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 R
67
TM-free!
DennisLey
65.4
19 on a TM – wow!
Holly S
43.6
Got some outdoor time
Tramps
42.1
Longest run since May!
Pfriese
41.8
Plus swimming
BerthaSlayer
40.4
Welcome back!
SubDood
35.7
Close enough
Hermosaboy
Free Pass
Glad all is okay
Here is my tentative plan, which will be dependent on the weather.
Day
Plan
Actual
Monday
0 miles
Swimming
Tuesday
4-5 miles
5.2 miles
TM
Wednesday
5 miles
Thursday
5.3 miles
Friday
Swimming laps, weights and core
Saturday
20 miles
5.5 miles
Easy pace
Sunday
20.05 miles
LR
Total
41 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!
DAY
10.0 mi
Easy TM, 6 x 30 sec strides at 5K pace
6.3 mi
TM, 6 x 3minFAST/2minRECOV
11.5 Aerobic
7.5 mi
Easy TM am
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Swim? Rest
8.0 Out-n-Back
6.7 mi
TM, High end aerobic effort
0 mi
Fighting a cold, etc.
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Hoping to get above 50 miles for first time in months.
Thanks Holly.
Here's this weeks plan:
6 miles
Sunny but a bit chilly.
7.5 miles
Perfect day
rest day
1750 meter swim (yes that is a lot of laps Holly)
8.4 miles
tempo run around the lake
6 miles easy
Nice but windy day
8 miles easy
Much faster than planned, but irc.
8.2 miles
Windy, windy, windy
Paul
Paul's blog
MM#5991
This is fun. Thanks for the added mojo
Day Plan Actual
Monday 1 recovery. 2 felt hard
Tuesday 8 with 8 hill loops alternating directions 1.5 icy flat mile, 5 tm
Wednesday 4 recovery 4 easy
Thursday 8 with 3x5min @ 11-11:15mm with 5min easy recovery 8 with 5x800 with 800 recovery
Friday 1 1
Saturday 6 including 8k race. 5.8 second last
Sunday 14 aim for negative splits 14 negative splits
Total 42 41.3
Lori
*it's Bertha or me. My money is on me.*
**"There is no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone".---- Sandy**
Thanks Holly!!!
Back at it again...
Easy
8.15
Light speed
8
8.10
8 miles with 8 x 30 seconds strides @ 5k pace.
6
Includes 5k (2nd place)/10k (1st place) double done as a workout
And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx
Rob
Hermosaboy, glad for the good medical results.
0
11
flat pavement run
bleh
switcheroo
14
ugly, ugly, ugly
45
45.2
Be safe. Be kind.
ay
on rivah
5
Run with Maeve
7
7 miles
Run for President Obama
6.1
loops on rivah
10 miles
easy
ay Plan Actual Commentary Monday 0 miles 0 miles Tuesday 6 6 miles on rivah Wednesday 5 5 miles Run with Maeve Thursday 7 7 miles Run for President Obama Friday 6 6.1 loops on rivah Saturday 10 miles 6.6 ended up going shorted Sunday 6 miles 10.5 ran long nice out Total 41.2
6.6
ended up going shorted
10.5
ran long nice out
41.2
MM #7877
Thank you Holly
62.7 miles this week. Included a pleasant Sunday 14 miler at 61 degrees in Ohio
Philippians 4:13.
Thank you, Holly!
Mon 9.6 mi (1:14)
Tue 0
Wed 11.1 mi (1:35)
Thu 8.3 mi (1:12)
Fri 0
Sat 8.1 mi (1:24)
Sun 13.1 mi (1:27) Fred Lebow Manhattan Half, 1mi warmup
Total: 51.3 mi
In just 2 years my half marathon time went from 1:22 in 2015 to 1:25 in 2016 to 1:27 in 2017. Sure, I was expecting a slowdown at age 50, but this is pretty dramatic.
MM #5615
Hey! Can I get back in here? I had over 40, this week, for the first time since the week of July 10, 2016! Holly--thank you for continuing this thread--it really is a great motivator.
1:20:51--including 12 x 400 meter repeats
8.0
RunnerShawn - welcome!
Welcome RunnerShawn!