50+ Masters Training and Racing Open Forum

53 miles for the week.

Lots of rain and windy weather here in Texas last week influencing running plans.

Long run of 10 miles @ 6:50 pace. Good workout of 3K in 10:25, which was better than expected, so happy with it.

Other runs around around 7:00-7:40 pace.

Half marathon, and longer season is over for me in Texas. Just too tough with increased temperatures and humidity until November now. I try to focus on 10K and below for the near future.

Good luck to any who will be doing Boston coming up soon.

I ran the Carlsbad 5k this morning and am satisfied with my modest 23:43 (7:36/mi), 2nd 75-79 effort. I was coming into the race a couple of days after finishing 2 days of IV antibiotics and steroid followed by 10 days of oral antibiotics and Prednisone for a throat infection that started up at the end of a week of sore throat virus. Needless to say, that was less than ideal race preparation. On the good side, I am now 100% healthy and have a baseline for my training.

I got a chance to say hello to Igy, who was back at the race after about a two decade hiatus.

Good running to all!

Nice race old guy II. I was in Southern California for a burial at sea of parents and brother. Also to visit friends including Joe Douglas my coach at the Santa Monica Track Club. This was a trip planned in 2020 interrupted by Covid and family obligations.

As for me I am content with my 31:31 10:08/mile for 24 out of 48 70-74. Old guy II correctly pointed out the last half of the race was the opposite of the slightly downhill start, and of course I did not let off the pedal. Improved on my race effort of last month, with more training and confidence I can improve.

Good racing amkelley, and others.

Igy

Igy,

Congrats! Wow, 48 guys in the 70-74 is a great turnout. I knew Carlsbad is a big deal race but I didn't realize how big.

For comparison, my half-marathon yesterday had only 7 finishers in M70-74 (won in 1:56 high) and only 9 finishers in my F65-69, with second place 15 minutes behind me.

And congrats to OGII on a very fine race, particularly given your less than ideal preparation.

Thanks. Last month I was 2nd in the 70+ Age Group in a Boise race, there were only two competitors. :-)

52 miles for the week.

Long run for the week of 8 miles @ sub 6:25. Nice hills throughout the run made it a challenge. When I started running 45 years ago, hills were a constant, based on where I lived. Back then, never did speed work, just benefited from the hill running to carry through racing. Recently found a great 6-mile loop with challenging short&steep hills, as well as a long grind. Try to run it regularly, as much for the mental as well as the physical benefits.

Ran a time trial 1600 for a team I'm on. First 1600 for the year, and was happy with 5:11.

Already getting into weather where I need to carry water on the runs. 90 for a high today, and humidity is rising so need to adapt. Use the 'dewme" app as an estimate of the adjustments for weather. I think it over-compensates, but it's helpful to keep motivated when dew points get into the 60s and above.

sounds like your training is going great! 90 and humid in mid-April -- challenging conditions to say the least. Cool/windy/rainy most of this week in DC as I gradually increase back toward normal training and continue PT for hamstring. Bit of a relief to just forget about goals/deadlines/target races for the moment and instead try to make incremental progress and figure I'll race when I'm ready rather than insist on being ready at a set date.

Have a great week,

Dave

41.9 miles for the week, with most of that being a marathon. I still like to write all my runs down, and I always put down 26.2 for a marathon, even if my watch shows more. Probably doesn't make sense. Trained and fueled better than my last marathon. Felt pretty good well into the race, so picked up the pace some later in the race. One minor goal for the year was to finish better than 97% of runners my age according to Running Level, 3:47:13 at my age. So got that. I have not signed up for another marathon yet, I need to get going on that because once in a while one I might want to do fills up before I make up my mind if I want to do it or not.

81-82° 20% humidity, 4-5mph N wind

Warmup, 3x100 strides

400- 300-200 w 60 sec. Rest between each: 68.40, 51.22, 32.88. 4 & 3 finished into slight headwind. 5 min rest. 2x300 negatives w/90 rest- 150m splits. 27.80/23.79- (51.59) 27.50/24.42 (51.92)

5 min.rest

3x110m 16.50, 15.68, 15.33. 1/4 mile cooldown and added a 200m for fun. 30.41

Decent workout for my advanced age.

Nice job on the marathon, Kind of Old!

Texas runner, you've reminded me of how happy I am to live in California. We've gotten some afternoon highs in the 80s but first thing in the morning, when I do my runs, it's still in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Delightful running weather.

dhaaga, sounds like the rehab is coming along well.

I ran 49 miles for the week following my satisfying half-marathon, with my longest run a very good 10.8 miler. I did have a plan to try stretching out the long run to 14 miles or so on Easter, which conveniently comes the day before the Boston Marathon, giving me a good excuse to mostly watch the race on TV instead of running much on Monday morning. However, yesterday after my long run I started sniffling, and today I definitely feel like I'm coming down with the cold my husband had last week. So the upcoming week may be a down week for me.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy week.

hi fellow runner,

Last week was a down week with 2 days off to wither a cold.

This week:

Mo 12 km incl 5x150m

Tu 12 km incl 11x1 min on/off

We 12 km incl. 3x150m, 3x50m

Th 12 km incl 4.8 km tempo

Fr 12 km incl 8x100m

Sa 40 min recovery

Su 12 km incl 8x330m / 3:30 min jog

Beatiful spring, flowers, tchirping birds, fresh leaves... good running wherever you are!

