Fall Marathon Update - August 8, 2005

Wstuart was in Chicago for a half this weekend. He ran a PR and seems to be on track for a sub 2:40 goal. I for one thought he would go faster, but what do I know?

My training continues to lag, but my pacing is definitely picking up. I did a 10 mile MP run on Friday night averaging slightly below 6:30 - a solid, steady, and comfortable pace. The rest of the week was just easy miles adding up to 39 miles.

I was really upset I missed my 2 hour run, but when mom and both kids are sick...

As you can see, we're fast approaching marathon season. Hope your training is going well.

Chicago 3:05

my training was not very good. missed some days due busy schedule, lot of work to do ...

Wednesday - 10 miles

Friday - weights

Saturday - 20 miles

Sunday - 7 miles

and ... it was all I manage ...

Chicago 2:50

75 miles for the week in 8 runs. Highlights...

Tues 12x400s avg 80.5

Sat 4x1600s avg 5:48

Sun 20, first 8 were slow then averaged 6:56 for the last 12

A solid week for me

Columbus 10/16/05

goal under 2:40.

M: 5am 5pm

T: 6

W: 12

T: 6.5

F: 10

S: 7

S: 18.5

Total: 70 miles.

still on the mend with this damn plantar fasciitis.

Monday through Friday was all elliptical training and running in the pool....I can't remember dreading working out so much before...it is just painful knowing I am stuck on a machine or a pool going nowhere for 45 mins to an hour. I have tried, but can't seem to keep myself focused enough to run in the pool or go on the elliptical for more than hour.

Got a cortisone shot on Wednesday and was fitted for some orthotics by a podiatrist. I ran Saturday and Sunday (5 and 6 miles) on a trail. Felt OK, but some "tolerable" discomfort. Not sure how much more mileage I can handle at the moment though.

As things stand, if I do line up at Chicago, it will be to help pace a buddy looking to go sub 2:45-2:50....but who knows if I will even be able to do that.

Likely that my sub 2:30 effort will be in 2006....I just can't see myself getting there training wise unless I have a massive and miraculous turnaround. I am considering Philly as a hard effort if I can get myself going, but probably more along the lines of between 2:35-2:40.

Everyone else, please stay injury free....nothing sucks more than being sidelined and just feeling your fitness evaporate out of you with every passing hour.

Huntingdon (14 wks) 3:35

Sun 13

Mon 10

Tues off

Wed 5 (w/3 x mile repeats)

Thurs 6

Fri off

Sat 10

I was surprised to see Huntingdon only fourteen weeks out. Gotta pay more attention.

Achilles soreness is fading, so had a good week with 44 miles. Try to bump up to 50 this week.

My plan is to start into the 12 week/55miles Pfitzinger plan after two more weeks of base work with one marathon pace workout or mile (track) repeats thrown in during the week.

Chicago - 2:27 or better

Mon - am 5 mi

pm 10 mi incl. 6 strides

Tues - am 4 mi

pm 10 x 600 @ 5K or faster; 11 mi total

Weds - am - med long; 14 mi

pm - 10 mi

Thurs - am - 5 mi

pm - rolling 9K tempo; 11 mi total

Fri - am - 9 mi

pm - 10 mi

Sat - 10 mi

Sun - 20 mi in 2:02

119 for the week

twenty miles in 2:02....i'm not so sure

Chicago 2:40

M pm 11 steady

T am 5/pm 8

W am 3/pm 7 (fartlek 3:00/1:00)

T am 3/pm 9

F pm 8 (hammered last 4 during sudden thunderstorm!)

S am 16 (with 9 mile MP tempo in 56:06)/pm 4

S am 10 easy

Total: 84 miles

Highlights were Wednesday fartlek-3:00 fast/1:00 easy at 10k pace for 5k-very hot/humid conditions but very pleased with how I ran/felt. Saturday was a big confidence builder, getting in steady long run with tempo-the 9 mile tempo felt very comfortable.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Goal: Philadelphia 2:46

M: 15km, including strides

Tu: 23km, including 9km at MP. Kinda ugly, it was high 70s and high humidity at 8:30 in the morning, so the pace came harder than it should have.

