Marathon Training Thread - Week Ending 2/13

Next Known Race: Cox Providence Half (5/1)

Goal: 1:11:xx

M - 14

T - 10.5

W - 14

T - 10.5

F - 14

S - 10.5

S - 18

Total ~91

Just doing distance right now

mlbfan24 wrote:

Also, I have a question for anyone who's run Boston in the past. I didn't qualify (I'm running for a charity) and I emailed them letting them know what my planned marathon pace will be. They said they cannot place me with qualified runners since I haven't qualified, so I emailed them back with my 3:26 marathon from October (I "trained" for 3 weeks after taking 2 years off and blew up at 18...ran a 63:00 last 10k) and it looks like they might at least place me in the back of the first wave. How long will it take me to cross the line and will I be able to run my normal pace or will I have to wait a few miles?

Now it looks like they will be placing me behind ALL qualified runners since I don't have a qualifying time. I guess I'll be in the 2nd wave then? Does anyone know of a way to get around this? I'll be jogging out there behind thousands of people.

mlbfan24 - Maybe the friends you know are some that I know. I have heard of quite a few very good contenders for this years naia marathon. I think it will be much faster than previous years and hopefully I am able to be up there in the pack with a fighting chance. But I have no experience in longer distances so its just hope right now.

Goodluck on your situation with Boston!

Goal Race: Pittsburgh Marathon 5/15/2011

Goal Time: Sub-2:42

Took a break from this thread last week, but here is this week ending on the 14th.

Monday: 10 Easy

Tuesday: 11 easy

Wednesday: 9 miles progressive on the treadmill

Thursday: 12 miles medium long run

Friday: 10 miles

Saturday: 8 miles, super easy on trails

Sunday: 18 (Half marathon race in 1:14:08) 2 w/u and 3 c/d

Total: 78 miles

Solid week of mileage with a huge half-marathon PR on Sunday. Went out hard and finished strong to drop my previous best time down from 1:15:57. Got a solid cool down in to get the Sunday mileage in. Felt great to get a good race in and looking forward to keeping the momentum rolling into the next couple months of training. Keep up the good work guys-training looks awesome.

pablo - Yeah, the marathon will just be a good training run. He is using it to try to qualify for the Paralympics in London. I will ease into and out of it without tapering or having a break. Last year I ran 17:20, 76:20, 2:38:31 throughout the year. I am going to try for 16 mid to high. It will be about 85degrees and the marathon is still 19 weeks away so it is more for enjoyment, training and interest rather than a specific run to see if I am in shape for 2:35. I am definitely not in 2:35 shape at the moment but I think I am in a good position to start getting ready for it. This thread is helping. Thanks for the vote of confidence! I'll go out at 16:30 pace.

Pablo - thanks, it's a real pleasure to be running a few miles again. Thinking about a 10k in March and a 1/2M in April. Figure if I can get on the right side of 75 mins by then, then there is a shot at trying to nail down the time I'm after in Berlin in September. Looking forward to seeing you nail down some scary quick times as the year unfolds.

Oz - That's a great thing you're doing, much respect.