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40/40 Thread for Week Ending 11/6/16 (Read 10 times)


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

    Hermosaboy

    90.5

    Yowza!

    Alexander R

    67

    82 degrees IS warm

    DennisLey

    54.5

    Back to back HMs!

    Pfriese

    47.6

    Nice 15K race!

    Holly S

    40

    First 40 mile week since 5/16/16

    Tet

    35.03

    Excellent and tough almost-50K

     

     

     

    So late! Here is my tentative plan.

     

     

    Day

    Plan

    Actual

    Commentary

    Monday

    0 miles

     0 miles

    Swimming laps, weights and core

    Tuesday

    4-5 miles

     5.4 miles

     Outside

    Wednesday

    4-5 miles

     5.5 miles 

     Easy pace

    Thursday

    4-5 miles

     2.5 miles

     No time

    Friday

    0 miles

     3 miles

    Plus swimming laps - 26 laps(52 lengths)

    Saturday

    5-7 miles

     13 miles

     Long Run

    Sunday

    12-14 miles

     4.1 miles

     Recovery pace, plus 40 minutes weights and core.

    Total

     

     33.5 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."

    pfriese


      Thanks Holly.

       

      Here's my plan for the week.

       

      DAY

      PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
      Mon  8 ez  8 miles

       Nice & easy to park & back  

      Tuesday  5 ez

       5 miles

       To park & back. 1100m swim

      Wednesday  10 ez  6 miles

       Up/down Mt Scott, 1100m swim  

      Thursday  5 ez  10 miles   Swapped Wed & Thurs on plan. Nice run around the lake 
      Friday  4 ez  5 miles

       Easy to park & back

      Saturday  5K race   2.8 miles 

       Went to vote instead of race

      Sunday  13 ez  14 miles 

       Loop of the lake

      TOTAL  ~50 miles   50.8 miles   

       

       

      Paul

      HermosaBoy


        Thanks Holly!!!

         

        In the depth of the marathon cycle...

         

        DAY

        PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
        Monday 9

        9.0

        Suggested rest in the morning  Smile

        Tuesday 10

        3.0

        12

        Easy AM

        Easy in the afternoon except for pacing the XC team through a tempo mile.

        Wednesday

        10

        3.0 

        10.0

        Easy AM

        8x 3:00 at MP - 10 seconds and 8x100 @  firm pace...

        Thursday 10

        2.0 

        10.0

        Easy AM

        Last practice with the XC team this year.

        Friday

        10

        3.0

        10.0 

        Easy AM

        Includes 12x150 @ a FAST pace

        Saturday 10 10.65 

        State XC meet -- miles where I can find them

        Sunday 18

        18 

        First 8 easy and then a fast finish on the last 10.  Good stuff...

        TOTAL 77 90.65  

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

         

        Rob


        MM #7877

          Thank you Holly Smile

           

          43.8 miles with the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Ran in a 3:49.35 which was my best marathon of 2016. Satisfied,

          Philippians 4:13.

          Alexander R


            Thank you, Holly!

             

            Mon 0

            Tue 9.8 mi (1:22) central park

            Wed 0

            Thu 0

            Fri 5 mi (0:39) treadmill

            Sat 5.5 mi (0:54)

            Sun 26.2 mi (3:15) NYC marathon #16

             

            Total: 46.5 miles

             

            finally managed fairly even splits in New York.

            around 1:37/1:38, felt good on 5th avenue

            and in the park. top 3% AG