There are so many different things that runners need to work on. It will all depend on what type of running you desire to do. If you are only doing short distances endurance training and speed training looks very different than if you are preparing for a marathon.
Speed training sessions will depend on the type of running you do as well. For me, I don't do a lot of speed training right now. Mine isn't broken up into short sprints or fartleks. What I am doing is working on increasing my base speed. I want my slowest speed to improve so that over the long run I will get a better time and have more endurance.
I'm thinking that life is more like marathon training. Yeah, those little situations that pop up here and there that do need to be dealt with; those are like a 5K - here and then a blast and they are gone. But then there are the "big" things we have to deal with in life. They don't go away in a day, a week, months and sometimes even years. Those are life's marathons and we have to have some spiritual strength to endure!
Rest is a part of training no matter what type of runner you are. There are a few who run every day (the real runners!) But even if they run every single day they do not do the very long distances every day. They change up their routine so that key muscle groups can rest. Speed work is one day, hills may be another and the long run is usually mixed in a week's training as well.
In the Christian life we need to be able to handle the small stuff, the day to day stuff. But we have to cultivate faithfulness and endurance for the big stuff too! I must say that the Word is adequate for it all. There is a scripture to help deal with all of life's situations! But we gotta get in there, dig around and pul it in our heart. For two reasons really 1- so that we do not sin against God and 2 - so we can finish the race and fight the good fight of faith!
Speed training sessions will depend on the type of running you do as well. For me, I don't do a lot of speed training right now. Mine isn't broken up into short sprints or fartleks. What I am doing is working on increasing my base speed. I want my slowest speed to improve so that over the long run I will get a better time and have more endurance.
I'm thinking that life is more like marathon training. Yeah, those little situations that pop up here and there that do need to be dealt with; those are like a 5K - here and then a blast and they are gone. But then there are the "big" things we have to deal with in life. They don't go away in a day, a week, months and sometimes even years. Those are life's marathons and we have to have some spiritual strength to endure!
Rest is a part of training no matter what type of runner you are. There are a few who run every day (the real runners!) But even if they run every single day they do not do the very long distances every day. They change up their routine so that key muscle groups can rest. Speed work is one day, hills may be another and the long run is usually mixed in a week's training as well.
In the Christian life we need to be able to handle the small stuff, the day to day stuff. But we have to cultivate faithfulness and endurance for the big stuff too! I must say that the Word is adequate for it all. There is a scripture to help deal with all of life's situations! But we gotta get in there, dig around and pul it in our heart. For two reasons really 1- so that we do not sin against God and 2 - so we can finish the race and fight the good fight of faith!
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