I've worked up slowly to regular 20mile + runs but this has just been at a slow and steady pace, usually hovering around the 10mm - 11mm.
I'm in my 50's so I'm not expecting to run a 6mm pace but would like to improve on the base i have.
I feel that continually running slow is playing havoc on my flexibility, everything is just tightening up and i don't feel I'm getting any stronger.
I do a lot of hill repeats, and over shorter distances i can maintain 8mm, it's the longer distances where i lack the endurance and seem to be stuck in a rut.
Because of my lack of flexibility atm I'm wary of fartlek sessions or sprinting in general, i just know it's a recipe for injury.
Any advice would be welcome, I'm not really a technical type of runner, i just go by how i feel. I've got at least one ultra on my bucket list, and the heart to train for it but i just feel a bit lost with it all.
Any advice would be welcome.
I'm in my 50's so I'm not expecting to run a 6mm pace but would like to improve on the base i have.
I feel that continually running slow is playing havoc on my flexibility, everything is just tightening up and i don't feel I'm getting any stronger.
I do a lot of hill repeats, and over shorter distances i can maintain 8mm, it's the longer distances where i lack the endurance and seem to be stuck in a rut.
Because of my lack of flexibility atm I'm wary of fartlek sessions or sprinting in general, i just know it's a recipe for injury.
Any advice would be welcome, I'm not really a technical type of runner, i just go by how i feel. I've got at least one ultra on my bucket list, and the heart to train for it but i just feel a bit lost with it all.
Any advice would be welcome.