Marathon Training Thread - Week Ending 1/2

Disney half next weekend 1:14

M - 8

T - 12 w/ 4xmi@ 5:25, 1x2.5mi tempo @5:48 (ish, everything on paths and roads)

W - 10

T - 10 w/ 10x800@ 2:32 (ish, on paths)

F - 8

S - 5 Stomach issues due to food

S - 8 Only had about 300-400 calories total on Sat, so needed to take it easy

Total 61 - Not as much as I had hoped, but it's time to taper anyway.

NoleRunner -- Very impressive beer mile. No way I could touch that, but beer makes me puke when I'm just sitting there drinking, so...

Pablo -- Good luck at the Disney marathon!

Here was my week, easy week mileage-wise, but got in some good quality.

M: Off.

T: 11.5 am. 5 x 1 mile loop (hilly) all @ 5:35 or so. Felt good.

W: 8.5 am. 5.5 pm.

Th: 8.5 am. 5.5 pm.

F: 5.5 am with some fartlek.

Sa: 10.5 am. 6.5 pm @ 6:00/mi pace or so.

Su: 17.5 am. Last 2.5 miles or so at a good pace.

Total: 79.5.

Goal Race: National Marathon, D.C., 3/26/11

Goal Time: 3:15

Monday – 2.05 easy

Tuesday – 2.03 easy

Wednesday – 5.96 easy

Thursday – 2.14 easy

Friday – 2.06 easy

Saturday – 11.84 easy

Sunday – 3.49 easy

Total: 29.57 miles

2011 YTD: 15.33 miles

Slow jogging (8:30 to 9:30 pace for all miles) again this week as I’m still trying to recover from some minor, nagging injuries. Left patellar tendon is feeling better so hopefully going to increase the miles and pace shortly.

Goal Race: Manhattan Half 1/22/11. PD-FD 5mile 4/2/11

Goal Time: Half: 1:14, 5mi: 27:00

Monday: 90minutes stationary bike, 135bpm + lift

Tuesday: AM: 8mi run Central Park. snow made it slow go. PM 30min bike

Wednesday: AM: 12mi CP, 6x2' pickups. PM: 30min bike

Thursday: AM: 8mi easy, PM: 8mi easy

Fri: AM 10mi w/8x30second uphills hard. PM: 4mi treadmill.

Sat: AM 13mi, last 1 in 5:40

Sun: AM: 15mi, last 1 in 6:00. tired.

78miles + "20" biking. being off my feet/off from work Thurs/Fri/Sat made a huge difference. I actually felt like I could run doubles. Back to work Tuesday so the biking doubles will be back in effect.

Any of you guys spend 6-8hours walking around/standing for work then double?

Goal Race: Boston

Goal Time: 2:40:00

Monday - AM: 8 easy. PM: 6 easy, 8x100m strides

Tuesday - off

Wednesday - AM: 6 easy on the treadmill. PM: 3.25 w/u, 8x100m strides, 8x200 with 200 jog all continuous. 200's in 33-34, recovery 200's around a minute or slightly under, 3.25 cool down.

Thursday - AM: 6 slow, PM: 6 easy, 8x100m strides

Friday - AM: 6 easy

Saturday - 2.25 w/u, drills, 8x100m strides, mile time trial in 4:53.2, 8.25 mile easy run after.

Sunday - AM: 6 easy to moderate, (7:50 down to 6:35). PM: 6 easy

Total: 72 miles

An okay week considering I've been exhausted lately. I was out until 5 AM for New Year's...not drinking or anything but just out with friends, so I'm pleased with my mile time trial considering that, although I was hoping for a 4:45. I'll start adding in more tempo and MP pace work now that Boston is only 3 1/2 months away.

G'day, thought I'd start posting for the new year. Hope you don't mind an Aussie joining in. Building the distance again after a few lean weeks rest. Conditions are 85 degrees 90% humidity.

Goal- Gold Coast Marathon, July, 2:3?

M am- 9 (6:50)

T am- 11 (6:55) pm- 3 (8:41)

W am- 10 (7:42) pm- 4 (7:58)

T am- 11 (7:06) pm- 6 (8:12)

F am- 6 (8:12) pm- 3 (8:10)

S am- 8 (8:07)

S am- 15 (7:40) pm- 4 (8:20)

Not much structure at the moment, just trying to spend a little more time on my feet each week before introducing structure and pacing.

