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. Sorry so late!
Who
Miles
Commentary
Tramps
52.9
Setting the season’s baseline
C-R
51.3
Plus planks
Mississippi
45.4
Nice weekend
Baboon
41.6
Crashed skiing – bummer
Holly
40.7
Time to start training
Opie
40.4
IbleedUnionBlue
40
Off to a good start
Slo_Hand
36.1
Recovery week
Mike E
Free Pass
Cut back week and a cold
Here’s my tentative plan for the week.
Day
Plan
Actual
Monday
0 miles
Upper weights and core
Tuesday
5-6 miles
4 miles
Easy pace
Wednesday
4-6 miles
6.2 miles
Easy pace fartleks
Thursday
3 miles
Tempo or intervals easy pace
Friday
3.6 miles
Weights and core
Saturday
5-7 miles
16 miles
Easy pace Long run
Sunday
14-17 miles
7.3 miles
Long run Recovery pace
Total
40.1 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."
Thanks Holly. This is one of the best threads to keep me motivated and on track. So I'm in again.
I actually have a plan. Getting ready for a HM but can't find it right now. So I'll post it when I find it and actaully load it to my profile. Heh.
MTA: Travel cut into my time. 41.3 and just crossed 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/
I agree. Don't even have time to read the daily any more, let alone post, so this thread keeps me going. Think I'll do 40 again this week but shift it around so I can cut back the LR a bit. The only race I'm thinking about is a local 15k in early March.
Day........................Plan..........................................................................................................................Actual
Monday..........Weights and 4 easy miles on the XC track.............................................................done-4
Tues...2 mi. warm up + 6 hill sprints 60-90 sec., jog back down + 2 mi. cool down............done-5.8
Wed...............Weights and 6 easy miles on the XC track............................................................done-6
Thursday......7 miles easy.................................................................................................................done-7.22
Friday............6 miles easy.................................................................................................................done-6
Saturday......11 miles progresssion run..................................................10.73 easy with Paul & the club
Sunday.........rest..................................................................................................................................done
Total.............about 40.........................................................................................................................39.8 miles
"I didn’t run a race until I was 41 and that was a marathon! Let that sink in for a minute." -me
Yep. Post a plan and you sort of feel obliged to do it.
Be safe. Be kind.
MM #5615
Thanks Holly! I'll get it this week...I hope...
Comment
5
38:30 on the treadmill + 38:30 of weights + 1:30 of planks
10
10.2
1:17:50 + 10 minutes of weights + 1:30 of planks
0
38:30 of weights + 1:30 of planks
10.3
1:19:01 + 7 minutes of weights + 1:30 of planks
39:00 on the treadmill
18
18.5
10.4 in 1:19:45 outside + 8.1 in 1:02:11 inside + 1:30 of planks
48
49.0
10k in 1975
2.5
9.5
7
4
8
39
The previous 2 weeks were 29 and 31 miles