RunningAHEAD - Topic: 40/40 Thread for Week Ending 9/13/15

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 9/7/2015 at 8:44 PM
modified: 9/20/2015 at 7:21 AM

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
Hermosaboy	75.1	Three doubles
DennisLey	68.8	Highest mileage week 2015
Subdood	61	5 weeks till Twin Cities
Mike	52.3	Even with a wedding
Alexander R	51	Cut back week
Holly S	49.4	Good week for me
Pfriese	43.6	Nice week
Happy Feat	42	Time for taper
Opie	34.8	PF – no!

Here is my tentative plan this week. I am helping a friend with her first 100 miler at Run Woodstock, so we will see…

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	? miles	8.2 miles	Easy pae
Tuesday	4-6 miles	6.1 miles	Easy pace
Wednesday	4-6 miles	0 miles	Rest dat
Thursday	0 miles	0 miles	Upper weights and core
Friday	0-3 miles	2 miles	Easy pace
Saturday	16.6 or 33.2 miles	28.8 miles	Long run, pacing a friend at her 100 miler
Sunday	5-7 miles	0 miles	Tired and travel
Total		45.1

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."

HermosaBoy

posted: 9/7/2015 at 9:36 PM
modified: 9/15/2015 at 9:20 AM

Thanks Holly!!!

Almost to taper time...

DAY	PLAN	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	12	12.0	Includes 10k race done as progression run
Tuesday	10	2.5 AM 8 PM	Two runs
Wednesday	12	5 AM 3 PM	Two Runs Picture day for XC cut into my run time. Amazing how long it takes for high schoolers to pose for simple pictures!!!
Thursday	8	2.5 AM 8.0 PM	Includes 20 minutes of fartlek
Friday	8	8.5	Easy
Saturday	20	20	Last 4 at Goal Marathon Pace (6:16, 6:10, 6:05 and 5:54)
Sunday	6	5.4	Easy
TOTAL	76	75.0

And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

Rob

HappyFeat

posted: 9/7/2015 at 10:54 PM

The next couple weeks will be very light for me, doing a hard taper for the trail marathon on 9/19. So I'll rejoin you after that.

Don't make excuses for why you can't get it done.

Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.

DennisLey

MM #7877

posted: 9/8/2015 at 6:00 AM
modified: 9/13/2015 at 3:00 PM

I'm in Smile

M - 1 m run, 37 miles on bike

T - 9.2 m.

W - lazy

T - 9.6 m.

F - 6 m. 1st ever run in Altra Torin's. Loved them.

S - 41.5 miles on bike.

S - 19 m LR w/ Kory. Getting ready for our run together in Detroit.

Total - 44.8 miles

Philippians 4:13.

SubDood

posted: 9/8/2015 at 5:13 PM
modified: 9/13/2015 at 2:08 PM

Thanks, Holly!

DAY	PLAN	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	6 Sharpeners	11.8 miles	Ran a 10K (PR), plus w/u and c/d miles
Tuesday	10 Out n Back	7.1 miles	7.1 miles Jog (with 5x strides)
Wednesday	10 Aerobic	3.0 miles	3 mi Jog after all-day off-site meeting
Thursday	7 Cut-Downs	9.1 miles	9.1 easy miles at off-site meeting
Friday	8 Jog	0.0 miles	Ugh. Ate something bad at off-site meeting. Freakin' off-site meeting!
Saturday	8 Jog	10.0 miles	Easy miles.
Sunday	20 Race + Jog	20.0 miles	Ran the Plan: 3 w/u, Half Mara as progression run, 4 c/d
TOTAL	69 miles	61.0 miles	3rd week of Race-specific stuff

<4 weeks until Twin Cities Marathon.

Mike E

MM #5615

posted: 9/8/2015 at 6:31 PM
modified: 9/13/2015 at 3:22 PM

Thanks Holly! Well...I'm going to try to do a half marathon with my team, on Sunday, so I don't know what exactly I'll do, this week, but here's what the plan called for...

DAY	PLAN	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	10 (5 Strength)	5.5	41:05--ran with the CC kids
Tuesday	Rest	0
Wednesday	13 (9 Tempo)	8.0	1:02:32
Thursday	6	4.0	31:23--all the time I had time for
Friday	10	4.0	30:53--all the time I had time for
Saturday	10	0
Sunday	8	17.6	Including a 1/2 Marathon in 1:25:18
TOTAL	53	39.1	Dang! I wish I had known I was this close.

pfriese

posted: 9/10/2015 at 11:59 AM
modified: 9/13/2015 at 3:43 PM

Hi Holly.

In again this week.

M - 5 miles

T - rest

W - 10 miles

Th - 5.3 miles

F - 5.3 miles

Sa - 16 miles

Su - rest

_______________

Total - 41.7 miles

Paul

Paul's blog

SubDood

posted: 9/13/2015 at 2:42 PM

Quote from Mike E on 9/8/2015 at 6:31 PM:

Thanks Holly! Well...I'm going to try to do a half marathon with my team, on Sunday, ...

Mike, I am so glad I got to see you at the half today! Great catching up, and very nice racing, too!

Thanks for running a cooldown with me!

Mike E

MM #5615

posted: 9/13/2015 at 3:20 PM

Quote from SubDood on 9/13/2015 at 2:42 PM:

Mike, I am so glad I got to see you at the half today! Great catching up, and very nice racing, too!

Thanks for running a cooldown with me!

It was the highlight of my day! Way to stick to your plan.

Alexander R

posted: 9/13/2015 at 5:25 PM

Thanks, Holly!

Mon 8.2 mi (1:230

Tue 7 mi (0:56) treadmill

Wed 11.6 mi (1:56)

Thu 11.8 mi (1:56)

Fri 0

Sat 16.3 mi (2:44)

Sun 18.7 mi (3:19)

Total : 73 miles ( 12 hrs 14 min)

Masters Running

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