Average Training Log/Thread - Just Keeping Track

December 20th – December 26th

Replaced Monday as an off day with Sunday. Went to DC and other areas with family. Saw BeersandMiles and ran together for our double on Wednesday. Missed my friends.

85.65 Miles

Monday

AM Run: 10.1 miles - 7:55

Tuesday

AM Run: 13 miles - 7:20

PM Run: 5 miles - 8:07

Wednesday

AM Workout: 9.5 Miles - 6:54 = 3 up, 4x600 @ 5:27 w/ 200 easy (7:48-7:40), 4x400 @ 5:21-5:16 w/ 200 easy (7:48-7:40), 3 down

PM Run: 5.4 Miles - 7:36

Thursday

AM Run:12 Miles - 7:17

PM Run: 5 Miles -7:53

Friday

PM Run: 9 Miles - 7:46

Saturday

AM Long Run: 16.65 miles - 7:12 = 2 Hour out and back, half a cliff bar

Sunday

Rest

Keep on inspiring us on the boards!

December 27th – January 2nd

Ended up not taking an off day, coach had us use the last week of Xmas break to really work hard. Lots of treats and goodies, I am deserving this rest day today. I think I could easily sustain this type of mileage and training if I had unlimited shoes and food expenses.

111.05 Miles

Monday

AM Workout: 12 miles - 6:56 = 8 easy, 4 cutting from 6:27-6:07

Tuesday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:16

PM Run: 6 Miles - 8:00

Wednesday

AM Run: 12.15 Miles - 7:16 ,

PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:49

Thursday

AM Run: 6 Miles - 7:45

PM Workout: 10.5 Miles = 3 up, 12x400 (5:38, 5:34, 5:39, 5:34, 5:40, 5:37, 5:42, 5:37, 5:37, 5:33, 5:41, 5:43) w/200 jog,, 3 down

Friday

AMRun: 18 Miles - 7:14 = 10 easy, 11 = .64 miles @ 3% / Decline -2% to 13, 13 = .33 @ 4.5% / Decline -2% to 15, 15 = .46 @ 3% / Decline -2% to 17, 17-18 easy

Saturday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:56

Sunday

PM Workout: 16.35 Miles - 6:56 = 1st half easy, last 8.35 medium effort (6:47, 6:45, 6:43, 6:42, 6:44, 6:42, 6:41, 6:28, 6:20) all in pouring rain. 1 gel.

Thanks Jecht. I hope your holidays were nice!

January 3rd – January 9th

Not a bad week, transitioned to plyo only and core for strength and mobility. Trying to get ahead in work and try to find some new places to work and train after this year. Excited for summer and am a little depressed but not sure why. Thinking it's just usual stress. I have a good family and a few friends who love me, so I will focus on that more while I enjoy my runs.

Missed all group runs because of work, I need to go back to those this next week so I can get some social aspect into my life. Was supposed to Sunday, but I got very sick this morning and ran solo. Had some anxiety attack at 2am, thinking that sleep lul just made me vomit. Saturday's workout I didn't do too well on the last two miles at goal pace.

92-93 Miles

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:23

Wednesday

AM Workout: 10.8 Miles = 3 up, 8x2 minutes (5:50-5:30), 4x30 seconds (5:00-4:50), 3 down

PM Run: 7 Miles

Thursday

AM Run: 6 Miles - 7:43

PM Workout: 12 Miles - 7:11

Friday

PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:49

Saturday

AM Workout: 14.8 Miles = 3 up, 2 @ MP (6:05, 6:03) / 1 easy (7:19), 2 @ HM Pace (5:58, 5:52) / .5 jog (7:48), 4x1 min @ 5k (5:34, 5:34, 5:28, 5:32) / 1 min jog (7:31, 7:45, 7:54, 7:49), 2 @ MP (6:37, 6:35), 3 Down

PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:51

Sunday

AM Run: 18 Miles - 7:19

January 10th – January 16th

Doesn't feel special, I think just another normal week of training. Work is burning me out, I've worked extra hours every day for the last two weeks and it's starting to affect me. SOS

90 Miles

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:14

Wednesday

AM Workout: 10 Miles - 7:02 = 3 up, 12x1(5:40, 5:40, 5:36, 5:36, 5:33, 5:33, 5:30, 5:30, 5:27, 5:27, 5:21, 5:21)/ 1 (7:30), down to 10

