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40/40 Thread for Week Ending 12/29/13 (Read 18 times)


Marathon Maniac #957

    For those of you who are new, this is the 40/40 thread, for people who are over 40 years old who run 40 miles/week or more. We give Free Passes to those who come really close or try really hard...

     

    Here’s what I have for last week's tally.

     

    Who

    Miles

    Commentary

    IBleedUnionBlue

    80.8

    Big running continues

    Alexander

    76

    Doing a lot of TM myself lately

    SubDood

    73.6

    Record mileage again

    C-R

    54.7

    Even with travel

    Orange Mat

    51.3

    Hiyah!

    Shipo

    40.2

    Nicely done!

    Opie

    39.7

    Family stuff is more important

    Mike E

    Free Pass

    Recovery week

    Holly

    Free Pass

    I need one now and again

    Tramps

     ??

     

    Sunkid

    Free Pass

    No problem

     

     

     

     

    No real plan for the holiday week. Just playing it by ear but hoping for some extra miles.

     

     

    Day

    Plan

    Actual

    Commentary

    Monday

    4-6 miles

     5.5 miles

    Easy pace

    Tuesday

    0-3 miles

     2.5 miles

    Plus weights and core

    Wednesday

    miles

     6 miles

    Easy pace

    Thursday

    miles

     7.3 miles

    Easy pace

    Friday

    miles

     14 miles

    Long run

    Saturday

    miles

     8 miles

     Recovery pace

    Sunday

    miles

     7.2 miles

     Easy pace

    Total

     

     50.5 miles

     

    Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

    C-R


      Thanks Holly. I'm in.

       

      MTA - 76.4


      "He conquers who endures" - Persius
      "Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel

      http://ncstake.blogspot.com/


      Latent Runner

        As I was ramping my mileage up last summer to north of the 200 mile per month threshold (for the first time in my life), I found myself wondering if I could beat my best mileage year by 1,000 miles.  Per my log, I am 58.8 miles shy of 1,700 miles which will put me at that magic 1K beyond my 1979 high water mark year of 700 miles.  The weather forecast is good enough that I might just pull this off.  Smile

         

        Day

        Plan

        Actual

        Commentary

        Monday

        8 miles

        8 miles

        The cemetery was the safest place to run today; freezing rain fell during the first two miles and again during the last mile, yeah, I was a little crusty when I finished.  Smile

        Tuesday

        8 miles

        4.8 miles

        Only had time to do three quick laps around the cemetery, then on to Christmas Eve dinner with the family.   

        Wednesday

        8 miles

        0 miles

        Geez, missed yet another day; oh well, had a great Christmas anyway. 

        Thursday

        8 miles

        10 miles

        Hmmm, 10 miles in the cemetery when it was 9°F and foggy!  I didn't even know it could get foggy that far below freezing. 

        Friday

        8 miles

        12 miles

        Tried the snowmobile trail for the first time since last Sunday; the conditions were nearly perfect. 

        Saturday

        8 miles

        16 miles

        With yet another winter storm bearing down on us for sometime tomorrow, I figured I'd better get as many miles in the bank as possible.  The snow on the snowmobile trail was about as good as it can get for running on any kind of a snowy/slippery surface; looking forward to spring and some good old fashioned high-traction mud running.  Smile 

        Sunday

        8 miles

        12 miles

        Managed to sneak in an even dozen on the snowmobile trail before the precipitation (initially as freezing rain) stared, capping off what might be my best 4-day stretch (from a mileage perspective) of my life. 

        Total

        56 miles 

        62.8 miles

         

        Fat old man PRs:

        • 1-mile (point to point, gravity assist): 5:50
        • 2-mile: 13:49
        • 5K (gravity assist last mile): 21:31
        • 5-Mile: 37:24
        • 10K (first 10K of my Half Marathon): 48:16
        • 10-Mile (first 10 miles of my Half Marathon): 1:17:40
        • Half Marathon: 1:42:13


        MM #7877

          Here is my week...

           

          M - 13 miles on the TM while watch my Blue Jackets win against Carolina!

          T - 12 miles. TM. Most miles w/ TM set to 7.1, 7.2. Watching "A Christmas Story" on TBS.

          W - Run 1: 6.1 miles.

          W - Run 2: 5 miles.

          T - 1.9 miles jogged mapping a trail plus 45 minutes ice skating.

          T - 11 miles evening jog.

          F - 17.1 miles. Enjoying the slight warmup.

          S - 9.5 miles. Still enjoying weather.

