Spot on as usual team, thank you. After 15 years of running, it's actually taken me until the last 6 months to finally pull all of these things together. Especially the strength training. I'm sure its been said a million times before, but I wish I'd known all this when I started out. And if you're new to running and new to this channel, sit back and take time to watch this and other content these guys put out and more importantly, take it on board and put it in to practise. You won't regret it.🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
Absolutely right. People who have run for a long time can't help. I spent 2,5 years run slowly starting with 10' at 12'/km to be under 75%mhr..I only introduced threshold this year 2023. Today my easy pace is between 6'20-7'30 between 56-75%mhr. I am however most of the time between 65-70% and run happily at 8+'/km if necessary. I did a 10'/km session last month. And my 5k times gone from 31' last year to 23'24 this year. I am 49 og about no sport between 20-45 years old. I am expecting to go under 23'00 soon, doing only one session at 90%mhr a week (2x1,5km at 4'55-5'00). That is I never run at race pace in my training. If I had listened to experienced runners I would have been injured and given up. they simply forgot how hard it is to start and recommend directly 3 times 45' each week at 6'30/km. Nobody who follows the right method will say it's possible to run 6'30 under 75% mhr at start. It simply doesn't happen. And it takes months and years.
Just to add as from 5th June 2023 my new 5k PR has become 23'08. This week I'm starting a new cycle with a bit of Ipace (3x800m one every other week) and for 8 weeks only. 3 races in August and then back to aerob + little increase in Volume.
I used to try diving into running from a sedentary lifestyle, and always had to stop because of shin splint issues. I started walking 5km on weekdays, and after 3-4 months of that, I was able to run 5km without any issues 3x a week. Slow and steady. One thing I had to remind myself was: Make choices for slow long term improvements, not fast short term improvements that will likely injure you.
I love this. No more putting pressure on myself. Perhaps these unnecessary injuries I always have will go away. I'm going to start from scratch. Thanks Coach Parry 😊
Such great advice. If only I had known these things 40 years ago when I started running. As it is, I'm still running and I do give the same advice as you to beginner runners, so I have learned that I could have been a far lazier and better runner if I had known then what I know now.
Well said , I see this so frequently, often we get advice for people that have been running competitively at a very high level since their early teens , most of us are not at all in that situation. More and more older or middle aged people are getting into running with no athletic background ( like me) and we appreciate Coach Perry’s advice to gradually improve over time.
Good advice, I started from slow jogging ( Niko Niko) running at speed of walking, one year later I am running 10 to 12k , three time a week! I put lots of thoughts into my running, try to concentrate on all the movements, foot strikes, breathing, hand movements, posture, heads up, ….. lots of work!! No music! 😂🏃🏽♂️🫀
Depends on mind set and if you have communication skills to translate your running experience into usable help for new runners...my first point of call for new runners is c25k...and stay at shorter distances until you are competent at them...rather than jumping into some huge goal like a marathon straight away...can take years for body structure to properly adjust to distance running...i have been running 40 years...have helped hundreds of new runners but im less skilled in helping experienced runners push on.
The last one about outrunning a bad diet is my favourite one. In my case for some reason i feel hungry even when i KNOW my stomach is not empty. I'm sure someone somewhere has a name for it. For me drinking tons of water is the solution.
Commrades is a horrible beginners goal! Oh my ....run your local 5k first. Heck, Comrades is a terrible yearly goal. Far too long to be healthy in the long run.
Spot on as usual team, thank you. After 15 years of running, it's actually taken me until the last 6 months to finally pull all of these things together. Especially the strength training. I'm sure its been said a million times before, but I wish I'd known all this when I started out. And if you're new to running and new to this channel, sit back and take time to watch this and other content these guys put out and more importantly, take it on board and put it in to practise. You won't regret it.🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
Absolutely right. People who have run for a long time can't help. I spent 2,5 years run slowly starting with 10' at 12'/km to be under 75%mhr..I only introduced threshold this year 2023. Today my easy pace is between 6'20-7'30 between 56-75%mhr. I am however most of the time between 65-70% and run happily at 8+'/km if necessary. I did a 10'/km session last month. And my 5k times gone from 31' last year to 23'24 this year. I am 49 og about no sport between 20-45 years old. I am expecting to go under 23'00 soon, doing only one session at 90%mhr a week (2x1,5km at 4'55-5'00). That is I never run at race pace in my training. If I had listened to experienced runners I would have been injured and given up. they simply forgot how hard it is to start and recommend directly 3 times 45' each week at 6'30/km. Nobody who follows the right method will say it's possible to run 6'30 under 75% mhr at start. It simply doesn't happen. And it takes months and years.
Just to add as from 5th June 2023 my new 5k PR has become 23'08. This week I'm starting a new cycle with a bit of Ipace (3x800m one every other week) and for 8 weeks only. 3 races in August and then back to aerob + little increase in Volume.
I used to try diving into running from a sedentary lifestyle, and always had to stop because of shin splint issues. I started walking 5km on weekdays, and after 3-4 months of that, I was able to run 5km without any issues 3x a week. Slow and steady. One thing I had to remind myself was: Make choices for slow long term improvements, not fast short term improvements that will likely injure you.
I love this. No more putting pressure on myself. Perhaps these unnecessary injuries I always have will go away. I'm going to start from scratch. Thanks Coach Parry 😊
Such great advice. If only I had known these things 40 years ago when I started running. As it is, I'm still running and I do give the same advice as you to beginner runners, so I have learned that I could have been a far lazier and better runner if I had known then what I know now.
Well said , I see this so frequently, often we get advice for people that have been running competitively at a very high level since their early teens , most of us are not at all in that situation. More and more older or middle aged people are getting into running with no athletic background ( like me) and we appreciate Coach Perry’s advice to gradually improve over time.
Good advice, I started from slow jogging ( Niko Niko) running at speed of walking, one year later I am running 10 to 12k , three time a week! I put lots of thoughts into my running, try to concentrate on all the movements, foot strikes, breathing, hand movements, posture, heads up, ….. lots of work!! No music! 😂🏃🏽♂️🫀
Really good tips for people who want to start running or get back into running, keep up the good work ✅😀🙏👣🍀👍🏼🥳
Depends on mind set and if you have communication skills to translate your running experience into usable help for new runners...my first point of call for new runners is c25k...and stay at shorter distances until you are competent at them...rather than jumping into some huge goal like a marathon straight away...can take years for body structure to properly adjust to distance running...i have been running 40 years...have helped hundreds of new runners but im less skilled in helping experienced runners push on.
The last one about outrunning a bad diet is my favourite one. In my case for some reason i feel hungry even when i KNOW my stomach is not empty. I'm sure someone somewhere has a name for it. For me drinking tons of water is the solution.
I started with 40 minutes walking everyday for 2 months before i ran my first 1.5 km😊
Commrades is a horrible beginners goal! Oh my ....run your local 5k first. Heck, Comrades is a terrible yearly goal. Far too long to be healthy in the long run.
Definitely great advice from these experiences runners..... No, wait a minute..... Don't listen to these guys!