PM Run: 7 Miles - 7:47

Thursday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:06

PM Workout: 7 Miles - 7:43

Friday

PM Run: 6.1 Miles - 7:48

Saturday

AM Workout: 12 Miles = 3 Up (7:34), 6 Miles = 8 minutes (5:52,5:54) / 3 minutes (7:38), 6 minutes (5:50, 5:36) / 3 minutes, 4 minutes (5:42) / 3 minutes (7:50), 2 minutes (5:32) / 3 minutes (7:49), 1 minute (5:03) / 3 minutes (7:36), 3 Down (7:16)

PM Run: 6.2 Miles (7:47)

Sunday

AM Run: 18 Miles - 7:04 = 1st 9 in 65 minutes, last 9 in 63, no gels just Nuun.

January 17th – January 23rd

Just another week of running. Both workouts on the treadmill, SC got hit with a winter ice storm and everything was not safe. Running out of podcast to listen to. Everything becoming routine again.

Two gels on Saturday's workout, looking for other guys who I could train with for workouts. No luck so far, everybody wants to train for a 10k in April.

94 Miles

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:18

Wednesday

AM Workout: 12.1 Miles - 6:50 = 3 up, 3x3 min (5:36) / 3 min jog (7:30), 10x1 min (5:24) / 1 min jog, 3 down

PM Run: 7.05 Miles - 7:55

Thursday

AM Run: 7 Miles - 7:41,

PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:12

Friday

PM Run: 8 Miles - 7:51

Saturday

AM Long Run: 18 Miles - 7:00 = 6 up, 5x1 Mile (5:49, 5:49, 5:49, 5:49, 5:44) / 1 Miles easy (7:30-7:15), 2 down

Sunday

AM Run: 14 Miles - 7:19, 4 Miles

January 24th – January 30th

Mental hardship this week. Trying to keep my emotions in check. Feet and body got sore and legs kind of feeling dead. Colder weather feeling awful and causing seasonal depression. Looking to readjust. I'll need to grow up and get over it by the second half of the year, anticipating on moving and going back to the Midwest.

Got hit by a car, gained 5lbs of water weight and feel like a baloon. Nothing broke just lots of cuts.

Saturday was on the treadmill, medium effort according to Tinman's Calculator. Worried that some weight gain and generally not feeling like a speed demon in prime shape will leave me out for NYRR Half.

Tuesday I had nightmares and emotionally ran, something I shouldn't have done.

94 Miles

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

AM Run: 7 Miles - 7:42

PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:14

Wednesday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:10 = Progressing .1mph every 10 minutes from 8.0.

PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:53

Thursday

PM Run: 12.1 Miles - 7:21 = 4 x 30 Second Strides in 5:30-5:10

Friday

PM Run: 6 Miles - ?

Saturday

AM Long Run: 18 Miles - 6:43 = 1 Gel and Gatorade Zero w/Nuun, Medium effort

Sunday

AM Run: 14.1 miles - 7:13

87 Miles, Supposed to be a down week. My poor mental health had me do a bit more and instead was just an easy week.

Accountability. I will stick to people, practices, and food that makes me happy, healthy, and optimizes my recovery and performance.

January 31st – February 6th

Paced a really cool friend this Sunday for her workout, took one gel and felt fine the entire time. Legs a little heavy but aerobically I feel fine.

Wednesday’s workout felt rough. Was supposed to be on a track but I left because the school’s team was using it and they were having a time trial. To not be rude it was best to just move to the road and run it on that instead of being impolite.

Focusing a little bit more on eating and fueling my body properly, not trying to worry about eat all the calories burnt on my longer days since It’s been making me feel ridiculously sick and bloated. Also eating less processed pancakes, making my own. Drinking a bit less alcohol, sleeping a lot more, and trying to just take things a little less seriously as advised by coach. It’s made a world of difference and made me happier just waking up and doing what the plan is. No worries, he’s right, big scary goals need to be compartmentalized and I can’t be 100% all the time and want to break 2:40 and eventually move beyond that.

