Marathon Training Thread - Week Ending 4/18

Right on Pablo, you're going to kill it. I'll see you and everyone else that I can catch on the course somewhere around mile 22.

Ak, you'll be right with my wife. See you out there! Good luck guys. Posting at the apple store on an iPad. Cool gadget.

Ak, you'll be right with my wife. See you out there! Good luck guys. Posting at the apple store on an iPad. Cool gadget.

Ak, you'll be right with my wife. See you out there! Good luck guys. Posting at the apple store on an iPad. Cool gadget.

Go get it, guys!! You've been training long and hard for it! Good luck!!

Very best of luck everyone, hope you all have a brilliant race.

Goal Race: Boston

Goal Time: 2:59:59

M: 5.5 easy

T: 6 moderate

W: 5 easy

Th: 7 w/ 2 @ MP (6:41, 6:41)

F: 5.5 easy (miles 15.5 to 13.5 on the course)

Sa: Off

Su: 4 easy

Hope everyone has a great time...weather looks pretty darn nice!

Bib #1570

good luck pablo!

Marathon - New Jersey Shore Marathon - 5/2/10

Goal: 2:59

Good luck to all the guys running Boston! You'll do well..... This is what I did this week:

Monday: P.M - 1:15:35

15:00 easy +

10X1:00 fast @ the 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th and 60th minutes mark/recovery = 4:00 easy +

15:00 easy

Tuesday - A.M - 46:37 easy / P.M - 1:01:39 easy

Wednesday - P.M - 20:00 w/up +

track 10X1 mile

(6:47,6:48,6:48,6:43,6:41,6:38,6:39,6:36,6:31,6:31) recovery = 200 meters = 100 meters/walk + 100 meters/easy jog +

5:00 c/d

Thursday - A.M - 34:51 easy / P.M - 1:07:03 easy

Friday - P.M - 59:10 easy

Saturday - A.M - Long Run - 2:04:22 easy

Sunday - REST

Good luck at Boston.

Goal Race: Grandmas

Goal Time: 2:55ish

I've not posted on this thread before but have followed it for a while. I really have no idea how fast I can run a marathon as I've never run one, nor have I even run a half marathon. I'm shooting for 6:40s right now, but that may change as I get some longer runs in.

M - 10.4 miles with 5x800 hills

T - 7.6 miles easy

W - 7.7 miles easy

R - 7.2 miles with 20min @ 5:45-50 pace

F - 6.6 miles easy

S - 13.7 miles in 86:51, last 10.6 @ 6:02 pace

S - 7.2 miles easy

Weekly total: 60 miles

Good luck guys! Pablo, what is your bib number?

Goal race: Boston

Goal time: 2:45

Mon: 6.6 easy

Tue: Off

Wed: 4 mile warmup, 3 miles continuous (on a 440 yard track) with first 880 at goal MP and each successive one 4 seconds faster than the previous. Splits were 3:01, 2:58, 2:56, 2:49, 2:45, 2:37. 1 mile cooldown

Thu: 5.1 easy

Fri: 5.7 easy

Sat: Off

Sun: 4.8 easy

Total: 30.3 miles

All in all this was a good buildup but I petered out towards the end. Still I think a 2:45 should actually be relatively easy unless I go out too hard.

If anyone is interested I'm wearing bib #1431. I'll be wearing a gold (and black) singlet that says "Somerville Road Runners". There are many people in my club wearing our singlet though. The fastest one should break 2:30

Race: Indy Mini

Goal: sub-1:08

M - 15 miles w/ 8 miles tempo (5:26, 5:22, 5:22, 5:20, 5:16, 5:10, 5:06, 4:59 - 42:07 total)

T - 10.5 miles easy

W - AM: 5.5 miles easy PM: 12 miles easy

R - 10 miles w/ 200, 400, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400, 200, 200 (:29, 1:06, 2:20, 3:35, 4:48, 3:33, 2:17, 1:03, :30, :29), rest - 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 2:30, 2:00, 1:30, 1:00

F - 12 miles easy

Sa - 16 miles @ 6:25 pace

Su - 10 miles easy

Total: 91 miles

Another good week. Really solid tempo on Monday on tired legs, and a nice workout on Thursday. I was pleased to find that I have as much speed as I do right now, considering the lack of speedwork that I've done. I feel like things are definitely shaping up nicely for Indy in three weeks. I'm racing a 5000m on the track at Hillsdale on Friday, so that should be interesting. I hoping to run a pretty decent time based off of this workout. But the real goal is the half in Indy, so I'm not worrying too much about this 5000m. Should be fun though.

Boston guys, go have fun. I'll be watching.

Pittsburgh May 2

3:45

Man, I wish I was in Boston!!!

Mon off

Tues 8 (w/6 in 46min)

Weds 10

Thur 6

Fri off

Sat 10

Sun 16

Felt strong (for me)at the track Tuesday (after 20 miler Sunday) and then did a couple of ten milers instead of eights later in week. Highest mileage week of training cycle! Maybe a little too much so close to the race but mileage has been weak and I am sure I'll recover by race day. Only one issue, which was sore left Achilles after Sunday 16 so taking it down a notch this week. Ice and ibuprofen helped too. Too close to risk any last minute injury and the have been a problem in recent past.

Good luck to everyone.

Just checking in...

Ran 2:37:40, not what I wanted but I'm not disappointed, just humbled.

Went from running 5:45 pace very comfortably to struggling to hit 6:30 pace at mile 23, with no middle ground.

BTW, AKmarmoset...I did hear you, but didn't register it was you until it was too late.

I'll post a full report later, time to drink now.

2:52:33. Wuss boy. Ran with 2:50:59 pace band. Hit paces pretty much but ran 26.44 on Garmin. So that's it right there. Left time on the course. If this was Chicago I would have run 2:49.

Whoa. Had a good race, but whoa. I kinda blacked out for about 60-70min. Just floating through the noise in a dark and not so happy pain cave. Thought for certain I'd get under 2:50 but the hills ended that. 2:50:51. I'm more than happy with that effort - a 7min pr. But that race destroyed me. I will be having many cold beers, but that won't restore the regular function to my legs, which no longer work. Cheers fellas.

Good job gentlemen! enjoy your beers!!