So I decided to change things up a bit on my long run yesterday. I incorporated walk breaks into my BFR... I would run at a comfortable effort level for 3 min. walk for 1 min. and repeat.
I had read somewhere that this was effective strategy for distance races and whatnot. So I thought why not try it out? I am after all ultimately training for my first 50K ski race in late January of 2011 and anything I can do to prepare for this event now can only help.
I found the results of this experiment to be very interesting. I achieved a PR in both distance 7mi. and ,despite the walking, long run pace 12:22 min./mi. (I know I'm slow).
I was relaxed the whole run... even the steep hills didn't bother me. I think in large part this was due to mentally knowing that no matter what the effort level was at the moment the next break was coming soon. My form felt great the entire way, my splits were consistent, and at the end of the run I was not tired at all... I was ready for more in fact.
So here's the rub. Did I cheat?
Can I say I ran 7 miles or do I need to invoke asterisks or some other form of disclaimer to note that some walking (cheating?) may have been at play?
TIA
S. Pimp.
I had read somewhere that this was effective strategy for distance races and whatnot. So I thought why not try it out? I am after all ultimately training for my first 50K ski race in late January of 2011 and anything I can do to prepare for this event now can only help.
I found the results of this experiment to be very interesting. I achieved a PR in both distance 7mi. and ,despite the walking, long run pace 12:22 min./mi. (I know I'm slow).
I was relaxed the whole run... even the steep hills didn't bother me. I think in large part this was due to mentally knowing that no matter what the effort level was at the moment the next break was coming soon. My form felt great the entire way, my splits were consistent, and at the end of the run I was not tired at all... I was ready for more in fact.
So here's the rub. Did I cheat?
Can I say I ran 7 miles or do I need to invoke asterisks or some other form of disclaimer to note that some walking (cheating?) may have been at play?
TIA
S. Pimp.