I'm training for the Dundee Marathon. Last night my training partner phoned me up and asked if I wanted to go out training. I did, but I only had half an hour to spare. In that time the only really worthwhile training we could do was a vo2 max run. Now, for me, that means keeping my heart rate between 172 and 186. The conversation at the end of the run, sums up nicely the difference between a software engineer who wants to do a marathon and a
professional athlete. It went something like this...
Val: That was a good run thanks, I had to work quite hard.
Me: I'm gonna puke!
And she's a girl :)