91.75 Miles

Monday

Rest

Tuesday

PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:17

Wednesday

AM Run: 6 Miles - 7:15,

PM Run: 12.6ish Miles = 3 Up - 7:24, 600 (5:26,5:29,5:28) /400 (5:27,5:23, 5:49) /200 (5:27, 5:17, 5:11) w/ 200m jog each rep (7:38, 7:45, 7:44, 7:44, 7:34, 7:55, 7:32, 7:42, 7:52, 7:22, 7:27, 7:34) 400m easy each set (7:28, 7:29, 7:15, 7:29), 1k finish (5:32), 3.1 Down - 7:26

Thursday

AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:25

PM Run: 7 Miles - 7:59

Friday

PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:42

Saturday

AM Run: 14 Miles - 7:18

Sunday

AM Long Run: 17.15 Miles - 7:08 = 6 Miles up, 4 Miles (6:39, 6:37, 6:40, 6:29) - 1 Mile Float (7:20) - 4 Miles (6:32, 6:36, 6:35, 6:24), 2 Down

PM Run: 5 Miles - ?

Great job, I love following this Average :)

Thanks for the support jecht! I’m sorry about WUC :/ take a good long rest, yeah?

February 7th – February 13thThis week had no speed work, but this and next week coach wants me to build even more the strong aerobic base I have. Lots of sexy pace/very easy pace prescribed and had trouble keeping enough calories down. Constantly eating, but I did get to enjoy some beers more often, I retract what I said last week now about the alcohol lol. Saturday had a great long run after a rough nights rest. Been busy and didn't sleep much, so I got up at 4:00 am to play some video games before having breakfast and chilling. Ran at 7am and finished up in time to get my car oiled and lubed and was able to help with a clothes drive for victims of a nearby apartment complex fire. Sunday is 16 at any paces goes, so I'll be doing just that. Impressed by my mileage this week considering I've taken a lot more responsibility at work with our students and some state testing. But my job is going really well and I'm in a great headspace personally, I want to take that with me in the next week and moving forward. I love running for a recent club I've joined and I think we can make a big name for ourselves in the next three months.

My grocery bill is pretty high and my shoe rotation is getting smaller, I could use a hand with that.

107 Miles

MondayRest

TuesdayPM Run: 12 Miles - 7:17

WednesdayAM Midweek Medium-Long Run: 16 Miles - 6:53 = 10 Oz of Gatorate, Cutting from 7:30 (8 mph) to 6:27 (9.3 mph) every mile until 6:27 pace. Held and played with incline once at that pace. Felt moderately comfortable.PM Run:  4 Miles - 8:08

ThursdayAM Run: 12 Miles - 7:10 PM Run: 5 Miles - 8:09, 1 Mile - 8:29

FridayPM Run: 11.2 Miles - 7:24

SaturdayAM Long Run: 24 Miles - 6:53 = 1-12 Easy, 13-24 moderate effort (6:42, 6:35, 6:34, 6:37, 6:33, 6:33, 6:29, 6:36, 6:30, 6:31, 6:31, 6:21) 4 Gels, 1 every 30 minutes after 45 minutes, 40f out at the start and finishing at 60-70; no water.

SundayAM Run: 16 Miles - ?

Congrats on the job and the running going well ! Lovely to read your log, keep it up !

Thank you very much! I hope your running is going well too! Happy Valentines Day friends 😄

February 14th – February 20th
Legs felt awful, but aerobically I feel amazing. The whole week has been a lot of mileage and consistency. A touch of speed on Wednesday and Sunday. The workout this morning did not feel good warming up into it, but once it was time to go I felt fine. The first two miles were straight into a 10mph headwind and in 37f temps. Not cold compared to my friends up north, but when you’re a tiny guy with single digit bodyfat you struggle warming up in that.

Tested some nutrition on the treadmill for the 20 miler, trying some drink mix instead of gels and my stomach/body did not agree with it. It leaves my system too quickly and 20 miles/9 pounds of water weight later I did not feel good. This leaves about a month until New York, and I am feeling nervous and excited for this.
Gas prices are going up, so I’ve had to cut traveling for some runs with others/planned runs with faster runners a couple hours away. Very fast women and groups in Raleigh NC I wanted to ask to try and run with. But I can’t afford to actually go there, guess I’ll be continuing to train solo here.

