Marathon Training Thread - Week Ending 10/31

pablo - Guaranteed entry into NYC this year ended on March 15th. I believe it is the same window for the sub-elite entry. You have to apply for the race before applying for the sub-elite entry. So you'll have until mid-March 2011 to decide.

Pablo,

I am absolutely doing NY next year. I can't wait. The city is ELECTRIC this week. I work in Manhattan and want to jump into the race. I told my wife yesterday that maybe I would call Mary and ask her if I could get an entry. I thought better of it after a minute. There is seriously nothing like the NYC marathon. It is an UNBELIEVABLE experience.

Before running it, I was one of those guys who said that the marathon had been dumbed down by the 5 hr marathoners... that the purity of the sport had been compromised.

After NY, my opinion changed. Now I tell every abled body that they should do the NYC Marathon some day... even if they walk/jog it in 5-6 hours. The crowds, sights, smells... the whole experience is something I just can not describe. The energy is astounding. It really gives me chills and makes me smile just thinking about it. I remember when I finished I almost burst out in tears (of happiness, not pain). There is just so much emotion built up throughout the race. I don't know why, but its quite unique in that sense (at least for me).

As for PR'ing you all know, my self-imposed "deadline" of being a serious marathoner ends with NY next year. Its sort of bitter sweet, because I want to run a fast one but refuse to not blast NY. I honestly believe that NY, if you're trained well, doesn't need to be more then 1-2 minutes slower then a Chicago type course. It may be more then that for the elite guys, because its not rabbited. That alone accounts for a minute or 2, most likely. The terrain itself, though, probably adds 10-15 seconds per mile per hill. At 5 or 6 miles with hills, you can do the math.

Goal: 2011 worlds-- 50 km race walk

Mon- off

Tue- 8 miles easy

Wed- 4 miles easy

Thu- 8 miles easy

Fri- off

Sat- 11 miles easy

Sun- off

Need to get the mileage up, then add intensity.

--Fido

pablo-izzo - Thanks dude. i'm just running until i get my legs back. i feel like a fat, slow piece of lard right now (even tho i prolly didn't lose much fitness and only gained 3-4lbs despite my binge eating and drinking).

I've done a local Thanksgiving Day HM 6 years in a row, so I'll do that just to keep the streak alive. Not going to take it seriously though.

Main Goal is base mileage from now till the end of 2010. Then a serious track season to lower the 5k time. I'll be jumping in some road 5ks in December and January as fitness tests/workouts.

There is a very very off-chance that I jump in the Jacksonville Marathon in mid-December to redeem myself from the Chicago Diaster. But, I wouldn't make any decisions on that until late November, maybe even December.

Ben K.'s dog - HAHAHA hilarious.

I still can't bite on Ben's training post...