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
Monday
0 miles
Swimming laps, weights and core
Tuesday
4-5 miles
5.4 miles
Outside
Wednesday
5.5 miles
Easy pace
Thursday
2.5 miles
No time
Friday
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."
Thanks Holly.
Here's my plan for the week.
DAY
Nice & easy to park & back
5 miles
To park & back. 1100m swim
Up/down Mt Scott, 1100m swim
Easy to park & back
Went to vote instead of race
Loop of the lake
Paul
Paul's blog
Thanks Holly!!!
In the depth of the marathon cycle...
9.0
Suggested rest in the morning
3.0
12
Easy AM
Easy in the afternoon except for pacing the XC team through a tempo mile.
10
10.0
8x 3:00 at MP - 10 seconds and 8x100 @ firm pace...
2.0
Last practice with the XC team this year.
Includes 12x150 @ a FAST pace
State XC meet -- miles where I can find them
18
First 8 easy and then a fast finish on the last 10. Good stuff...
And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx
Rob
MM #7877
Thank you Holly
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.
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