Another high mileage week off 6 days of running. I just wish I wasn’t eating eggs and rice everyday and filling up missing calories with anything I can find in free food. Finances with trying to save for a moving truck rent and paying back taxes after a return aren’t super helpful.

87 Miles

Monday
Rest

Tuesday
PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:17

Wednesday
AM Run:12.25 Miles - 6:46 = 3 Up - 22:52, 5x1 Mile @ (5:45-5:39) w/ 2 min jog (8s), 3 Down - 21:47
PM Run: 6 Miles - 8:07

Thursday
AM Run: 12.1 Miles - 7:15
PM Run: 7 Miles - 7:49

Friday
PM Run: 8 Miles - 7:53

Saturday
AM Long Run: 20 Miles - 7:05 = Working down from 7:2x to 6:4x and back up every 2 miles. 1 gel and 1 Maurten drink mix.

Sunday
AM Run: 12.14 Miles = 3.02 up - 7:37, 4 mile up-tempo (5:53, 5:56, 5:44, 5:28), 5.12 down -7:28
PM Run: 6 miles - ?

February 21st – February 27th

3 Weeks until New York. This week we had double workouts. Felt tired but aerobically fit. Sunday long run took 2 gels; 1 every 45 minutes and cruise controlled. Capped at 6:40 pace max according to tinman calculator for medium effort. Two strength training sessions this week again and just staying healthy until racing a HM.

93.7 Miles

Monday
Rest
Tuesday
PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:14

Wednesday
AM Workout:8 Miles - 6:53 = Workout 1 = 3 up, 3 miles @ (5:49-5:45), 2 down.

PM Workout: 10.6 Miles - 7:00 = Workout 2 = 3 up, 15 x 1 minute on 1 minute off - 5 half marathon (6:08, 5:48, 5:50, 5:49, 5:50) ~5 10k (5:41, 5:39, 5:44, 5:40, 5:39) ~ 5 5k (5:30, 5:29, 5:29, 5:25, 5:17), 3 down

Thursday
AM Run: AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:16,
PM Run: 7 Miles - 8:00

Friday
PM Run: 8.1 Miles - 7:25

Saturday
AM Workout: 12 Miles - 6:51 = 3 up -> 4 x 1 mile @ 10km pace (5:42, 5:40, 5:39, 5:35) / 800 jog -> 3 down
PM Run: 6 Miles - 7:37

Sunday
AM Long Run: 18 Miles - 6:45

February 28th – March 6th
2 Weeks. Both workouts felt controlled. One gel on Saturday's workout. Sunday no goals or pace in mind, just getting in miles. Taking easy days much easier right now. Just want to feel like the wind.

84-86 Miles

Monday
Rest

Tuesday
PM Run:12 Miles - 7:32

Wednesday
AM Workout: 5 Miles - 7:51 = 2 Up, 1-2-3-4-3-2-1 @ (5:45-5:40) w/ 30 seconds jog (8:00), 2 down

PM Workout: 12 Miles - 7:19 = 3.06 Up (7:15), 4x1 (5:49, 5:47, 5:47, 5:46) w/.5 jog (7:29, 7:43, 7:34, 7:17,7:06 .2 Miles), 3 down (7:25)

Thursday
AM Run: 5 Miles - 7:51
PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:19

Friday
PM Run: 6.1 Miles - 7:53

Saturday
AM Workout: 16 Miles - 6:39 = 3 Up, 2x4 Miles (Set 1 - 5:4x high, Set 2 - 5:4x low) w/ Mile jogs in between, 3 down

Sunday
AM Long Run: 14-16 Miles - ?

March 7th – March 13th
Wednesday was outside, weekend indoors because of weather. Nervous.
72.25 Miles

Monday
Rest
Tuesday
PM Run: 12 Miles - 7:20
Wednesday
AM Workout:11.25 Miles = 2 Up, 3x10 Minutes @ HM Pace (5:50, 5:47 -> 5:52, 5:48 -> 5:50) w/ 5 Minutes 'Float' (7:26, 7:47, 7:06), 2 Down
PM Run: 5 Miles - 7:45
Thursday
PM Run:12 Miles - 7:03
Friday
Lunch Run: 6 Miles - 7:33
Saturday
AM Run: 12 Miles - 7:10
Sunday
AM Long Run: 14 Miles - 6:43 =