Re: [RC] [RC] [AERC-Members] Where to start/tools - Truman Prevatt - Erica R. DeVoti
Truman,
As with most perceived conflicts,
we are actually all on the same side. Lest you think otherwise, Lisa had
excellent points and my post was not "dissing" (or "missing") hers in
the least. Consider it an "addendum" :).
To clarify, my point was, in
addition to no one formula for all--"do your rides as you train" (within the
same heartrate parameters). And what I meant by riding alone was
in competition---not necessarily training. (Though I do train alone--not
by choice; and most endurance rides I ride alone--by
choice).
Erica
P.S. I take it
you must be writing facetiously when you asked if I was
running (should I say jogging/limping) my "marathons to win" with a
training schedule as I described! Luckily for my horse, I like riding alot
more than I like running.......
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] [AERC-Members]
Where to start/tools - Truman Prevatt
Erica,
I think you missed Lisa's point. Did you do your
marathons to win? It all depends on your goals and you have to train the
way you plan to run. If you want to run a 2:30 marathon, you can't train by
running 7 minute miles. If you do you won't make it and if you push it you
will probably be sick. That was Lisa's point. If you are happy with a 4 hour
marathon you are fine with your training.
But you are right on about
when you go train you horse you must be focused and riding alone is the best
way to focus I have found. Know what you want to accomplish before you go out,
set your conditioning program for the day and stick to it. IMO riding with
other people only gets in way of effective training.
Cheers Truman
Erica R. DeVoti wrote:
"odd farm" writes: In training, you should be able to judge
what your horse is capable of doing. But if you only ride twice a week, and
your long ride is 15 miles, you can't expect your horse to go out and
compete in a fifty. You really have no idea of what your horse is capable of
doing, or not able to do.
.....you can pick up any training manual
for triathlons and marathons and see, it ain't that easy."
Note: There is noone formula for
all. I have completed the New York City Marathon and am
in training for another. For training for the first marathon, I never
ran more than 10 miles and did not lift weights--I trained three times a
week 2x/5 miles 1x/7 miles. Kept my heart rate in a range that wasn't
stressful during training and the marathon, and completed the marathon with
energy to spare. (Yes, if anyone is contemplating
a marathon YOU CAN DO IT!) For the next
one, my goal is to beat my previous time ( though I was younger
and two children ago, however I have been riding? :)), I will lift and run
speed intervals. Same can be applied to endurance riding. Know
your horses' comfortable working heartrates without stress and keep him in
that zone. Walk if you have to until you are able to trot within his
"zone", and you will most likely complete with a happy horse (of course
terrain must be considered). Stress him out with going faster than you
train and trouble most likely will occur. The best way to keep
him at his training level heart rate is to ride
alone. I cannot underscore this enough. Riding alone
may not be fun for you, but it gives you the best information on your
horse. When and if you choose to race, make sure you have done your
homework with stressing him at home first and know his heartrate "zones" at
the faster levels.
