Training Goals: 3/1 - 3/7 IN LIKE A LION, Edition. (Read 596 times)

This is also my 1 year RAnniversary edition!  It's been great being a part of this community.  I've gleaned so much information, encouragement, and amusement from the wise, kind and funny folks at RA that I really can't put it into words.  I don't think I would have made it through my first year of running (two injuries - yikes!) and still been excited to run some more.  Thanks to all of you!  Here's to another great year!

Now, to the business.  This is a thread for those of us who find it helpful to write down our goals/plans for the week.  We usually check in once or twice per week as well.  Feel free to join in.

As for me:

M - 45 (easy flat)

T - 55 (with some pace/hills)

W - 30 (recovery)

TR - 45 (undulating)

F - 55 (easy)

Sa- 90 (long run, probably a tough trail run, downhill out/uphill back)

Su- 30 

(all of those are minutes - not miles!)

I've got a 10K coming up in 12 days but I'm wanting to get a good base building week.

The other goal that I'm REALLY struggling with is nutritional.  I'm trying to lay off calories after 9:00 PM.  I made it 5 out of 7 days last week, so I'm shooting for 100% this week.

Run 6 days, insert a tempo run, 33-38 miles total.  I have back spasms which believe it or not have felt much better after runs (except for the first 10 minutes).  They're keeping me from playing hockey.

 

Sat 2/27 - 8.75 miles in 1:11.  Was going for 10 miles, stomach issues.

Sun 2/28 - 4.5 miles in 35.  Sore first 10 minutes, better after.  Did not play hockey game.

Mon 3/1 - 2.5 miles at lunch, 4 in the evening

Tue - off

Wed - 2.5 miles at lunch, 4 in the evening.  Insert 10 minutes of tempo

Thu - 5 miles

Fri - 4 miles

This would give me a little over 35

 

Skye - we're a good month or so from mowing anything.  Still have 6-18 inches of snow on the lawn, which has been under snow constantly since Jan 30.

 

Still trying to back off the snacks too, with a bit of success but not much

 

Skye - we're a good month or so from mowing anything.  Still have 6-18 inches of snow on the lawn, which has been under snow constantly since Jan 30.

 

 

Yeah, this is a bit early for us for yardwork but this year has been just the opposite from last yr.  sunny & near 60 last 2 days after am fog.  Spring flowers blooming & wife is starting to get ground ready to plant peas & other crops soon after.  Record cold & snow last year.  This year in Seattle close to all time warmest & dryest winter on record.  Reminds me of why I love the PNW so much & why we do not live in Midwest or back East.  Of course everyone knows that Seattle does not have a summer, we just bypass it.

my work schedule changes every week, days/hrs & so that usually predicates when I run.   On days off or when work at afternoon/night I run late am & enjoy the early time for coffee, relaxing, reading, visiting wife, etc.  almost always run in morning though & always wake up between 5-6..  always pretty much work out my run schedule in my head one week in advance,  this thread helps me to stick to it abit more.

 

p.s  we hit 64 yesterday in foothills 40 miles NE of Seattle, although 40 in am when ran.  rain today.

I ended up only doing a little over 3 on Wednesday because I felt like crap so I am doing Wednesday's double today.  I think I will get 34.5 miles on the week.  Still all on the treadmill although with temps approaching 50 this weekend it may have melted enough that I can finally run on the shoulders/on the skinny back roads without worrying about imminent death.

right on schedule this week.  Ran 3 slow this am but some reason it was not easy. planning on doing double tonight (45-60 mns) but again very easy.  I'm assuming that I will be better tonight, more loose.  next week will be a challenge to get goal mileage because of work schedule & family stuff, but will make best effort. 

 

Kevin/Josh:  good to see that you are both "listening" to your body talking to you & making adjustments to your plans as needed.  Right now I am still trying to "push through some barriers"  to find out abit more of what I can really handle.  5 more weeks of serious training before goal HM

Josh,

 

 

I've got some good advice from fellow RA'ers about how to "juggle" running races while training for goal race.  Good to pick a goal race (Sept HM for you is very good as far as timing) and then "train through" other non-goal races, while keeping your eye towards the goal.  I have changed my thought process & therefore training plan from  PR goal races to help set up my HM May 2nd.  The problem is that I was planning too much tapering/recovery that was taking valuable training time away from true goal.  So now I have 2 planned races before my HM.  10k on 3/21 & 8k on 4/10 . My plan is to run easy 2 days before & day after those races, but otherwise stick to my training plan for the HM & train through those 2 races.  Plan on running hard & if I PR, well that is just icing on the cake, & everyone likes icing on their cake.   But I do plan on feasting with lots of dessert during & after the May HM.