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Insane!
Now, while being in awe from that workout, it is a bit easier to realize the greatness of Kipchoge ( or any other elite marathoner, 10-15 minutes more don't change anything ) : he did 26x1mile in 4'38'' each. Without rest. Mind blown!!!

yup. it's so crazy. it's basically alien

kipchoge was once a 3:50 miler so, he has a serious engine.

i imagine the athletes in that video are ~4:15 or so for the mile, i'd be curious though.

just searched the fastest (looking) one on the video, Dhruvil Patel

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/5468193/North_Central_IL/Dhruvil_Patel.html

4:19 for the mile official. I imagine he's a little faster than that now though.

13:58 for the 5k.

dude is crazy fast.. but then "nowhere close" to Kipchoge. It's really nuts.



Patel:





Kipchoge:

I NEED TO GET BETTER AT: 13 mph.

who is Leborn?

wtf? this is insane.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jajxv4IuWZ0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jajxv4IuWZ0</a>

not sure if classifies as "music", but def "hype sounds"... LMFAO.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWoIpDVkOH0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWoIpDVkOH0</a>


hooping music for sure, nice edit:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqbsCU2uFt0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqbsCU2uFt0</a>



<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXsrBVWSbw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPXsrBVWSbw</a>



surprised there's not a big remix to that track. goes hard.

a simple technique i've been using before my speed sessions lately (i've done it before, but not as intense as i'm doing it lately), last 2 weeks or so - when i committed to my speed again:

while i'm warming up, as I start getting closer to "go time", I start telling myself:

"just throw the lob, then go get it"

"just throw the lob"

"then go get it"

"throw the lob"
"throw the lob"
"throw the lob"
"throw the lob"
"throw the lob"

"go get it"

might sound odd but.. the idea is, just let loose.. throw the lob = "let loose", ie, make that shit bounce high as fuck, maybe way outside of your comfort zone, then go get it.

that's how my dunk sessions often ended up.. letting it bouncy at peak or higher vert, then trying to make some magic happen.

so, lately with my speed sessions, i've been equating my "start of the effort" to "throwing the lob".

I really noticed the power of it on that ~4:2x paced 550m a few days ago.. I just kept saying that to myself, over and over, with the idea of going WAY OUTSIDE of my comfort zone, and I just took off like a nutcase. I blew up pretty hard, but that's kind of the point.. It's not easy to blow up. Blowing up is pretty painful. It took a "crazy lob" to get me to start off on that pace, and then I just tried to hold it for as long as possible, whatever it was, and it felt great. That blow up 550m also showed me i'm definitely at or near PR 1km (2:53) level right now. All I really need to do is take the risk and ride it.

also with the lob analogy.. you only have a few really good lobs/max dunks in you.. so it feels like you're at that part of a dunk session where you're peaked and in a position to potentially land something crazy, you just have to let loose and go for it.

maybe that's a "speed runner" mindset though.. I love going fast, just like I loved trying to land a simple hard dunk. Blowing up after a great effort, reminds me of an epic missed dunk. Some of my favorite dunks (of mine and others) are misses. So to me it makes perfect sense.....

i'm up way too late.. way too much adrenaline from tonight's session.

gn!

- run 8.22 km in 40:01

- stretch

tried to keep it relaxed and chill but couldn't slow down past 5:00 pace, ended up at 4:52 average. also there's a guy i've seen once before who runs super hard in a shalwar kameez, kind of interval style. he showed up about 6 km in and would pass me and then slow down and then speed up again when i passed him. i just kept running along steadily until the last lap, when he went to pass me and i took off just to keep pace with him. he smiled and sped up, and i sped up, and we sprinted for a bit, and then i went too fast for too long and he got tired. i gave him a thumbs-up over the shoulder as he slowed to a walk and i kept going. it was fun.

hah that's cool.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlumQSRKNk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FlumQSRKNk</a>