RunningAHEAD - Topic: 40/40 Thread for week ending 2/17/08

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 2/11/2008 at 5:42 AM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 6:37 PM

For those of you who are new, this is the 40/40 thread, for those 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 the tally from last week:

Who	Miles	Commentary
Twocat	70.77	Topping off the week with a 22-miler, some of it in snow – that’s a tough run!
Perch	66.2	You’re looking awesome, Perch!
CNYrunner	63	Didn’t get to run her HM, but with weather conditions as they were, I’m not sure that was a bad thing.
Holly	51.9	2 runs with CNYrunner this week!
Hermosaboy	50.23	He’s back! Hermosaboy, you should consider making your log public, because you do some fine training.
Biketm	47.2	Battling some serious wind this week.
Breger	47.07	Getting ready for his A1A HM next week.
Pfriese	46.8	Including a 10-mile TM run – anything over 5 on a TM is tough in my book.
Evenflein	45.8	Including some miles outside in ridiculously cold temps – yikes!
Predawnrunner	42.7	Not quite according to plan, but still got ‘er done.
Carnivirus	42	Ramping up for the Rock-n-Roll Marathon in San Diego.
Wa5yom	38	Back to 40 next week.
Slojim	31.5	Bad headache got in the way of the weekend running.
Tramps	Free Pass	Recovering from illness.
SirWalksalot	Free Pass	Recovering from illness.

Here's my plan for the coming week:

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	0 miles	0 miles	Weights and abs
Tuesday	8-11 miles	10 miles	8 slow/up/fast/down hill repeats in the snow
Wednesday	7 miles	7.1 miles	Easy pace – with CNYrunner again!
Thursday	8-11 miles	10 miles	GA pace, with CNYrunner again!
Friday	0 miles	0 miles	Weights and abs
Saturday	20 miles	7.2 miles	Changed plans
Sunday	7 miles	20.35 miles	Easy pace
Total	50-56	54.7

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."

CNYrunner

posted: 2/11/2008 at 7:09 AM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 12:14 PM

Thanks Holly! Monday--------off Tuesday-------8-10 miles/1 mile wu 2 x 25 at 7:20 pace w/3 mins. rest/cd---5 miles with 4 at 7:05 pace Wednesday---7 miles with Holly---7.10 miles with Holly--nice pace Thursday------8-10 miles with Holly----10 lovely Valentine miles with Holly Friday---------10 miles/1 mile wu/8 miles at7:45-7:50 pace/1 mile cd----10.4 miles w/8 miles at tempo pace---10.4 in 1:28 overall/8:32 pace/8 miles in 59:11 for 7:24ish pace---feeling fast today Saturday------8 miles with strides---8.6 at 8:59 pace/no strides/1:17 total Sunday--------22 miles-----22.3 in 3:21/9:01 pace---last mile in 8:02 weights and abs 3x week------done No candy-----well, pretty good and then Teuscher chocolate truffles magically appeared on my nightstand Get more sleep-----failed in the first part of the week---8 hours for the past three nights Total= 63-65----63.4

Runrtim57

Marathon Maniac #3309

posted: 2/11/2008 at 7:40 AM
modified: 2/18/2008 at 7:57 AM

Thanks Holly!!! Mon - 10 miles - 7 easy and 3 hard tempo - little better temps at 12 degrees and slight wind Tues - 8 miles in snow, ice, slush mush - difficult run Weds - 10 miles - 7 easy, 3 tempo - nicer night to run than Tues Thurs - 10 miles - 1 mile warm up, 6 easy - 3 tempo Fri - Rest day Sat - 16.5 hard fought miles - high HR and dehydrated at end Sun - 6.5 miles easy Total - 61.0 miles - A first 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!

Twocat

posted: 2/11/2008 at 7:56 AM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 9:59 AM

Holly you sure are efficient! I cannot believe how early on Monday this thread is up. Thank you for keeping it going. It sure helps with my weekly motivation!

