Topics Covered (Time of question in brackets):
- Are there drills to do to lengthen your running stride? Is this just the outcome of your pace being that much faster or are there drills/ exercises to improve this for a runner? (00:00)
- Do I need to have a rest day? Can I cross train on these days instead of resting completely? (05:45)
- How many kms should I aim to be running more or less when my plan says 40min run. Do I ignore HR and go on feel keeping conversation as you outlined in your notes? (10:08)
- My knee hurts when I do squats or lunges what could this be from? (13:00)
- I am considering running Washie, I've done 2 Comrades but never a multi-day event. Do you have any advice on this? (16:10)
- If I heard correctly, you mentioned the plan for Valencia will be running around 10 secs/km faster than your training races – how do you control your pace so accurately over long runs (or in general, how do pacers manage to maintain even speeds)? Are you regularly checking your pace on your watch and tweaking your speed, or do you do specific training and just know what any given pace feels like? (19:00)
- Is it ok to break S&C down into multiple sessions or do you lose the benefit if you do this? (22:10)
