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WORD, Bo. I was off for three weeks on the Grand, then a week visiting my parents, then I got sick. Every time I started running again I got stymied. I am really looking forward to running being effortless and fun again. Right now I'm not even bothering with the Garmin, because that's too depressing.
Anyway, I ran about 6.5 miles today. REALLY SLOW.
I started feeling like a fraud, always talking about how I'll start base building...tomorrow. But my travel schedule is now empty and despite it being mid-20's today, I did 11 miles. And it felt light and good and strong. About time, is all I have to say. Ilana, you it'll come back, but man, you really got taken to the cleaners. Major suckiness.
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WORD, Bo. I was off for three weeks on the Grand, then a week visiting my parents, then I got sick. Every time I started running again I got stymied. I am really looking forward to running being effortless and fun again. Right now I'm not even bothering with the Garmin, because that's too depressing. Anyway, I ran about 6.5 miles today. REALLY SLOW.
ilana - felt same way with my month's hiatus over the summer when I got sick. Took me a week or so to really start having some good runs and about 4 weeks before the faster stuff felt like itused to. You'll get there.
PR's - 5K - 20:15 (2013) | 10K - 45:14 (2011) | 13.1 - 1:34:40 (2013) | 26.2 - 3:40:40 (2014)
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I'm in! Hi, guys - lots of familiar faces were!! I start training 12/17 for Carmel. I took this week off to R&R and then got slammed w/the flu.
Feel better Heidi! Taking it easy next week too I hope?
I don't care! I just am happy to be using a site that doesn't take minutes to load!
Agreed! I'm in too. The wait and blank pages were annoying.
marathon pr - 3:16
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I'll join in here, too. I threw my hat into the ring on the main board 3:30 thread, but I don't know how much they want daily chit-chat in that thread.
I was a lurker in the RWOL 2012 3:30 thread, so I'm looking forward to participating now that 3:30 is a realistic goal.
M: 3:31:56
HM: 1:37:33
Welcome new arrivals!
I'm still trying to decide if I should throw a goal race out there or not.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
Runmom - hey, great to see you here. Enjoy the R&R
Ric-G - do we know you under a different name?
Flinders - chat away here, no problem. Didnt realize you lurked in RWOL. Just do it. What happened to make 330 realistic?
I just got back from almost 7 miles of coldness. Tights, two layers of thermal underwear, jacket, head scarf, and camelbak. -6C, so not SO bad. Main thing is the miles. That's a whopping 25 miles this week. Anyway, it's progress.
I'll join in here, too. I threw my hat into the ring on the main board 3:30 thread, but I don't know how much they want daily chit-chat in that thread. I was a lurker in the RWOL 2012 3:30 thread, so I'm looking forward to participating now that 3:30 is a realistic goal.
Flinders - welcome lurker! Nice PRs! Mine are almost identical.
Ric - welcome another RWOL refugee!
13 miles for me once the rain subsides here with al least part on the HM course.
Created a MRT race calendar as I thought if we got more organized in here maybe people will post in here more often. Maybe one of the 3:20ers will post a thread in here too vs. forum to get everything rolling.
Runbo: Realistic in terms of being achievable this calendar year because of general progress as a runner. I ran my first marathon in 4:16 in Oct. 2011, my second in 3:46 in Oct. 2012, so I'm targeting knocking off the 16 minutes over the course of 2013.
Thanks Clive; that is the impression that I have gotten.
I raced an 8K this morning. 36:17 (7:18 average pace) in 50F and light rain. It is a PR by a bit. 31.7 for the week. I'm working my way back from a PF flare that I got from dress shoes post-marathon, so I had a bunch of weeks in the teens, mostly running 3-4 miles at lunch. So now that the PF is under control, I'm rebuilding my mileage.
Count me in for a 3:30 goal in 2013 ... though I'm not sure if it'll be my spring or fall goal race.
Train smart ... race smarter.
Ilana: I hope that the illness and other stuff is done and over with, and that you can now start building back up again. Those 6.5 were a nice start! What are your Spring plans, if you have any?
Runbo: Fantastic job getting in the 11 and that they felt so easy; those are the best kind of runs. It's nice to see you over here!
Jedi: I know you got those 13 in already today - great work. How are you feeling? You aren't running a FM until the fall, right? You are focusing more on speed and the HM and shorter distances for now, if I remember correctly?
Ric-G: Were you on the RW thread or are you a RA guy? Either way, it's nice to see you on here!
Flinders: Awww, that's great that you de-lurked and joined up! Congratulations on that SMOKING fast 8K! Woot! Well done!!!! What's on tap for you next?
SRL: It's nice to see you on here as well. Are you running fewer races these days and focusing on a few, or still running as many? I say name a goal race. What do you have in mind - spring or fall?
My entire house had / has the flu, so it was a rough weekend, but I am healthy now and looking forward to getting back to running after a week off. It was really nice to have a week to recharge/refresh. I loved it! I ate lots of junk, enjoyed the extra family time and feel ready to run again. This week is - eh, whatever - b/c it's my last week b/f I start training for Carmel. My only goal is to keep my miles up in the 70-75 range. No speed work. I did a tempo run and intervals the last couple of weeks and I forgot how tough the speed stuff is. Giving myself a breather...
I'm loosely following Pfitz 18/85 this cycle, but I did my own thing with his plan last time and probably will this time, depending on what I can handle, physically. The 18/85 plan averages 76 miles over 7 days and peaks at 85; I ran 74 miles average over 6 days last cycle and peaked at 90, following Pfitz 18/70 and adding easy miles. It's not a huge change for me mileage wise, but many of the work outs are more difficult in the 18/85 plan (longer tempos, longer MP runs, harder intervals too, more 20 milers, a 24 miler, I believe) v. the 18/70 plan (I did do some of the 18/85 work outs last cycle, but not all of them). Anyway, I'm going to attempt 18/85 as written, but I am going to have no problem backing off/cutting some of the miles/lightening some of the workouts if it feels like too much.
I want to try some new things this cycle, include running my LRs as progressive runs more often, eating breakfast b/f my LRs, and throwing some (6-10) MP miles into a weekly MLR ala Hanson here and there. That's about it for me. Have a great Sunday, guys!
runbo- same name as RWOL. calif thread mainly.
flinders - possible to knock 16 minutes..i knocked 14 minutes off last year after a plateau. finished at 3:24 in the heat at st. george last year.
runmom - hope the flu thing is mostly over..we've gone thru it too
anyway i did an easy 5 today and tend toward lower miles. i recently did 3:35 at santa clarita in the heat (my luck). i have my first boston coming up (snuck in by 28 seconds) and will get with the program soon.