227. Have you peaked with running potential?
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www.run4prs.com Many people get to a place with their running where they feel like they can no longer improve with their running. Often this is due to the law of diminishing returns. It just becomes harder to get the extra edge. You have to increase the load somehow to give your body something new to adapt to. Sometimes when we don’t have enough rest, this is also a problem because we have the stress load but not the recovery part.
What are some signs someone is at their genetic limit
Test your 1 mile time and put it into the vdot calculator
What are some signs you have more potential
Insane stride paces
Inconsistent
Doing the same workouts/training year after year
Not polarizing training
All the little things become that much more important as you want to reach the next level
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Published 11/21/24
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