Total - 90

2010 - 3707

Impressed and inspired by all. Good luck Pablo!

Nole - excellent 5k but the beer mile was astonishing. Were you downing the beers in about 10 secs and running sub-80 sec laps???

Another - I can sympathise regarding weight. Owing to the layoff and then Christmas, I'm currently 8-10lbs heavier than I should be. Stick with consistent mileage and it'll come off with the training. Nice 20 miler BTW.

brumrunner - well done on the win at Cannon Hill. Which races are you planning on the lead up to London?

CTA - thanks mate! Looking forward to you having fun in London. Do you know where you'll be staying? Are you running off the red, green or blue start?

4TM - thanks, I have got to put the Berlin demons to bed! Do you have a target for Boston. FWIW, I think the build-up you're suggesting is a good one, get some base done then ~12 weeks of marathon-specific training + taper. Works for me.

the Farm - best of luck at Disney, hope you have a great run.

Looks like we have Aussies, Limeys and Yanks all posting on here now, any other countries represented??

Jrunner2k wrote:

Any of you guys spend 6-8hours walking around/standing for work then double?

I can depending on what I have going on at work that day. I'm an engineer and there are days when I need to be on the line to watch production or spend the day in the lab and I will be standing/walking pretty much the whole day. Never bothers me too much but everyone is different.

marmite - Very nice to see you posting weeks again! Great mileage for 2010, when you break it down to days actually run, it's probably more volume than I did.

NoleRunner - Excellent 5k and beer mile! My guess is that once you start getting in regular track workouts, you should be able to hold on to that last mile MUCH better. You've got great endurance now, but seem to lack the strength to hold onto 5:00 pace, but it will come around...at your age, that's much easier to attain than the endurance. And I could see you closing in on 15:20 before the spring is done. BTW, I'm feeling pretty good...a little lethargic, but nothing out of the ordinary with a week to go. Typically, in my tapers, I don't feel "right" until the day before the marathon.

Another - Looks like some Canova type workouts you're doing. Are you not doing a Pftiz plan this cycle?

VFrunner - Congrats on the PR for yearly mileage! As said before, you can only compare you to you...you're progressing, thats the important thing.

Summit - Nice week...what kind of mileage will you run before Disney this week? What's your bib # so I know who to look out for at the start line?

CTA - Excellent mindset going into your spring training cycle. Putting un-needed pressure on yourself will almost always lead to burnout...or at least sub-par performances. Running is supposed to be fun at our level, not a job.

cadillac - Absolutely insane man...7,000 miles is sick. BTW, your high week of 229 is by far the most I've ever heard of anyone running...including Gerry Lindgren.

0z - Of course we'll welcome an Aussie! It's great to see training differences between other cultures, though, judging from our friends across the pond...I haven't found too many differnces.

Thanks for everyone's words on the sub 6 beer mile.

Another - Yea Bud-Heavy is just Regular bud. No lite beers in the official rules of Beer Mile. Must be greater than %5 alcohol.

Also, you have plenty of time before Boston to lose that 10lbs. Don't force it, with more volume/training and eating a little healthier it will fall off.

SilkySlim - I am really interested to see what you can do in this half. I feel like we have similar fitness right now. I've seen you have been doing hill work as well. Keep it up.

rhrunner - Thanks man, I'm really pleased with it. I hear you about the routine of work. Doubling feels great when it's 6am and 6pm.

cadillac - Holy Sh*t! I would have lost a lot of money on that bet. 7,000 is insane mileage. Congrats, I hope it pays off for you.

4TM - Even tho you probably don't feel like it, your training has steadily increased since your time off. I bet this month will be a good month for you.

Vancy Pants - Nice tempo on Wednesday. Why'd you do it on the track? I feel you on Saturday's run. I went to bed at 6am, woke up at 9:30am and went on an 8miler [still drunk]. Not sure how that happened, but it did.

Lawyer Dude - 79.5 in 6 isn't too shabby. Do you have a goal race?

Jrunner2k - Most days I work 8am-6pm. This means im running at 6am and 6pm on double days. Sitting all day.

marmite - 3,100 miles with 10weeks off. Very Impressive.

