Getting Out of a Rut
The worried runner's plateau survival guide
By Duncan Larkin
As featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times Magazine
Every runner hits a plateau.
This is worth writing again, because if you're reading this and you're stuck waiting for that elusive breakthrough, no matter how long you've been there, you are not alone.
Again, every runner hits a plateau. We all do.
Let's first turn to the pros for solace. Two years ago, Morgan Uceny, who dominated the 1500m in the Diamond League last year and ran a world-leading 4:00.06, finished sixth at the U.S. outdoor championships in the 800m event. The best she could manage in the 1500m that year was 9 long seconds slower than her 2011 best. Still not convinced that everyone struggles with plateaus? How about the tale of Scott Bauhs at last year's U.S. outdoor championships? After going through what he called "growing pains" in 2010 (an atrocious 13th-place showing in the 10,000m final at the U.S. championships, where he ran more than 2 minutes slower than his PR), Bauhs found his stride this year, kicking into third place to make the U.S. 10,000m squad for the world championships in South Korea (where he finished 14th).
There are plenty of other examples out there.
So if you're reading this article, you're like every runner at some point; you're stuck at a plateau.
What do you do?
Read on here<http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=24826>.
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