Donovan Rebbechi said:You argued that the running 5k was "anaerobic". That was the point I took issue with.
No. That was the point with which you took issue. A Yankee grad student that can't write. Now
there's a surprise.
Quoted message said:FWIW, I didn't think your schedule was all that bad, and it wasn't your schedule I was disputing.
And this is meant to make me happy? Now I'm convinced my schedule is wrong.
Quoted message said:So I think it's a silly argument.
And boy, do you know all about silly arguments...
Quoted message said:I was commenting on your post, not giving advice to the OP.
Well don't bother, for I have neither the time nor the inclination to point out the many technical
and logical faults in your inane and self-congratulatory musings.
Quoted message said:In this case, I call "[censored]".
Of course. It's your standard response when you run out of words which, regrettably, isn't
that often.
Quoted message said:Not only do I *understand* it, through *experience*, I get a refresher on it every week. I'm not
drawing on distant memories of great workouts in the distant past.
Therefore, when offering advice, experience carries no value, currency is all. Donny, you are
verging on the offensive. May I suggest an apology would be appropriate here?
Quoted message said:I've done my track workout in the last week. Have you ?
Why, yes. I have a race this weekend.
Quoted message said:I've done fartlek running before, in groups and alone. I've done a lot of track training, it's been
my primary source of interval work, so I've probably done more track work than some of the more
experienced runners here.
You yourself said track work is "more precise". I'd argue that track work not only gives you
precision, it gives you *structure*. When you go to the track with a watch, the track is simply a
vast, barren, merciless landscape, and the watch is a brutal taskmaster. You can't fool the track
or your watch. That's what makes it so demanding -- the transparency of it all. Track workouts are
just brutal.
You can possibly make fartlek as demanding physiologically, but it doesn't come close mentally.
Donny, you're telling me what I've already written.
Quoted message said:If you don't understand this, go outside and do some track work instead of trolling usenet.
Surely even you can tell the difference between a post and a troll? I made my aims in this thread
perfectly clear in my second post to Paul.
Quoted message said:I'm out there doing the miles, doing my track work, doing my tempos, doing my races week after
week, while you're drawing from distant memories from back in "the good old days" when you felt
more like a winner and less like a has-been.
Oh dear! Perhaps Wobbot was right, you are all hot air, testosterone and a strong right arm.
A 'has-been' I most certainly am, but may I point out two things? Firstly, at least for some portion
of my running career I was 'there', which you most certainly will never be. And secondly, based on
your posted run times, this 'has been' could still comfortably whip your ill-mannered ass over 5k,
10k and 10 miles. Frankly, if I ever find myself in New York, I would consider it a pleasure to
provide you with a lesson in both manners and running. For free, of course.
