tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post3231698308964055092..comments2023-10-23T17:32:15.824-04:00Comments on Working it out...: Getting back to basics...Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254493351463617215noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-25310085593606331672012-05-02T16:02:40.145-04:002012-05-02T16:02:40.145-04:00that first one rings a bell with me too! i read bl...that first one rings a bell with me too! i read blogs and start thinking i need to do and learn all of this stuff, but really what you said is right. keep it simple so we can fit in other stuff we enjoy!B.o.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778073562721277426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-85838661833951572862012-04-24T09:57:55.223-04:002012-04-24T09:57:55.223-04:00Hope your training is going well!Hope your training is going well!Suz and Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703593542540533784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-23928874742584451162012-04-20T10:23:02.920-04:002012-04-20T10:23:02.920-04:00Your rationale sounds more than reasonable to me. ...Your rationale sounds more than reasonable to me. Everybody's different and there's more than one way to arrive at the same destination. Find the way that's most enjoyable! :)Teamarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234702339055377426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-49722042109412951222012-04-10T20:57:26.619-04:002012-04-10T20:57:26.619-04:00I'm the same way Karen and I studied and learn...I'm the same way Karen and I studied and learned the total opposite in school....but its really not hard. I think a lot has to do with the distance a person gravitates to as well...I'm suited for longer endurance events and there is not a whole lot of room for speed work there. It COULD be done, but the risks outweigh any benefits. You hit the nail on the head. Do work...gradually do more work...gradually make that work harder...The end. NOW, the tricky part I think is all the rest/recovery. I am very disciplined with training and paces...but HORRIBLE at volume reduction and resting. Gets me every time!Jenn (junkmiles.org)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11595269687761272011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-24706774607055761692012-04-09T17:47:00.341-04:002012-04-09T17:47:00.341-04:00A more complicated, structured plan won't make...A more complicated, structured plan won't make you faster if you don't enjoy it. I think you can get the same results from less structure as long as you have all the key elements in there. Have fun and enjoy the season!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187172647072971436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-76265514702175988742012-04-09T10:27:49.544-04:002012-04-09T10:27:49.544-04:00There will eventually come a time when you want to...There will eventually come a time when you want to get that zone training in. I want it now, but it's taken me 5 years to get there.Carolina Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14834384961037080805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-31782163630760459782012-04-08T23:25:11.122-04:002012-04-08T23:25:11.122-04:00I completely understand. I like the idea of coach...I completely understand. I like the idea of coaching and a training plan, but I have to be able to be flexibly more than anything else. I still have a life to lead and training sometimes takes a back seat. <br /><br />It sounds like you know what you want out of your training and I know you have the knowledge and stick to it atttitude that will always serve you well!<br /><br />By the way - my work motto is KISS...Keep it simple stupid :). Too many things in life are complicated so why do I want to make it worse?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150626438827196914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-65098590353923783532012-04-07T16:37:52.246-04:002012-04-07T16:37:52.246-04:00I've done every one of those "mistakes&qu...I've done every one of those "mistakes" but don't think all are bad. I learned that when I turn my brain off better things happen than when I try to use my brain.<br /><br />May just me, but it works.RockStarTrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672184842226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-38659752263577997712012-04-07T09:37:53.172-04:002012-04-07T09:37:53.172-04:00I fully embrace what you said. The crazy-complicat...I fully embrace what you said. The crazy-complicated plans assume your body is like a machine. The problem with this is that all of our bodies are different, and even our own body varies from day to day depending on diet, illness, internal struggles, and external events beyond our control. It stresses me out to follow a complicated plan. That's not why I exercise. I also wonder whether many of these plans are based on scientific findings or just anecdotes. Just because something works for one person doesn't mean it will work for another--the placebo effect is strong.Scott Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876897618212734054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-51496012646014045932012-04-06T20:52:08.640-04:002012-04-06T20:52:08.640-04:00i couldn't agree more with your findings Karen...i couldn't agree more with your findings Karen. i have never followed a plan. i tried to back in the day when i first began running marathons and quickly came to the realization that following a plan took the fun out of it for me. i basically ramp the miles up gradually and everything just falls right into place and no stress trying to decipher training zones, heart rate, or watts.KC (my 140 point 6 mile journey)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05183039121953689933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-64070974965843741812012-04-06T20:35:32.527-04:002012-04-06T20:35:32.527-04:00I like a training plan but I like to be able to sw...I like a training plan but I like to be able to switch it around. I am not following a plan for my tri though. I am going to continue to run/train for all the halves I have coming, swim twice a week or increase it and bike a few times a week. I am in the want to finish and not go to the hospital but my secret hope is to not be last. Although that may be too much to hope for.ajhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851129364728161965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-78992046227779388332012-04-06T17:19:59.680-04:002012-04-06T17:19:59.680-04:00I'm exactly the same way when it comes to trai...I'm exactly the same way when it comes to training. Glad you are able to glean some good ideas from the camp.Lora Abernathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950119153605122803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-892506252169617105.post-56733426715954583852012-04-06T17:05:47.969-04:002012-04-06T17:05:47.969-04:00Sounds like you have your priorities right for a g...Sounds like you have your priorities right for a good balance of what you like. That should make for less stressful training.Ransickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14084824367872613487noreply@blogger.com