windwalker
I need an Adventure
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I just had the most amazing weekend. I rode up to Ohio with some good friends, both runners and walkers, kinda like how we are on our sites for Disney lovers. It was fun comparing notes about our training and how similar it is for both runners and walkers.
Today I'm headed out to do speed intervals, 6 X 600m walk sprints with 400m recovery walks in between. Both runners and walkers can get faster by doing speed intervals, you have to train your body to go faster by going faster. This type of workout, since it's high intensity, should only be done once a week.
Tomorrow I'll do a workout where I warm up good then go 4 miles at about 90 percent effort this helps build stamina and strength. This workout I generally do twice a week if time permits since I think that I gain the most from this workout even though it's not as high energy as the interval training.
On Wednesday I do a group training walk with some other race walkers, we generally go from 6 to 10 miles depending on what events we are training for. This workout which varies in intensity builds stamina and endurance. I've found that a 6 to 10 mile weekly fast walk will keep me ready to have good races up to a half marathon.
I'm getting ready to start doing a 12 mile, LSD, long slow distance walk every other week now till the end of december to prepare for the Goofy challenge in January. I've found that if I can walk a strong 12 twice a month I can finish a full marathon strong. This is one place that runners and walkers differ. A runner has to condition their body to tolerate the pounding that comes from running and that requires more distance to season your muscles and joints to withstand the forces that running puts on your body. Walkers to can benefit from longer LSD walks if their schedules permit it.
Racing once or twice a month from a 5K to a half marathon is good for keeping me sharp and motivated to work harder. I have dreams of competing at higher levels of competition and the racing helps to keep that dream alive.
To all my dear friends, walkers and runners alike, we are all brothers and sisters in our quest for wellness through motion. I WISH everyone a super fall training and racing season and hope to see most of you at that gathering of champions and heroes that we call the WDW Marathon weekend in January.
Dave
Today I'm headed out to do speed intervals, 6 X 600m walk sprints with 400m recovery walks in between. Both runners and walkers can get faster by doing speed intervals, you have to train your body to go faster by going faster. This type of workout, since it's high intensity, should only be done once a week.
Tomorrow I'll do a workout where I warm up good then go 4 miles at about 90 percent effort this helps build stamina and strength. This workout I generally do twice a week if time permits since I think that I gain the most from this workout even though it's not as high energy as the interval training.
On Wednesday I do a group training walk with some other race walkers, we generally go from 6 to 10 miles depending on what events we are training for. This workout which varies in intensity builds stamina and endurance. I've found that a 6 to 10 mile weekly fast walk will keep me ready to have good races up to a half marathon.
I'm getting ready to start doing a 12 mile, LSD, long slow distance walk every other week now till the end of december to prepare for the Goofy challenge in January. I've found that if I can walk a strong 12 twice a month I can finish a full marathon strong. This is one place that runners and walkers differ. A runner has to condition their body to tolerate the pounding that comes from running and that requires more distance to season your muscles and joints to withstand the forces that running puts on your body. Walkers to can benefit from longer LSD walks if their schedules permit it.
Racing once or twice a month from a 5K to a half marathon is good for keeping me sharp and motivated to work harder. I have dreams of competing at higher levels of competition and the racing helps to keep that dream alive.
To all my dear friends, walkers and runners alike, we are all brothers and sisters in our quest for wellness through motion. I WISH everyone a super fall training and racing season and hope to see most of you at that gathering of champions and heroes that we call the WDW Marathon weekend in January.
Dave
