Heās a low achiever pal. We dare to dream big and set big goals and while we donāt always achieve those targets weāve a certain set of standards that we donāt dip below. Heās measuring the wind, looking for hills and measuring himself against lower tiers to make himself look betterā¦ Itās a loserās mindset.
I went quicker. My start point was easily 500m back up the road and I was coasting under 5mins/k pace. I was going down a slight incline (yurt) and could see 6 mins pace, wtf!! The 1km beep went off, said 5:30 pace. Timer stopped twice too. Will bring the phone with me the next time. But youāre right, more in me. We go again.
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No, itās every second Saturday. Iāll head back on Sunday and try to do a fast run on the course.
Before laying down the gauntlet next Saturday morning. We may get it livestreamed somehow
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A for fuck sake, I was waiting to hear the good news all day. Itās not meant to be flatty
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Thereās serious training going on for it 
A lad that was behind me the last day was running 400s at 2:48 pace yesterday 
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67 seconds for 400? Thereās days Iād be happy with that pace on the bike
A frank and Walters play list with a mantra of we are cork in the middle of each song could be the difference maker
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No music. A big no no in racing circles.
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You never see a serious runner running with ear phones in
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Whyās that
Its dangerous as you need to be aware of those running near you.
The bone conducting earphones are very good for that
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Theyāre a cunt of a thing if youāre listening to a podcast while running along a main road with traffic. You can never hear a thing
Reason they donāt train with them is they are concentrating. Focused on what they are supposed to be doing. Also donāt race with them so no point training wearing them.
Audible will change your life in ways you never thought possible.
I find the music/podcast is a great distraction from the mental struggles of faster runs
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I never run with earphones.
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I was chatting to an Olympic medalist once who told me the average middle race is not really hard til the last lap or two (depending on distance). The hard part they said is staying mentally engaged to stay out of trouble/watch for moves. It was all flow. It was hard to comprehend really that running can be so effortless at that level. Theyād win or lose a race based on when they went or if they went around at a corner rather than wait for the opening to come naturally.
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