Masters Weekend Races and Runs

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Dave

[quote]nyloco wrote:

Greetings,

chefdrp - nice time in the 8k! I thought about running, but I only have a few more opportunities for long runs before Boston.

Thanks. I ran a 5k in some big wind last weekend in 17:17. 3rd overall. So you are running Boston? I qualified but want to get 2 more small marathons under my belt first. I want to learn a little more about the marathon and get a good time before going down to Boston with the masses of people. Are you gonna do Utica again?

Happy Sunday everybody. Nice running folks, and congrats to the fast Pete!

This was a very solid week for me. Indoors ended last weekend and I've changed gears, aiming for a half marathon on 20 April. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the longer workouts came off this week. It's like I've reached a new level of fitness. The week was ~ 72 miles, including 5k + 3k + 2k w/800/400j a little faster than HM pace on Tuesday, and then 6 x 1k + 2k (was supposed to be 6-8 x 1k, but I felt so great at 6 that I put the last two together) w/75s rest somewhere between 5k and 10k pace on Friday.

Have a great week, everyone!

Greetings from Palm Springs. What a shock to this pasty pale white boy from Michigan. Have not recovered from my pacing duty for one of my runners at AT & T Austin marathon 2 weeks ago. Legs are still heavy and flat. Wanted to run 18 miles but managed 12. Rest of week was all easy. Hopefully next week will be better

chefdrp,I think Boston will be the first and last marathon I have truly trained for. I ran it in 2006 on sheer VO2 max and low miles, and both are higher now. But my goal is to run a fairly conservative pace based on training and my HM times and go sub 3. After that, I'll refocus on shorter 5-10k and XC, which should be easier on my body. I also don't deal that well with dehydration, so I don't think marathons are my cup of tea. But anyway, we have a bunch of runners from my area running, so it should be fun.I'll be at the Boilermaker this year. It's hard to resist a race that "hurts so good."

chefdrp wrote:

[quote]nyloco wrote:

Thanks. I ran a 5k in some big wind last weekend in 17:17. 3rd overall. So you are running Boston? I qualified but want to get 2 more small marathons under my belt first. I want to learn a little more about the marathon and get a good time before going down to Boston with the masses of people. Are you gonna do Utica again?

well, training went pretty well. managed 62 miles this week and two motos of motocross on saturday and sunday :)

tough to mix the two but what can you do.

did nice 3x300, 2x300, 1x300 on wednesday and a 6.6 mile tempo on saturday.

running my first 1500 of the year saturday at ben brown so we will see what happens!

nice run SoCalPete!

very impressive for Paul as well. I am with Skin on this one, i hope i can walk, forget run fast, when i am 60+ :)

Good stuff coming in from y'all.

I just watched the "Simplot games" on local TV. Great indoor high school track and field action from Pocatello, Idaho. 3 hours coverage, very nicely done. I really enjoy hearing what the young folk have to say when interviewed, inspiring and simply honest, plus some all out great races. Go youth!

Came down with my first injury in a long while.. a show stopper and a first time problem. Injury and the possibility of a slow (age graded) recovery can be difficult as most of us know. Luckily we are wiser and able to put it in context and not go too far to the dark side. Yea...well... maybe sort of. This injury instance:

Right knee pain very bad while trying to run, then pain while walking, biking, sitting, sleeping (or trying to).. namely all the time! I think it was new shoes combined with increase in intensity. Not a traumatic sudden thing, but there it was last Monday morning. Yes some dark doubtful moments, now it seems to have suddenly gone away after an excellent therapy session Friday (thanks Kevin).

Monday: off.

Tuesday: off.

Wed: limped a couple of minutes, abort.

Thurday: strength work, 30 minutes "aqua jogging"

Friday: 50 minutes "aqua jog", therapy.

Saturday: 3x1 mile 10 min., 9 min., 10 min. all o.k.

Sunday: 1 hour @ 9 minute pace or slower. no problems.

Fingers crossed, still fit, hoping to make it to indoor nationals in one piece. After seeing that blue Boston track on TV last weekend, sure would love to run there once again.

Easy does it for now...

Cheers

Congrats on some good races everyone!

No racing here, though I did attempt an actual speed workout, to try to get some turnover back. I did 8 * 200 in 34 seconds, or about the same speed SoCal Pete ran his 3000 :-). It was hard! And my hamstrings and quads were still somewhat sore today, 3 days later! My hat's off to Pete!

