Neil MacPherson
@Dinamiccoaching
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Joined April 2011
Instead of moving up in distance, increase speed in shorter distances!
To novice runners, a marathon is often considered the ultimate challenge. A 5k is the entry event. But... running a good 5k can be much more challenging. You are riding a line, it's hard from the get go. We are biased towards equating distance to challenge.
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If someone gets dropped from your group ride, the strongest rider failed. Not the weakest. Strava and racing culture have convinced riders that the group ride is where you prove your worth. It’s where you prove you can put your ego aside. The function of a group ride is simple:
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Des Linden is right. Marathons are overrated. I LOVE them. But I also love a fast 5k. Or the thrill of racing a mile. Limiting your running experience mostly to the marathon means that you're missing out. Experience it all!!
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We suck at predicting talent development. We're not good at it. Accept that. Now, if that's the case, why wouldn't we want to keep more people in the pipeline to see how they develop? Too often, especially in youth sports, we talent ID too quickly. We're fooling ourselves.
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Thing about these performances is that pacing at threshold (CV) is so delicate. Going too fast, even 2-3s per km, "takes out a loan" whose interest repayments really bite. Look at Korir, whose surge broke the race at halfway. DNF at 21 miles. I reckon Kiplimo is 2:00:40 potential
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Being 80 percent 100 percent of the time is better than being 100 percent 50 percent of the time. Consistency trumps occasional perfection.
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https://t.co/BILUdm96OK Talent is the biggest lie in sports. That "gifted" 10-year-old might just be physically mature early. Meanwhile, the kid getting cut could be building the resilience that creates champions. Elite coaches don't look for talent—they look for character. New
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A good high school varsity miler is training more than your average 3 hour marathoner. Pretty wild to think about. What this means? For most serious amateur marathoners: the roadblock to improvement is almost always volume.
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Was just watching a reel that suggested a marathon taper of 3 weeks.. 3 weeks before the marathon I’d suggest doing your hardest workout. I really would hate to be a new runner or triathlete these days. You have so many people shouting advice and tips based on zero facts!
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Too often runners are pushed to going longer too soon. The reality is...many of those runners would benefit from spending time mastering the 5k or 10k instead of jumping quickly to the marathon.
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So glad to see Dr. Peter Attia talk about FTP and other definitions with Olav. Great podcast for all those endurance athletes and coaches out there. But....... Ugh. CLOSE but NOT the official definition of FTP. Thank GOODNESS that Olav included the 5-minute blow-out effort BEFORE
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“Sometimes it makes it more universally easy to understand if we think of what kind of sport we do as a function of intensity and duration.” —Olav Aleksander Bu
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You can't beat fundamentals. Elite performers go back to the basics often. Not so good performers think they are too good to practice the fundamentals.
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If someone tells you zone 2 is key and all you need, they are wrong. If someone tells you HIIT is the best and all you need, they’re wrong. You need every zone. To different degrees depending on goal Let’s stop glorifying single intensities as if they’re a cure all.
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One thing I find crazy about run influencers is how many marathons they seem to do in a year and how close together. If you do a marathon properly I find it very hard to do more than 2 a year and with a big gap between It’s difficult as many will see it and find this “normal”!
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I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to
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BREAKING: social media influencers don’t actually know what they’re doing 😂
Social media influencers have started a trend of posting videos of them running long distances without training. Here’s why the science says it’s probably not a great idea. https://t.co/edfYDIofff
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Cadence (step rate) is often misunderstood. 1/ 180 steps/minute is probably too fast for most runners 2/ Cadence numbers are almost always measured during easy running If your easy runs are slower than 10min/mile, it's ok to be in the 160's. If you're 7:30 - 10:00, it's ok to
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BOOM!!! SEAN PAUL BRESLIN is an English Channel solo swimmer!!! An awesome swim in brutal conditions today. Landed just south of CGN in 12h 14m. Solid effort 🤙💪👊 @RedTopSwim @CSAswimmers
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Sean is flying along. We’ve left the Separation Zone and are now in the NE shipping lane. Wind has lifted and sea deteriorated but we’re still making excellent progress 👌 @RedTopSwim @CSAswimmers
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