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	0	0
Tuesday	15	15	19° outside! Brrr!
Wednesday	6	6.21	On a treadmill!
Thursday	13	14.04	A bit chilly but felt good running anyway.
Friday	10	11.84	Ended up with an extra 1.68 mi in the AM (total 7.68) due to an over enthusiastic TP. Still plan to put in my 4 in the pm however. Did the 4! Well 4.16 but who is counting? Total for the day 11.84.
Saturday	15	15.92	12@7:38 turned into 12.07@7:24 when pushed by a friend I was running with.
Sunday	7	7.05	Easy run with DW.
Total	66	70.06

Live like you are dying not like you are afraid to die.

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breger1

posted: 2/11/2008 at 8:14 AM
modified: 2/18/2008 at 8:20 AM

The A1A HM is on Sunday so the miles will be down a little - probably just barely 40. If the weather is nice I'll run for a PR. If not, I'll run the HM at MP and train through it. 8:45 min/mile pace. 55 degrees!

Day	Plan	Actual	Comments
Monday	12 miles	12 miles	Nice fast finish MLR. Perfect running weather
Tuesday	6 miles easy	5.75 miles	Tried to run easy, but 30 MPH winds made it harder.
Wednesday	7 miles with 8x100m striders	0 miles	A smart rest day taken instead.
Thursday	5 miles easy	4.2 miles	8:45 min/mile pace. 55 degrees!
Friday	Planned Rest Day	3.05 miles	Recovery pace 9:55 min/mile
Saturday	Planned Rest Day
Sunday	13.1 HM Race	5 miles	DNF. Disappointed, but it'll pass

Totals:	40ish	30.0 miles

Bill

"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong

perchcreek

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

posted: 2/11/2008 at 11:45 AM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 5:11 PM

Thanks, Holly! Easier week. No fast stuff.

Day	Plan	Actual	Comments
Monday	REST+ X-Train	2 mi	Magical Healing Miles for Tory @ AHR 131 (+ 3x20 pushups and ham/hip strengthening)
Tuesday	6 mi recovery	5.9 mi	magical healing miles with Tory (and DaveinAA!)
Wednesday	13 mi m-LR	13.1 mi	8:43 pace, AHR 148,blasted out a 7:09 mile for mile 12
Thursday	6 mi recovery	6 mi	bit of an injury on knee and foot from banked roads in yesterday's run
Friday	13 mi m-LR	6 mi	ditched m-LR for recovery... very slow 10:22 pace, knee/foot better today
Saturday	6 mi recovery w/ 6x100m strides	8.2 mi	2.2 mi w/u then 6 mi progression GA(8:20-7:43) with foot and knee not complaining at all!
Sunday	16 mi m-LR	16 mi	hilly neg split, 9:36 1st half, 8:37 2nd half no knee or foot issues

Totals:	62	57.2	dodged the injury ball

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

evanflein

posted: 2/11/2008 at 2:59 PM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 5:48 PM

Not sure what to do this week... I've got the schedule all laid out, but looks like some home-life conflicts might mess things up. Here's the rough "plan" though, such as it is...

Day	Plan	Actual	Comments
Monday	XT Day	0	Visited mom in hospital, home late, tired, etc.
Tuesday	5 w/3@10k pace	5.53 miles	Could only crank out 2.5 mile repeats @ 10k pace, w/MP "rests" and finish
Wednesday	9 miles w/3@MP	10.57 miles	progressive tempo run
Thursday	5 miles EZ	5.1 miles	Kept it nice and EZ @ 8:49 m/m
Friday	Rest Day	0 miles	I had an empty house and did house stuff just for me
Saturday	9 miles	9 miles	Hills... ugh
Sunday	19 miles	20 miles	Glad that's done, warmest in weeks at -4 to +7 temps

Totals:	47 Miles	50.2 actual total

SLOjim

posted: 2/11/2008 at 4:12 PM
modified: 2/16/2008 at 11:28 AM

This week's plan....

