"Speed Kills" was the slogan of a campaign back in the 70s (I think) to get people to obey the speed limit, and save lives. Today, for me, it takes on a different meaning.
All I have to do is read yesterday's post and realize my focus should be cadence. It needs to be at or around 180 spm; any higher is wasted energy. I was pleased with last week, especially as my intervals drifted into the 7 to 7 1/2 mpm range. I liked that. It felt good. I wanted to keep it.
This week the run interval distance increased 50%, but I was not willing to let go of the 7 to 7 1/2 mpm pace. Yes, I had my metronome. It is set to 180 bpm. I did pay attention to it, but I paid more attention to speed. My cadence did drop into the 190s, but not the low 180s. I pushed to keep my speed up, and fatigued myself. The fatigue broke form, and now I have a blood blister on the right big toe. The desire for speed led to a breakdown in form, and lack of progress on cadence. Oh yeah, I did not keep my speed, after all. Speed killed the purpose and focus of this workout -- valuable lesson learned.
Speed and ego are connected, and I had too much ego in this workout. I am rebuilding, I need to be humble and keep focused on not simply good things, but only the best things. Reset, run Wednesday.
Take care, and thanks for coming along.
Are you sure you don't have some Missouri mule in you? I'm more in the Jimmy Buffet mode, "Blew out my flip-flop."
ReplyDeleteMore like an overweight Kentucky thoroughbred who thinks he can still run the Derby in 2 minutes flat, only to find reality is MUCH different. Yeah, a bit hard-headed, too, like one of those danged Missouri mules... ;-)
ReplyDeleteAs for Mr. Buffet, I can still slip in and out of that mode at will.