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
71.7
Nice week!
Mike E
64.9
Heckofa weekend!
Alexander
58
1st AG in 5-mile race!
KellyDodge
57.2
1st Master in 1-mile race!
Pfriese
49.2
With a 5K race
Tramps
44.8
In the heat
C-R
44.3
Meh
SubDood
Afton Trail 25K!
Runnerclay
43.4
Volunteered this week
Holly
37.15
I keep letting life get in the way
A Trackrat
Here’s my tentative plan for the week.
Day
Plan
Actual
Monday
0-3 miles
0 miles
Weights and core
Tuesday
4-6 miles
5 miles
Easy pace
Wednesday
3.5 miles
Easy pace, plus weights and core
Thursday
6.4 miles
Friday
12-15 miles
12 miles
Longish run
Saturday
4.15 miles
Sunday
6-8 miles
Total
43.05 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."
MM #7877
I'm in...
M - AM - 10.1 m. PM - 7.8 m.
T - AM - 3 m. PM - 9.2 m.
W - 10.7 m.
T - AM - 9.5 m. PM - 8.3 m.
F - 8 m.
S - .8.3 m.
S - 13 m.
Total - 87.9 miles. Highest milage week of 2014.
Philippians 4:13.
Thank you, Holly!
Intervals: 4 x 1200m, 400m recoveries,
plus w/u and c/d jogs.
Aerobic/easy.
.
Just a dude.
Thanks! I'm in again... No races this week but hoping to get some good interval training in...
M - 3.3 warmup / 5x1000 w/600 jog / 3.3 cooldown
T - 3.4 Easy
W- 6.4 Easy + Strides
T - 3.5 Warmup - 8x400 w/ 200 jog - 3.5 cool down
F - 7.7 Easy
S - 14.4 Long
S - 6 Easy + Strides
Total: 60
-Kelly
Getting back in shape... Just need it to be a skinnier shape...
MM #5615
Thanks Holly! Well...I have another week that is all messed up with a church meeting, a race on Saturday, and traveling up north for DW's 40th High School Class reunion...but here’s what the plan calls…
Comment
Rest
1:10:36 + crunches and stretches
5 – 8 (3 x 1)
5 Easy
10.7
1:24:19 + crunches and stretches
6 (2 at MP)
5.0
38:59 + crunches and stretches
0
1.5 Hours
9.0
4.17 in 26:36 + 2.08 in 13:29 + whatever the rest was in warmups and cool downs + crunches and stretches
2 Hours
15.4
2:00:36 + crunches and stretches
49.1
I'm in.
M - 2 miles
T - 8 miles
W - 4 miles
Th - 6 miles am, 4.3 miles pm
F - 4.6 miles
Sa - 15.3 miles
Su - 5.8 miles
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Total - 50 miles
Paul
Paul's blog
Catching up.
Fewer miles, a little quality.
5 (w/hills)
5.3
5.2
5 (w/tempo)
5.1
5 EZ
5 (w/4MP)
5.7
15 EZ
12.1
~40
38.6
pass, please
Be safe. Be kind.
Consistently Slow
Mon 7-------8
Tue 2------0
Wed 6------0
Thur 10-----0
Fri 0------7.1
Sat 25-----30
Sun 10-----15
Total 60-----60.3
Run until the trail runs out.
SCHEDULE 2016--
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
http://bkclay.blogspot.com/
I'm back! 44 miles ahead of the pace bunny and thanks to Paul, back to doing a truly long run.
Monday...................................................................................Easy 6 miles in Las Cruces
Tuesday..................................................................................Easy 2.1 miles in Las Cruces
Wednesday......Free 5k, which I do every week as an intervals workout-5.3 miles total
Thursday..........Pack Pint Run, the last part with faster runners so 5.3 miles Progression
Friday......................................................................................Easy 6 miles
Saturday.................................................................................15 mile Long Run
Sunday.............Easy 3-4 miles...............................................Easy 3.1 miles
Total..................42-43 miles...................................................42.9 miles
"I didn’t run a race until I was 41 and that was a marathon! Let that sink in for a minute." -me
Mon 10.2 mi (1:38)
Tue 12.9 mi (2:17)
Wed 12.9 mi (2:12)
Thu 15.7 mi (2:59)
Fri 10.2 mi (1:24)
Sat 14.1 mi (2:08)
Sun 9.7 mi (1:37)
Total: 85 miles ( 14 hrs 13 min)
more slow jogging this week.
in fact, I'm moving beyond jogging
and including many walking breaks
in my "runs".
41.1 and barley under the line.
"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/