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
Alexander
65
The cold is sending most of us to the TM
SubDood
50.4
Lots of TM
Opie
44.4
Lots of group runs – cool!
DennisLey
41
Myrtle Beach Marathon!
Runnerclay
37.2
Yeti Heartbreak Marathon!
Holly
32.8
Weekend away-no running
Here’s my tentative plan for the week. Very cold, so may be mostly TM miles.
Day
Plan
Actual
Monday
4-6 miles
4.7 miles
Easy pace
Tuesday
5 miles
Wednesday
0 miles
Weights and core
Thursday
0-3 miles
5.2 miles
Body blast class cancelled
Friday
5-7 miles
5.6 miles
Saturday
17-18 miles
7.3 miles
In the snow
Sunday
5-6 miles
14 miles
Long run, plus weights and core
Total
41.8 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
Many Thanks Holly. I'm in. No plan, just recovery and start training for Knoxville TN Marathon.
M - 6 m. Rec Pace (Sat marathon), But did EZ Hills Ladder on TM.
T - 7 m. TM. Rolling Hills level 2. 8:55 pace.
W - 3 m. Sick of winter.
T - OFF
F - 10 - 8:24 pace overall, most miles faster
S - 7 m.
Total - 40 m. Really struggled this week with diet / rest / recovery from last weekends marathon. But I continue the fight.
Philippians 4:13.
Think I'll probably need a free pass this week.
Monday.............a little running in the Plyometrics/Core class.........done-2.6 miles
Tuesday............4 mile group run with 20 minutes tempo................done-4.3
Wednesday......7 miles easy.....................................................mostly done-6.7
Thursday...........maybe a short lunch run................................................0
Friday.................12 miles.............................................................mostly done-11.7
Saturday............drive to Tucson & chillax...............................................done
Sunday..............probably run with McSolar & Debbie...........................done-7.1
Total...............................................................................................................32.4
Even though this was a low week, I managed to pass last month's mileage so I'm still building.
"I didn’t run a race until I was 41 and that was a marathon! Let that sink in for a minute." -me
thanks Holly
another mind-numbing
all-treadmill week for me
Mon 8 mi (1:04)
Tue 12 mi (1:40)
Wed 10 mi (1:22)
Thu 11 mi (1:25)
Fri 0
Sat 10 mi (1:26)
Sun 0
Total: 51 miles ( 6 hrs 57 min)
45 miles this week:
11 miles of jogging and tapering, followed by a 55 KM XC Ski Race known as the American Birkebeiner in NW Wisconsin. Absolute blast!