Other than that, I'm continuing to build my endurance and stamina: 119 total miles with 2 doubles, and one short and one medium tempo in addition to the turnover workout.

This was the 4th straight 100+ week, so this coming week I'm backing off to let my body recover and catch up a bit.

Have a great week,

Maurits

Ran the Snake River Canyon Half Marathon on Saturday. My hamstrings were still a bit sore from doing accelerators after my run on Wednesday, but they didn't seem to bother me.

It's an out and back course, I hit the turnaround in 38:28, but at the turnaround found myself facing nasty wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph and being in 'no man's land' with no one to draft off of most of the way back. I faltered miserably and finished in 1:22:18. Still fast enough to win the 40-44 age group, but only 18th overall. I still cant believe that the winner ran 1:10 and change. That wind had to be worth at least two minutes !

Just finished reading 'Again to Carthage' too. No where near as good as 'Once A Runner' (too much talk about fishing and snorkeling and other stuff), but a decent read nonetheless.

Looks like some fast times over the weekend. Good job.

Another 5 hours on the elliptical this past week. I go back to the Doc this Wednesday and am hoping to be cleared for running. It'll be 48 days at that point. PT has been going well.

This weekend is my boy's state wrestling tournament, which means 3 days in Winnemucca, NV. Oh, what fun. It's a town of a couple thousand folks 3 hours from anywhere. The things we do for our kids.

JM

Nikeman, nice job,

I wish I could have run. I am still banged up from my 1/2 marathon two weeks ago. Just when I think I am about to turn the corner and be able to train full time my body says no.

I seem to be able to run as long as I go slow. I will try and do a long run on Tuesday.

I've been laying low since my marathon last December. Now the season gets under way.

First solid race of the year yesterday. 5 miles in 27:04. Course was out and back with the out being downhill. At three miles on the way back I was 15:47, figured with the upcoming hills I should still be able to run 11 minutes and finish under 27. It was a little harder than I expected. Still, 2nd masters and a time which was 20 seconds faster than last year.

Two solid workouts last week with 20 X 400 w/200 jog between VO2 and 10K pace on Tuesday and a 3 mile tempo Thursday at 5:35 pace. Didn't feel like those workouts really had any lasting effects on me.

Recovery for a few days and then two workouts and a nice long run. Fitness feels like it is starting to come back around.

Are they good for an 800? Steeple? or are the Lanangs the best for the ST?

A couple of notable Masters performances in Edmonton, AB, Canada

Barry Dargie M63 5:01 1500m and 2:26 800m

Shawn Muldrew M43 2:00.50 in the 800m and 4:10 in the 1500m

There's a few fast old guys here in the Great White North

Sum Ran Dum Guy wrote: A couple of notable Masters performances in Edmonton, AB, Canada

Oh yeah....? I'll see your Dargie and Muldrew and raise you a Lawson. :-)

I was scanning the Nova Scotia indoor rankings and stumbled across these two results, which are on par with some of the fastest guys in this thread:

Peter Lawson, 1968

300 - 36.4h

600 - 1:22.8h

Both times run this year in Halifax. Not sure if he's 40 yet, but if not I gather he will be this year.

Recovering from last weekend's Mardi Gras Marathon. Legs not feeling very good--ran 4 on Sat and 9 on Sunday--unfortunately feels like a bit of tendinitis developing in my knee so will back off for a few more days and see how it feels. Hope everyone's training goes well.

Run,

How's the Lincoln training going?

Lincoln training is not going very well.

I ran 1:18:28 at the Austin half which was very hilly and have not run much since. My left knee is bothering me.

Up to that point my training was going ok with some good long runs (mainly in the snow).

I am taking it easy for a while hoping the knee calms down so I can train a little at the end of March and into April.

Didn't run this weekend, but did the 50k Tour of Anchorage ski race. Completed the course in 2:29 (that's 4:48 per mile). Not world class by a long shot (those guys go under 4:10 mile) but good enough for a hard fought 2nd in the 45-49 AG, and 3rd for 40+.

One more month of skiing, with running ~3X/week, before transforming back into running more or less full time.

Nevertheless--got a little bit of online coverage for the winning the local snowshoe running series:

http://www.snowshoemag.com/view_content.cfm?content_id=387&printable=1

I really enjoy the snowshoe running--it's a fun break from skiing and keeps running enjoyable during the long winter.