W: AM: 13km PM: 8km

Th: AM: 21km, pacing a friend for 10 miles at 7:00-7:15 pace (aim is Boston qualifer), PM: 8km

F: 14km, easy

S: 19km, including 3 x (400m + 600m) hills

Su: 40km

Total: 161km/100 miles

Pretty much the perfect 100 mile week for this stage of the training. Just steady, mostly easy running at this stage for me.

Congrats to wstuart on his PR (faster than mine now) at Chicago 1/2 marathon.

Have a good week running everyone!

listen arsehole, if the guy is shooting for 2:27, it isn't all the doubtful. don't be such a negative prick. take your ugliness elsewhere please.

doubtful wrote:

twenty miles in 2:02....i'm not so sure

Myctic 10/23 - Sub 3:20

Mon: 8 easy

Tue: 8 hills (16x400m w/400m rcv @ 5-7%)

Wed: 16 easy

Thu: 8 hills (2x800m, 14x400m, w/400m rcv @ 5-8%)

Fri: 20 long (16 x 8:10 pace, last 4 at 7:00-7:30)

Sat: 8 steady

Sun: 13 steady (w/6 at marathon pace)

Total: 81 miles in 7 runs

I ran the long run on the treadmill. Too many runs have sucked in this heat and humidy. It was boring as hell but at least I got a good workout for my trouble.

Randy

S 21

M 8

T 4

W 8

T 8

F 10

S 8

Total 67

This was a planned cutback week, though a few unexpected things pissed me off. Sunday's long run went well. Monday, I rolled my ankle. It was quite sore for a few days, but at least it wasn't sprained. I also acquired a sinus infection which made breathing difficult and seemed to sap the bounce in my legs. Finally things are returning to normal. And I guess it is better to deal with this stuff now than in mid September. Yesterday, I skipped a planned race, but felt pretty good on a steady 22. Back to 80ish this week.

I agree with previous poster, why is it doubtful? The purpose of this thread is to help each other out. A 6:17 pace easy 20 miler sounds reasonable to me for a sub 2:30. Like to hear why you think this is an unreasonable long run.

I don't usually nit-pick, but since I'm running Columbus, you may want to update your schedule to show it's on October 16th (10 weeks away).

David

well numnuts a 2:02 twenty miler is actually 6:06 pace not 6:17 and on sunday I ran with a guy that has the same goal for the same marathon and did the same workouts last week (so i'm pretty sure its bagger), and we went 2:10 for 20 miles so why don't you stop talking sh*t to a 5k guy that does more weekly mileage than most of you marathoners

Goal Marathon: Chicago

Goal Time: 2:45

77 miles.

Took mileage up after 3 down weeks but didn't take it as high as I intended. I was completely wiped out on Saturday (for reasons I can't yet determine) so I skipped an extra 10 miler I had planned . Sunday I had planned a long run but at the last minute decided to do the run leg of a triathlon for a friend whose 2 teammates had bailed on her at the last minute.

I figure I've got about 5 good mileage weeks left so I plan to make the most of them.

Key workouts:

Tuesday: 10 Mile road race in 57:40. Nowhere near PR pace but a lot better than I thought I would be able to do given the weather (hot!) and recent running woes. Held back early and ran negative splits.

Thursday Did a sprint triathlon with a 2.7 mile run at the end. Managed to hold 5:28 pace for it.

Sunday: 3.7 miles in the running leg of another triathlon. Held 5:23 pace

Chicago 2:50

Key workouts:

20 miler on Friday

bumped into some XC guys on Sunday and did some uptempo running.

80 miles total.

Cape Cod - Sub 3:00

Sub three is looking doubtful with each passing week. Planned 70 for the week but I didn't quite make as I simply grew tired at the end of the week. I'm trying to reduce the number of short runs on the treadmill but with a small baby at home it seems impossible.

Mon - AM 3.5 Treadmill

PM 5.0 on trails

Tues - AM 3.0 Treadmill

PM Warmup 4.0 miles 400-1:32, 600-2:17, 800-3:03,

800-3:00, 600-2:14, 400-1:27 Cooldown 2 miles

Wed - AM 4 Treadmill

PM 4 on trails

Thursday AM 2.5 Treadmill

15 minutes on stationary bike

PM 5 miles tempo run (1.5 miles very hilly)

Friday AM 20 minutes on stationary bike

PM 4.25 miles

Saturday AM 6.25 hilly run

PM weights

Sunday AM Approximately 15.5 miles on trails

Total for week 62 miles

Good training to all this week!