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Sunday	7.5 easy	7.5 easy
Monday	Rest
Tuesday	12 long	12 long	Felt great after last week’s unexpected step back week.
Wednesday	7 easy	7.6 easy
Thursday	Rest
Friday	8 progressive	7 easy	Tried legs from racquetball, I’ll save the progressive run for Sat.
Saturday	7 easy	7.5 progressive
Total	41.5	41.6

Getting the hang of the table with the marco..... thanks 2cat Smile

Walt.RB

posted: 2/11/2008 at 8:34 PM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 6:45 PM

Trying to get up and running... M--0 T--0 W--0 TH--0......still tryin'...... F--7.64, 1:07:49.......finally back into it, sort of. S--0 S--7.45, 1:07.21...B-day weekend for my 9YO, lots of running around, not so much running. Look at that valley in my training log.....I highly recommend NEVER getting pneumonia.

carnivirus

posted: 2/12/2008 at 2:50 AM
modified: 2/18/2008 at 10:19 PM

Just squeezed over 40 last week, BUT on 5 days and a bum quad . . . Hopefully the quad will recover well enough for me to run a fast-paced HM this weekend (Buzz HM in San Miguel, CA). It's a chance to shake some rust off . . . it's a race . . . it's a long run . . . it's a tempo run . . . and more!

Day	Plan	Actual	Comments
Monday	Rest	0	Travel/work late
Tuesday	5-6 XT	0	GF plans ran long . . . bye running
Wednesday	Intervals (8-9)	9	(200/400/600/800/800/600/400/200)
Thursday	5-6 easy + XT	7
Friday	5-6 easy	5	easy bluff trail run
Saturday	13.1 + 4 wu & cd	6	Buzz HM Camp Roberts, CA (DNS: bad day to forget my license)
Sunday	5-6 easy	0	Worked around the house instead of running

Totals:	45-50 Miles	27	We'll call it a stepback week

HermosaBoy

posted: 2/12/2008 at 12:39 PM

I thought my log was public??? How do I make it show up by my name?

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

Rob

breger1

posted: 2/12/2008 at 12:43 PM

Hermosaboy, click on "Options" then "My Log Preferences". There is a check mark in there you need to set. Bill

"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong

HermosaBoy

posted: 2/12/2008 at 1:10 PM

Quote from breger1 on 2/12/2008 at 12:43 PM:

Hermosaboy, click on "Options" then "My Log Preferences". There is a check mark in there you need to set. Bill

THANKS! See if it's viewable now...

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

Rob

pfriese

posted: 2/12/2008 at 10:16 PM
modified: 2/17/2008 at 4:38 PM

Holly, Thanks for the weekly summaries.

Day	Miles	Comment
Monday	rest day - done
Tuesday	8.1 miles - done	8:45/mile avg pace (last 4 miles @ MP)
Wednesday	10.4 miles - done	9:20/mile avg pace
Thursday	rest day - done
Friday	rest day - done
Saturday	15 miles - done	9:52/mile avg pace, treadmill run again
Sunday	7.75 mile - done	9:09 abg pace

Total	41.3 miles - Done

Paul

Paul's blog

predawnrunner

posted: 2/13/2008 at 6:22 AM
modified: 2/18/2008 at 5:16 AM

Thanks Holly!

Day	Plan	Actual	Comments
Monday	Rest	Rest	-
Tuesday	8 mi easy	8.1 mi	10:52 pace, a little icy
Wednesday	5 mi easy	5 mi	10:04 pace, a lot icy
Thursday	10 mi	10 mi	10:07 pace
Friday	Rest	Rest	-
Saturday	4 mi easy	4.1 mi GA	9:39 pace
Sunday	20 mi Long	20.3 mi	10:45 pace

Totals:	47	47.4	-

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