2018 3:20 (and beyond) (Read 582 times)

Darkwave: I'm disappointed that you didn't finish those cookies by page 38.

DW just got back from a trip to FB's hometown, to see her mom.  So just dropping my week, inspired by Maston.  Practicing slow slogging.

Weekly Summary
Monday, Feb 26, 2018 thru Sunday, Mar 04, 2018

matt: Enjoy the taper. What was your peak mileage?

I had a few weeks at 70 or just over (72 I think). I probably averaged about 60 for the last 14 weeks.

Ilana - I'm glad things are starting to be not miserable. How's the biking?

Max - That week... Not just the mileage, but the time on feet... What Bad Idea do you have planned next?
I had looked over that plan but started to glaze over before day 13. 16k in 90 minutes??? "not necessarily easy"? That certainly goes without saying.

FB: I don't like to carry my phone when I run so really only listen to music/podcasts if I am on the treadmill.

Seattlemax: Nice week!

ilana: Glad running is feeling less miserable - hopefully it just continues to get better from here.

darkwave: Nice workout today.  Your commitment to all the extras runners should be doing is impressive.

5.5 today during a late lunch. I've been interviewing people all day for a job we have open, which isn't one of my favorite things to do. It was nice to get outside for a bit and not talk to anyone (and it's sunny! and warmish!).

Just a quick drop in.

Max: nice week! How are you feeling about the coaching? Maybe we'll be referring to you when we discuss plans in the future..."Yeah, that looks like a Max plan."

Ended up with just over 55 miles last week. Which felt pretty good. Recovered well from my long run. I really just have 2 true workouts left until race day, as well as, a couple repetition days. Already starting to think about the weather, haha. Time to start thinking about goals.

catching up. Glad to see things moving along at normal speed. I know what max feels like now.

Max Still waiting on the race report. Also, when the wind comes here it comes in full effect. It might be because of people's opinions of the neighboring states causing it...because they blow. Sorry rlk/kk. Oh and I hope IF I use your coaching services you set me up with a sweet plan like the one your client had. Maybe "run 10 miles trails and 2,500' elevation" a couple times in the first week would help me "embrace the suck" of ultra marathons. Hope everything is going well. What you're dealing with is what I don't like about being

KK asthma, athlete, seriously you and DW impress me with your abilities with asthma.

NeRP is doing well. He seems to be taking to a schedule a little better than expected. We hit 4:30-5:00 of sleep at one time two nights in a row. Currently throwing in "crib sleeping" since he's close to growing out of the bassinet and daycare will have the crib so he might as well get accustomed to it. He doesn't seem to care where he sleeps. Just as long as he can get some sleep. I'm sure taking a family trip in two weeks with in laws will make his sleeping pattern even MORE random.  I thought I'd have so much more time staying home with him. It turns out him sleeping for an hour and a half (inconsistently until now) doesn't actually leave much time to eat/clean/shower/exercise/surf the internet/go to the dentist/car maintenance/clear snow/enjoy the "time off from work" but it HAS allowed me to take him to see DW for lunch time. I'm proud to report her supply is doing well and I've only dumped 8 ounces due to stupidity. He DID wake up about 5 minutes after I left for my ONE run this week. Good thing SIL knows how to handle a baby.  OH and I live stream watched the kid while at the dentist office. It freaked my SIL out when I talked to her through the camera, until she remembered I could live stream. #hoverparent. #dadlife

rlk talking about spare bedrooms just imagine having one. #freehotelroom More importantly what about garage space disappearing? #dadlife

runebikenick/keen The "race screen" app is something I've used for pacing. It works in the sense that if you're aiming for a goal (1:50) and the course is long you'll know a little earlier you need to pick it up. As for the two speed/tempo runs, look at Hansons. They do speed work on Tuesdays then tempo runs on Thursday. Later on they build up to 2x3 mile repeats with 1.5 warm up and cool down. Without doing any kind of recovery you're at 9 miles. Follow that with 9 miles at GMP (total of 12 miles for the day) and you'll see it's possble. Wednesday is a rest day and the weekly mileage as 55.

running Trying to get it done. I got nothing yesterday because my sister in law is in town for spring break. Apparently her idea of fun isn't sitting at home attempting to keep a 3 month old on some kind of schedule so mom can get more than 2 or 3 hours between feedings overnight. She had a hair appointment yesterday at 3:00, which became 3:15 and wasn't supposed to take long. 2 hours later....sheesh. The weather is conducive to outdoor running this week too.

5k Sunday. I'm honestly unsure if I still have 6:26/mi goal speed. Yeah I did almost all of my speed work at 6:30-6:35 pace (gps based) however it was a month ago and I haven't kept that 40 mpw goal. This might become the biggest, hardest, eye-opening bonk to date. 20:40 is my PR for the course.

oh and I just put a hold on Jack Daniels Running Formula third edition at the library. Maybe I'll read while on vacation or at home and see if I can understand his logic approach to training. I hope it will make it appear I'm not a hansons fanboy. Not these guys, or these guys.

DW - my child feeds my dog (who is more of a cat) more than I want to know. It's only ended badly a handful of times, surprisingly.

Brew - I didn't know what to expect staying home with DS for 12 weeks, but you're totally right -- a lot less "time" than most people think (ie - none, really). I REALLY respect SAHMs - harder than what I do.  Re: dropping 8 oz of breastmilk -- omg I would have flipped, lol.  In retrospect, trying to keep a freezer stash for CIM was wayyy too anxiety provoking and giving the kid some formula wouldn't have been the end of the world (much better than the frozen BM Nazi), but you don't always see these things at the time.  Once I came back from an 8 mile run and the babysitter had given my 3-4 month old TEN OUNCES of breastmilk at once and he threw it up everywhere. I was really really mad. lol. All of that is much funnier now. Pumping is a lot of work!

Rlk - oh, I'm not really considering taking my child since DH can't come and going back with an insane 22 month old after a marathon would be a nightmare, just wondering how many people are going alone or bringing a spouse or SO or something. I'm trying to decide if I should convince my dad to go or just take it as a solo trip. Sorry about the issue with the new shoes -- happens to me periodically too.

Smax - your weeks are insane.

Ace - sounds like things are pretty solid!

5.3 recovery miles this morning with next door neighbor and her dog. Last day off was last Monday, and 8 days is a really long stretch for me, but I'm handling it well. Think I will take tmw off, though.  I think I'll try a HM on the weekend of the 18th, but wondering if it's worth it since I'm usually sore after a race and I still want to build a little -- thoughts on continuing to build or stagnating miles for a week and racing a half to see where I'm at?

Coming out of lurking to let you know Botswana Bib numbers are up.

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