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9 Replies Last post: Feb 13, 2006 11:07 AM by runrgrl1

shortlegs

15 posts since
Mar 4, 2005

Feb 7, 2006 9:30 PM

how have u tested your true potential?

this morning i ran 6.06km in 33minutes

not record breaking by any means,but the second fastest time i have run this course

sometimes,i think that the pace u set yourself is not only based on your training and ability-but also your confidence

iam not the most confident runner-even tho i day dream about running in an olympic marathon....

.....me and haile...crossing the line together.... (if u are going to day dream make it a good one i say)

have u discovered your potential? and do u keep testing yourself?

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mbannon

1,814 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

1. Feb 7, 2006 10:12 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

Discovered my potential? Dunno. But I can tell you that I test the boundaries every now and then. And not just in running, either. I've pushed myself in every sport I've ever tried, which is quite a few. What's the point of doing all this if you never find out how much progress you've made or what you're capable of?

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mr.bill

339 posts since
Jul 11, 2007

2. Feb 7, 2006 11:36 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

I enjoy testing my running boundaries. I usually surprise myself.... I run a lot of local races and always try to do better. I try to leave everything on the race course. In other words, I make sure I am spent by the time I cross the finish line.

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DanQ040

123 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

3. Feb 8, 2006 3:12 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

I'm sure that there are things in my training, diet etc. that I could always improve upon.

But like mr. bill, when I run a race, I always try to run to the best of my ability, whatever that happens to be on race day.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I run as hard as I can.

I just don't always get there as fast as I'd like to.

HDH

335 posts since
Aug 19, 2007

4. Feb 8, 2006 3:59 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

Deflection test.... developed by a cyclist but applicable to runners. It can be done on track or treadmill. It involves a good 15-20 min warm up.

Run a quarter mile at a particular pace and measure your heart rate for the final few yards. Do the next quarter at a faster pace, measure HR, and continue to collect data points of pace and HR.

You run to exhaustion then plot Pace vs HR and if done properly, you will see a straight line through your aerobic zone then a deflection in the graph at the point you reach lactic threshold.

shortlegs

15 posts since
Mar 4, 2005

5. Feb 8, 2006 10:42 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by henrydavidhall:
Deflection test.... developed by a cyclist but applicable to runners. It can be done on track or treadmill. It involves a good 15-20 min warm up.

Run a quarter mile at a particular pace and measure your heart rate for the final few yards. Do the next quarter at a faster pace, measure HR, and continue to collect data points of pace and HR.

You run to exhaustion then plot Pace vs HR and if done properly, you will see a straight line through your aerobic zone then a deflection in the graph at the point you reach lactic threshold.<HR>

:-O

i feel a spreadsheet coming on

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AlaMichele

75 posts since
Jul 1, 2005

6. Feb 9, 2006 9:28 AM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

I'm still setting PRs so I think I'm still pushing the limits of my abilities. I plan to keep trying.

amadpetko

71 posts since
Oct 27, 2004

7. Feb 10, 2006 12:43 AM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

Each race and workout is a test of my potential, but very few races are a real test of the absolute fastest I can go. Some test my ability to use specific racing strategies, others for team tactics. Somtimes workouts are mental tests that are used to boost confidence. Time trials serve a similar purpose.

Through high school I was just trying to be "good" as I was one of the slower guys on the team. My first two years in college, I have realized were spent trying to live up to my dad's running career. Turns out that I had far surpassed what he ever did, but didn't know that. Last XC season I lived from race to race, trying to stay on the traveling team, and salvage the season after a summer stress fracture. I ran at conference, but missed the team to regionals. I still believe I would have been in our top five had I run at regionals. After the season I took a sub-max vO2max treadmill test that pointed to a pretty high vO2max. Since then I have decided that I want to surpass the ability that my vO2max predicts for me. I am well on my way, and I am probably in the best shape of my life, but I know there is a lot farther that I can go.

badlands slug

10 posts since
Sep 3, 2005

8. Feb 12, 2006 9:33 PM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

In the past year I have hiked farther and faster while carrying more that I ever have before. My favorite climbing route doesn't leave me exhausted after one time up it. In fact, I did it twice in a row this summer and was still ready for more when I packed it in at the end of the day. Have I tested my limits? I don't think so. But I sure have expanded them.

runrgrl1

237 posts since
May 16, 2002

9. Feb 13, 2006 11:07 AM

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Re: how have u tested your true potential?

I am always testing my potential. I'm 45 and have been running for 10 years, but I still think I have some PRs left in me. I'm going to train smarter this year, making the most of my miles, and hopefully have my best year so far.

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