Had a fairly solid week on this end. Mileage was right at my goal, had one solid tempo workout. Did a 1/2 marathon at slightly faster than goal marathon pace today, and felt very strong--despite not having rested much for it. Calves a bit sore after the workout today, but they will recover fine.
Hard work is really over now, it's just time for the final tune-up to get ready to race.
Still nursing my calf injury. Good news is that it is feeling 100% better. Plan is to stay off of it 2 more days and than try and get some runs in. If it feels this good when I run than I should be good to go for the marathon. My only concern is that I lost some fitness with about 2 weeks of no running. I did do some biking. Lets hope it keeps feeling better. Hope all is well with everybody else.
Didn't run a step last week, due to an achilles injury that I got last Sunday. Going to try to run today. Very disappointed though. The last 6 weeks of training have not gone well at all. Achilles, preceded by a sprained ankle preceded by other things have made my mileage a bad joke. I haven't been able to run a speed workout in a month
Goals are right out the door. Chicago is just for fun now. But I will make the starting line. "Tune up" races are Lake Winnie Relay this coming Saturday and a 5 miler the week before
Preparations going great. Ran a 10 mile PR on Saturday. Mileage was at about 67 for the week. Starting to taper now.
Good to hear things are going well Dennis. Good luck. It is all about being smart from here on out. Things are going well here. Been getting in 80miles on 6 days a week. Going back to 7 days for the next three weeks, then I finally get to taper. I have been having good workout, but I certainly am feeling the mileage. I don't think I could set a 1/2 marathon pr or anything in the next few weeks, but hopefully the taper will leave me right where I want to be.
Cheers
I ran my last 20 miler this Sunday...hit 7 minute pace throughout with a 5:33 mile on mile 16 to 17...I don't have the miles I had last year but pace has been better so we will see how it goes...
KCTrack, what is your time goal for Chicago? Also, now that we are into the last 3 weeks, I was wondering if we could get a revised list of people's goal times. I am going to go ahead and put myself down for 2:45.
I only ran 50 miles with a day off from Sun-Sat of last week. Was feeling really run down most of the week from a hard 22 miler the previous weekend. I will probably hit around 70 miles this week with a 17 mile long run over the weekend, then start getting into the heavier tapering.
Pulled or strained a hamstring doing mile repeats last Saturday, so ran very little this week. Was able to do a slow 5 on Sunday and did 8 this morning with the last 5 at about 6:00 pace. My previous time goals are out the door -- and whether I get to the starting line is in doubt. If I am able to get a decent week in this week and the tightness subsides, then I will give it a shot.
you are only 3 weeks out, had a short week milage wise due to an injury, 98% of your training is completed and you think your time goals are out the door? I dont get it.
Is it because of the injury, that i would understand. But if its because of 5 days off only 3 weeks before a marathon, than i dont understand.
I am going to try and run 2:50 or under...I am learning from my workouts and races that I need to try and negative split so I am going to go out in 1:26 and then go from there...maybe I am under estimating myself but I do not want to crash...I will have a good week this week and then do the taper but continue some workouts at goal pace as to not get lathargic...
Ran 16 Mile MP run in 6:12 pace on Sunday wanted 6:16 pace so got a little carried away. Practiced all the drinking, carbboom, prerace meal, etc.
Finished up with eight straight 70 mile weeks, going to go into a sandwich taper since body seemed to be breaking down mid week last week.
Sandwich taper= 50 mile week, 60 mile week, 20 miles plus marathon.
Two more hard workouts. Hard Fartlek and a 6 mile tempo 5:57 pace run.
On target for 2:45 I think.
Only worry last long run was a solid 22 miler 5 weeks out.
Hit 80 miles while I was on vacation in SF/LV. Ran a great workout at UNLV on Thursday morning and actually ran into one of Bernard Hopkins entourage. He was walking in the first lane and I was doing a ladder workout. Nailed him in the shoulder with my shoulder. He moved to the 4th lane, no joke. 20 days and counting...
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Tried a caffenated Carboom during my 21 miler Sunday and felt nausiated, but engergized. Think I'll stick with the chocolate Gu I'm used to. I assume you all have competitive entries. I'd propose we meet up, but I don't really care for people.