          S - 10.1 miles.

           

          Total - 85.7 miles for the week. And I will finish the year over 2500 miles for the 1st time in my lifetime.

          Philippians 4:13.

          SubDood


            Thanks, Holly! I'm in.

            Week 8 of 10-week base-building phase (phase 1 of 5, leading up to Boston in April):

             

            Day

            Plan

            Actual

            Commentary

            Monday

            13.0 miles

            13.8 mi aerobic (~8:06), treadmill (Boston course simulation)

            Tuesday

            8.5 miles

            9.0 mi easy fartlek ... probably on a treadmill

            Wednesday

            14.5 miles

            10.1 mi aerobic (~8:30 pace) ... probably on a treadmill snow, wind, and cold -- glorious outdoor run!

            Thursday

            5.5 miles

            5.5 mi jog (~10:15 9:15 pace) ... probably on a treadmill

            Friday

            11.0 miles

            11.8 mi out-n-back (~8:00 7:42 pace) ... probably on a Treadmill 

            Saturday

            17.5 miles

            18.0 mi long run (~8:30 8:04 pace) ... hopefully NOT on a Treadmill. Beautiful outdoor run.

            Sunday

            7.5 miles

            7.8 mi aerobic/jog (~10:00 pace) ... probably on a Treadmill

            Total

            77.5 miles

             76.0 miles

            Week 8

             

            Mostly treadmill miles due to winter in Minnesota. [On 12/28, high temps reached +45 deg F! On 12/29, low temp is expected to hit -15 deg F by midnight.] On the plus side, I set another weekly mileage record, went past 2,620 miles (distance of 100 marathons), and also exceeded 300 miles for December (first time ever). I'm winding down a year of running that far exceeded my expectations. Happy New Year!

              If I could have run up to 50 miles last week, this week wouldn't be so tough.  Still chasin' the bunny.

               

              Monday...........short run at roughly marathon pace......................done - 5.4 miles

              Tuesday..........as many miles as possible with everything going on...done - 10.5

              Wednesday.....Christmas break....................................................done - 0

              Thursday.........run twice again like Tues. for 12-13 miles.............done - 12.6

              Friday..............8 miles...................................................................done - 8.1

              Saturday.........14 miles...................done - 13.8, only about a mile behind the bunny

              Sunday............probably a short run..............................................done - 5.97

               

              Total...............55?.........................................................................56.3 miles, the highest week this year!

               

              I have looked at some of your logs and am in awe of your annual miles, as I close in on 2,000.  My goal for next year is 2,014.  Let's do this!

              "I didn’t run a race until I was 41 and that was a marathon! Let that sink in for a minute." -me

              Mike E


              MM #5615

                Thanks Holly.  I wish I could figure out how to cut and paste in here, now.  Anyway, here's the plan...although, I'm not following it exactly because I'm still kind of recovering...

                 

                Day         Plan            Actual          Comments

                Mon.        8 easy             8                1:05:49

                Tue.        10 (6 x 1)          9                1:04:41 (6x1 @ 6:40)

                Wed.           Rest.            0

                Thu.        12 (8 tempo)      8               56:26 (6 under 6:50)

                Fri.            7 easy            8               1:02:55

                Sat.          8 easy           16               1:55:40

                Sun.        16 long             6                50:15 on the treadmill

                Total       61                   55

                OrangeMat


                MM #6177

                  Can't seem to copy and paste a table on my iPad, so here's what I've done this week unformatted. We're away on vacation in Puerto Rico, where it's been 90F and humid all day! Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, and best wishes to all for a very Happy New Year!

                   

                  Monday - 7 miles easy w/ fartleks

                  Tuesday - off (travel day)

                  Wednesday - 10 miles (first run in PR, hot and no shade!)

                  Thursday - 4 miles recovery (half on the beach)

                  Friday - 8.5 miles, should've been tempo but I just couldn't hack it Sad

                  Saturday - 10.2 miles "long" run

                  Sunday - off (just need the extra rest, oh well)

                   

                  total = 39.7, so I'm going to need a pass this week; well it IS vacation after all! Smile

                  Alexander R


                    Mon 9 mi (1:18) treadmill

                    Tue 14.1 mi (2:01)

                    Wed 11.7 mi (1:36)

                    Thu 13.1 mi (1:45) treadmill

                    Fri 9 mi (1:16) treadmill

                    Sat 9.7 mi (1:21)

                    Sun 10 mi (1:19) treadmill

                     

                    Total: 76 miles ( 10 hrs 35 min)