RunningAHEAD - Topic: 40/40 Thread for Week Ending 11/2/08

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 10/27/2008 at 9:29 AM
modified: 11/3/2008 at 11:03 AM

For those of you who are new, this is the 40/40 thread, for people who are over 40 years old who run or aspire to run 40 miles/week. We give Free Passes to those who come really close or try really hard... Here’s what I have for last week's tally. Let me know if you see any errors.

Who	Miles	Commentary
Dopple Bock	120	I understand about the eating/running thing...
TomD	100.9	Good gracious, Tom – a 50K and a 50-miler back-to-back? That’s a heck of a weekend!
Hermosaboy	87.1	New weekly mileage PR!
Jim24315	64	More road running than usual.
Barefoot Rick	56.42	Nice log, btw.
PeterNC	55.33	With a PR marathon and a BQ!
Slojim	54.2	Nice 10K, and good that PF is staying under control.
Pfriese	53.1	15K race, followed the next day with an almost-20-miler – that’s a rough weekend!
Patriotsr1	50	Your EZ is my MP...
Perch	49.5	Good to hear the leg is improving – I’m hoping it will hold up well for you in the marathon.
Mainerunnah	48.2	Looking good!
MrPHinNJ	42.5	I like how you mix it up.
Holly	42.45	No x-training this week, though.
Ultrachick	38.2	Almost back.
Twocat	36.79	Hamstring pain and a cold – not good.
Breger	31.75	Got a taste of some cooler temps.
Biketm	31	Tapering...

Here’s my plan for the week so far:

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	0	0	Weights and abs
Tuesday	7-9	8 miles	Intervals on TM
Wednesday	6-7	6.15 miles	Recovery pace
Thursday	6-7	7.15 miles	Easy pace, w/miles 3 and 5 at MP
Friday	0	0 miles	Weights and abs
Saturday	6-7	8 miles	Easy pace
Sunday	12+	14.04 miles	Wave run
Total	?	43.35 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."

mainerunnah

posted: 10/27/2008 at 9:41 AM
modified: 11/5/2008 at 9:20 AM

Monday - 8 miles - 2 miles warm up - 4 miles @ mp - 5 x 1 min @5K w/5 x 1 min recovery - 2 miles cool down. Actual - 9.12 miles - 1:08:43 - 7:31 Avg HR 141 Max HR 153 8:03 - 7:48 - 7:16 - 7:18 - 7:00 - 7:03 - 7:21 -7:59 - 7:51 - 0:59 Tuesday - 5 miles easy - Actual - 5.03 easy miles @ mp +/- 45 seconds - 39:59 (7:57) Avg HR 132 Max HR 141 Wednesday - 5 miles easy - Actual - 5.03 easy miles - 41:26 - 8:14 - Avg HR 127 Max HR 144 Thursday - 7 miles easy Friday – 3 miles easy w/a few striders Saturday - OFF Sunday - 26.2 miles – New York Marathon – Actual - 26.2 - 3:32:21 not a PR but another BQ I'll take it. Big grin

Total - 54.2 +/- Actual 55.4 miles

Runrtim57

Marathon Maniac #3309

posted: 10/27/2008 at 9:47 AM

Good luck Bob, your training has been superb Smile

Tim

Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way - Run often and run long, but never outrun your Joy of running!

Runrtim57

Marathon Maniac #3309

posted: 10/27/2008 at 9:48 AM
modified: 10/27/2008 at 10:23 AM

Thanks Holly...you are the greatest Smile

Will need a pass this week due to ~~injury~~ soreness, and hope for a good 26.2 miles Sat. TimBo

Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way - Run often and run long, but never outrun your Joy of running!

DoppleBock

posted: 10/27/2008 at 11:20 AM
modified: 11/2/2008 at 8:18 PM

Thanks holly Have a great race Bob - May you get everything out of your body that you trained it for.! I am tapering this week ... finally for the Trail to Rails marathon - Should be a very small race. It is on an old railroad bed with gravel. It is an out and back with a 3/4 a mile tunnel, they had you a flash light as it has no lights inside. I signed up for this race thinking I would be pacing a friend to a sub 4:00, but he can't make it ... so I will just take it as it comes depending on how I feel on race day. #1 goal is to enjoy the day / weekend. #2 goal is to run the whole way. This is #5 marathon this year + 1- 50 miler + 1 - 24 hour race. Funny 7 long races with only 1 5k, 1 5miler and 1 10k = 3 short races. Its been an odd year. Fun but odd. Slow, Fun and odd. M 11 with 4x4 minutes @ CV / 5 easy @ Lunch T 6 /4 recovery pace W 10 with 2x( 1 @ MP / 1 @ T) / 5 easy @ Lunch TH 5 easy - going stir crazy and eating too much FR 6 easy with 5 striders SA 4 easy SU 27 with 26.2 @ MP = 2:57 Total = 83 Good running to all -

Long dead ... But my stench lingers !

MrFinn

Prince of Fatness

posted: 10/27/2008 at 12:02 PM
modified: 10/30/2008 at 8:38 AM

Thanks Holly. I've been experiencing some pain in both feet which I believe is the onset of PF, so I am going to run everything easy this week. I'll be icing, foam rolling, and stretching as well. Hopefully I can knock this out before it gets out of hand (or foot).

Day	Plan	Actual	Comment
Mon	6	6.01	Easy
Tue	0	0	Weights
Wed	6	6.08	Easy
Thu	10
Fri	6
Sat	0
Sun	13

Total: ~41 I'm shutting it down for a while. Things are not getting worse, but the lower legs just don't feel right. They are telling me they need rest. So you can drop me off the list for a couple of weeks. I'll be back .... Thanks.

Not at it at all.