I'd say my middle 2 laps were a bit slower than 10sec beer + 80 second laps. But my first beer was probably 5-6 secs with a sub 70 lap. And my last beer was probably the slowest, but with a very fast last lap. I was trying to catch my room mate and probably threw down close to a 65. I thought I had him but tied up big time on the home stretch. It felt like finishing the 800m.

Nolerunner,

Congratulations on the sub 6 BM. This is a great accomplishment. I can only imagine the training that this required!

I was AWOL last week. Stomach virus plus holiday travel and family events left me with three runs for the week. I was planning on scheduling a lighter week next week, but it looks like I took it early. Back in the saddle today.

@Nole Runner: Thanks, man. I've been cranking up the mileage just to see if I can handle it. Been going pretty well so far. Goal race is the Modesto Marathon on 3/20, thought I'd just do a small, low-key (and cheap) race for my first marathon.

Marmite

Thanks

I'm running 3 XC races for my club on Saturdays (2 this month and one in Feb) and then a HM on 6 March and a 20 mile on 13 March. Already have a decent base having trained for a marathon in December which was cancelled due to weather.

Goal: Boston, 2:48

M - AM: 10 with a few strides near the end.

T - AM: 8 easy, PM: 4 treadmill

W - AM: 9 with 8 x 45 sec fartlek. I have a long way to go

T - AM: 10.5, weather warmed up a lot

F - AM: 8.5 in the rain. Crazy warm out.

S - AM: 10, freezing cold wind. Also: a polar bear plunge into Lake Michigan. Best ice bath ever!

S - AM: 16 with a good finish.

76 for the week. Weird week with being off work all week. Managed to get in some solid miles and bump my weekly mileage up a bit for the season. Did my PT routine a couple times this week and a lot of stretching and foam roller work. It's what keeps me running!

2930 miles for the year, my most ever! Very happy with this considering I spent the first couple months coming back from injury.

Happy New Year everyone!

NoleRunner,

I did it on the track because the trails were either muddy, not flat enough, or pavement. I also wanted to get a good feel for what each mile was.

Goal: Boston

Time: 2:33

M- off

T- 9.5 (easy)

W- 12 (2nd half I threw in 8x 400 hard/ 400 easy -- no watch, felt pretty hard)

Th- 8 (hill repeats, solid effort followed by a mile @ MP 5:51)

F- off

Sa- 4 (super easy w/ fiance, hungover)

Su- 8.5 (finished hard)

Tot- 42mi/5d = Crappy Week!

Yearly total= 2107mi -- Not good but considering that I started back running in mid-March it is not too awful.

Pablo- Good luck this weekend. You are ready to rock and roll.

Nolerunner- Incredible beer mile! I need to try one some time soon. I've only done a chug n' run, which was a 6 pack over 5mi, rough.

Marmite- It is great to have you back at it. 3,100 is an impressive total given the stress fracture.

Cadillac- Insane.

Goal Race: NYC Half Marathon, maybe late spring marathon

Goal Time: TBD

Not much to report with regards to my training. I am starting to build back up. Was hoping to hit around 60+ in 7 days last week, but the snow storm in NJ somewhat destroyed those plans. I still got in about 52 in 6 days. I got back into Denver yesterday to find that most side streets had some snow on them. It is not that much though, so hopefully it melts by midweek this week because I am hoping to get in some hill repeats or another workout.

Weekly total: 52

2010 Total: 3849 (1580 first 6 months, 2269 last 6 months), most ever for me in a year (previous high was 3780 in 2009, but my mileage that year was much more even), before 2009 my max was under 3k, so heres hoping the miles start adding up.

I can sleep easy knowing that my max week (122) was more than cadillac’s max day.

Nolerunner- awesome races this week. I am not sure which one is more impressive. Although I've never gone sub 16, I am leaning towards the beer mile because I wasn't even able to finish in both of my 2 beer mile attempts. Either way great racing!

Good Luck to everyone running at Disney!

Not much to report as I am just starting my training after about two years of very sparatic training.

Goal race: unknown

Goal time: sub 2:40

12/27-12/31-OFF

1/1/11- 30 minutes, 4.25 miles

1/2/11- 40 minutes, 5.75 miles

I wanted to start on the new year so I can try to string together some consistent training and build a training streak.