300m to prep. 51.00
2x 4x200

Set 1 :45rests 34.35 average 7:00 rest
Set 2 1:00 rests 33.99 average
2x 110m walk back 16.51, 15.36
200m add on 30.05

Up to 60 last month, age not miles....25 a week if not limping too much. Ran 536 mile and 1830 3 mile by myself about 2 months ago, then flu which knocked me pretty hard the last 6 weeks. I don't race (maybe once every couple of years) but still like to do intervals. I don't know why nor do I ask myself but this forum at least let's me know I'm not the only "needs help" person. Best to all.

I'm pretty much recovered from my last marathon, looking into what to do next. I will sign up for some shorter races and another marathon soon.

For the week:

44.6 miles running 2x lifting weights 2x Planet Fitness

Happy Easter.

Not bad at age 60! I was in my late 30s when I could last hit those times.

I picked up my husband's cold last week. It never amounted to much more than a runny, itchy nose and ten years ago I would have just trained through it, but I'm being more careful now. I also figured I was due for an easy week anyway, having been hitting it pretty hard since the start of the year. So I took Monday and Tuesday completely off and Wednesday short and easy, and finished the week with 35 miles.

Next week may be fairly low mileage as well because Thursday and Friday I have all-day Zoom meetings based on the east coast, for which I have to be sitting in front of my screen alert and presentable-looking starting at 6:50 am. And of course tomorrow is the Boston Marathon, which starts around 6:30 on the west coast, but I don't mind missing the first part of the race while I'm out running.

Happy and healthy running to all!

Greetings!

This spring, weather pendulum shows a record amplitude here. It was unusually warm in the end of March, so I ran in shorts and a t-shirt a few times that never happened before. Then came an invasion of extremely cold air from the Arctic bringing 6-8 inches of snow and staying for a whole week with temperatures below zero C (sub 30 F), so it was possible to re-open an XC-ski season (but I did not). A week ago, some city races were cancelled because it was difficult to arrange for logistics (water/food stations, etc.) on sidewalks as all the snow was removed there from roads. Then everything changed again in a day or two, and we have got 75+F since Thu. So, my yesterday's 10K race was in perfect conditions (I am not very sensitive to heat, and 78F during the race did not bother me, at least mentally).

Was not in a good shape because during the cold period I caught cold with earache and cystitis (did not dress properly...) and had to take antibiotics for some days.

Did not intend to run all out, the plan was to maintain a HM pace with the goal to be able to say in the end "I can continue for another 10K at this pace, for sure". After the start joined a group with a pacemaker with 4:15/km on his flag, which (I thought) was current HM pace. But the pacemaker started running considerably faster because there were no km marks on the road and also satellite navigation systems do not work properly in the area. I was telling this to him enroute, but he only understood it after we closed the first 5K loop at 20:30-20:35 (4:06-4:07/km pace). So, my plan was ruined as I obviously went above my LT HR bar. Therefore, I decided not to slow down (neither speed up) and continue at the same pace. So, finished at 41:03. It was too slow for a 10K and obviously too fast for a HM in my current shape. Won my age group (65-69) but there was really no competition at this regional race (most of the fast guys live in other regions).

As for the week, it was a low-profile one for me. Only about 5.5 hours of training (running and elliptical).

Happy and injury-free running to all!

Happy Easter to all!

Proftrain1: welcome to 60+, sounds like you are running well.

Orient: 41:03 at 65+ sounds pretty competitive!

I had another 52 mile week. Longest day was about 8.5, so every day was about the same distance, as I try to get a run in every week.

Ran a good 10K during the week in hilly and windy (17 mph) conditions, with the back 5K much faster than the front as I headed into the wind to start. Also ran another 3K time trial by myself, and was able to get my time down a little, and actually felt very good on the last mile. I ran the 3K splitting it up into 1000m, 100m, and 1900m. No break, although I let myself "relax" a little on the 100m float. Its more a mental break than anything else, but I find that it gives me enough of a change, that I can push again after the 100m float.

Greetings!

My week was rather low profile, except for the weekend. Only 3 hours of training Mon-Fri.

Sat: Ran a short (5.35 km, approx. 3.3+ miles), but very hilly trail. 200+ m (about 700 ft) total climb. A 12+ km course would suit me better, but the elevation gain was 1700 ft there, and I am not yet ready for hills and mountains. Also, felt not 100% OK, caught a slight cold earlier this week. And the weather was bad: cold heavy rain, some downhill segments were very slippery. Trail shoes (used Saucony Endorphin Trail) helped a lot, but they were not fast. However, the race went well, and I finished 10th of some 150 and 2nd in the age group 45+ (though will turn 67 soon). Time was 26:17, but it does not say anything in trail running.

Today continued running in the mountains: 1 hour easy/moderate in the morning and 35 min on an elliptical at 5 p.m.

Happy and injury-free running to all!

trail race in heavy rain sounds like an adventure. nice going!

Uneventful week for me as I keep up with physical therapy for hamstring and gradually increase distance of my almost entirely slow running.

I did get my grades in on time (36 years as a teacher down, 4 to go, so under 200 meters left if I think of faculty career as a mile), and I handed out 89 finisher tokens at a parkrun yesterday ALL in the correct order, so there's that.

have a great week,

Dave