Barefoot Rick

Barefoot Runner

posted: 10/27/2008 at 9:40 PM
modified: 11/2/2008 at 3:48 PM

Monday - 10.19 Tuesday - 10.36 Wednesday - 10.37 Thursday - 10.38 Friday - 5.44 Saturday - 2.09 Sunday - 2.16 Total WE 11/2 - 50.99 BF Miles http://www.barefootrunner.org/08weeklymileage/08weekly.htm Thanks Holly! Cool

Romans 10:15 - How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!
http://barefootrunner.org

TomD

posted: 10/27/2008 at 11:34 PM
modified: 10/30/2008 at 9:10 AM

Thanks for keeping things here going. Monday - 5.60 recovery run Tuesday - Rest Wednesday - 3.00 Thursday - Rest Friday - Rest Saturday - 26.20 Mid-Southern Marathon, Wynne, AR Sunday - 26.20 Pro Bass Shop Marahton, Springfield, MO Total Miles - 61.00 I still have a lot of cuts from Rock Creek 50k and some tired muscles from Blue Springs 50-Miler. My body really needed those two extra days of rest. I should be ready for this weekend. TomD

Patriotsr1

posted: 10/28/2008 at 2:27 PM
modified: 11/3/2008 at 7:18 AM

Thanks again Holly. TomD looks like another looooong weekend in store for you. Last week felt pretty good, hopefully this week more of the same..simple basebuilding w some speed. Day..... Plan...... Actual ........Comment Mon .....rest......4 EZ Tue.....8..........9.......2 EZ...6 tempo@7:50...1 EZ Wed....8.........9.5...2 EZ...6.5@8:00...1 EZ Thu.....4.........4.5 EZ Fri .....8 ........8.5 GA Sat.....4.........0...too much trickin-n-treatin Roll eyes

Sun....10 ......... 16 Total: ~42.........51.5 pj

DoppleBock

posted: 10/28/2008 at 5:03 PM

Quote from TomD on 10/27/2008 at 11:34 PM:

Thanks for keeping things here going. Monday - 5.60 recovery run Tuesday - Rest Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - 26.20 Mid-Southern Marathon, Wynne, AR Sunday - 26.20 Pro Bass Shop Marahton, Springfield, MO Total Miles - TomD

You maniacs scare me - 4 in 14 days - 2 of which are ultras - good show - I hope you get great weather this weekend!

Long dead ... But my stench lingers !

perchcreek

i'm lovin' it... MM#1949

posted: 10/29/2008 at 9:27 PM
modified: 11/2/2008 at 7:35 PM

Thanks Holly.. This weekend should be fun? One week taper. Mon - 2 mi recovery (done 10:23 pace) Tues - 6 mi GA (done 8:30 pace) Wed - 6 mi w/ 2@ MP (done 8:44 avg with 2 mi @ 8:16) Thu - 4 mi easy at 9:29 pace Fri - 2 mi easy at 9:50 pace Sat - 2 mi easy at 9:53 pace Sun - 26.2 miles hard (v hilly marathon at 8:45 pace... 2nd AG..no calf issues) Total: 48.2 Actual: 48.2 including first ever marathon hardware

Perch's Profile "I don't know if running adds years to your life, but it definitely adds life to your years." - Jim Fixx "The secret is to make in your mind possible what was not possible before. The secret is to make easy what was difficult, instead to make difficult what really is easy." - Coach Renato Canova

SLOjim

posted: 10/30/2008 at 8:58 AM
modified: 11/2/2008 at 6:04 PM

Thanks Holly Smile

Sun. 8 easy recovery from Sat. 10K ... pf is screaming Mon. 20 long & easy .... officially into taper mode Tues. rest Weds. 8.5 easy Thurs. rest Fri. 8.5 easy Sat. 8.5 easy Total 53.5 miles

pfriese

posted: 10/30/2008 at 9:41 PM
modified: 11/2/2008 at 7:00 PM

Thanks Holly, M - rest day T - 9.5 miles @ 9:33/mile W - 11.0 miles @ 9:58/mile Th - 8.1 miles @ 9:43/mile F - rest day Sa - 20.3 miles @ 10:14/mile Su - 3.0 miles @ 10:33/mile ________________________________________ Total - 51.9 mile Done Paul

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HermosaBoy

posted: 11/2/2008 at 9:30 PM

Another week closer to Houston. Thanks Holly for all of your work for this. You should add a few miles to your log for the effort...

Day	Actual	Commentary
Sun – AM	14.15 in 1:45:45	Wanted to go longer but my training partners weren’t doing so well…
Mon – AM	4.85 in 38:33	Doggie run
Mon – PM	6.15 in 43:33	Felt REALLY good!
Tues – AM	5.0 in 39:12	First sub freezing run for the year...
Tues – PM	6.15 in 38:55	Includes 4 mile decreasing pace tempo run – 5:57, 5:57, 5:56, 5:36
Wed – AM	Slept in
Wed – PM	13.01 in 1:37:00	Getting dark too early – the next few months – MEH!
Thu – AM	5.0 in 40:51	Took it easy this morning. Could have used some WD-40 for the knees the first couple of miles. Better start doing my ITBS exercises again...
Thu – PM	6.2 miles in 45:03	Gorgeous weather!
Fri – AM	5.15 in 41:24	48 degrees? Nice…
Fri – PM	4.5 in 31:17
Sat – AM	5.2 in 36:31	Standard Pre-Race. HR elevated cuz all I can think about is Kyle's race at 2 -- breathe Rob, breathe!!!
Total	75.4 in 9:18:04	Stepped it back a bit to get ready for a 10 mile race on Sunday

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

Rob

ultrachick

Ultrachick

posted: 11/3/2008 at 6:55 AM

Finally made it! 40.2 for the week! Thanks Holly!

If you never go fast, you'll never go fast.

Masters Running

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