a dilemna...

as i was reading the report from the previous vo2 max test i did, i realised that this summer i have a dilemna to think about with regards to my training. do i bring it nore in to line with the events i train for in the winter or do i opt for the extra speed. at the moment i am more inclined to think that by bringing it into line with what i do in the summer my running will benefit more. so that means that 800 and 400 meter races will be out the window and that 100 meter pb hopefully wont be being revised this summer. the reason why i have raised this issue is that if i incorporated more structure and specificity in to my training it will benefit more and i will become a better runner for it. this will mean having to curb my natural instincts and rather than just running how i feel it will mean having to follow a structured programme of sessions. another reason why i am bringing up the old horse chestnut of what distances i am best suited to again is because of the one real problem i suffer from as an athlete-speed endurance. looking back at my training history over the past couple of years it has become quite apparent that what i have done in the winter and what i have done in the summer are poles apart in terms af the physiological demands that they have placed on me and my running has suffered as a result. the only way for me to improve speed endurance is for me to do sessions that concentrate on running fast for long periods of time as opposed to just fast or endurance related training. i shall certainly be consulting mike about this and about what distaances he thinks i should be training for when we meet tonight at aztec west, for our mile reps session and see what his recommendations (or observations as he likes to call them) are on this issue, which is some thing that fundamentally needs to be addressed if i am to maximise my potentioal as a distance runner

tonight will be the last session before the race on saturday, a 10k around bute park in cardiff, not sure what the course is like but the could be some problems with transport because of the wales v scotland match at the milleniums stadium, some thing that i comletely overlooked when i booked my race entry. the main problem is that they often put queing systems in place at temple meads station in bristol when there are events at the millenium stadium and it wouldn't be an ideal situation if this were to interfere with my travle arrangements. but for the moment i just wanna get tonight out of the way