a lot like the Idaho side where I live, I'm an old guy training for the RONR in June, my first endurance race, not a long one 32k but a tough one. I can hike steep mountains all day with a pack on my back, trying to transition to this running, I've run longer races, but not in several years and nothing in the mountains. Thanks for the great content.
Great work on this video. Love the running content. You have a new fan here
So much to think about here, thank you
Fire off some questions for future videos...
I really needed to hear the last part about running a slow steady pace on flat terrain before going on long distance trail runs.
I have been doing numerous short distance runs on flat terrain during the week and then my long weekend run on trails.
I will change that up now to help build that base back up in a healthy way.
downhill is definitely my kryptonite
you will like this one then
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This was so eye opening. I knew I'd lost a lot of speed switching to 50ks straight from half marathons. This explains exactly why. I'm running my first marathon this weekend. After that I'm switching my focus to increasing my speed. Would focusing on the half marathon distance make sense over the winter, before getting back to 50ks in the spring?
Right on. I think focusing on the 10k distance would be even better, and also look to improve your mile time throughout your training.
And be sure to keep some faster, flat training into your ultra program.
@@BornToRunCoach My only issue with short distances is my asthma flares up. Switching to ultras, I haven't used my inhaler once- even powering up hills or sprinting to the finish, which used to leave me staggering, with EMTs trying to slap oxygen on me while I sucked on my inhaler like the finest craft beer. 😆 I'm hoping the base I've built will help even in shorter distances, but I don't ever want to go to that place again... I'll definitely work on the 10k, and if I don't collapse, I'll try the mile too.
Eric, I believe you mentioned the ability to run a 6:00 mile a measurement for being able to run a marathon distance. Do you have similar guidelines for shorter distances?
I believe I used the sub 6:00 pace as an example of having the ability to run a sub 3 hour marathon? I have used this example alot so I hope this is correct for this video. Certainly people who cant run a 6:00 mile can complete marathons, but just slower. The point being you need to have a base level of speed for longer races.
My book has a complete speed chart that has training/racing zones for most distances.
Hope this helps.
ruclips.net/video/CENOBsqT8I8/видео.html
@@BornToRunCoach Thank you, sir! I appreciate the reply and the link. I am new to your material, but enthusiastically working my way through your videos. That was the first time I heard you say that, and I am grateful for the clarification. Your book is next on my list.
@@eldinril stay tuned for Born To Run 2 coming in Oct.
@@BornToRunCoach I will! That looked like a great workshop in California!
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