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40/40 Thread for Week Ending 2/26/17 (Read 18 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 a placeholder until I get last week’s tally up.

     

    So late! Here is my tentative plan.

     

     

    Day

    Plan

    Actual

    Commentary

    Monday

    4-6 miles

    5.2 miles

     TM

    Tuesday

    4-5 miles

     6.2 miles

     TM

    Wednesday

    4-5 miles

     3.1 miles

     TM

    Thursday

    0 miles

     0 miles

    Swimming

    Friday

    0 miles

     0 miles

    Travel day

    Saturday

    26.2 miles

     26.2 miles

    Phoenix Marathon!

    Sunday

    ? miles

     0 miles

    Recovery

    Total

     

     40.7 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."

    HermosaBoy


      Thanks Holly!!!  Hoping to avoid headaches this week...

       

       

      DAY

      PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
      Monday 8

      2

      Easy AM

      Easy 

      Tuesday 10

      2

      10.2 

      Easy AM

      5x1 Mile descending pace

      Wednesday

      8

      9

      Easy AM and Circuit Training

      Easy PM

      Thursday 8

      2

      Easy AM

      Easy PM

      Friday

      8

      8.15

      Easy AM

      with 16x100 strides

      Saturday 10 9.6 

      Easy

      Sunday 14

      14.25 

      Fast last 4 miles

      TOTAL 66 75.25  

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

       

      Rob

      Tramps


        Thanks, Holly.  That's a busy Saturday you've got planned.   Enjoy!

         

        Holding pattern this week with just improvised easy runs while I figure out what to do next.

        Day

         Plan  

        Actual 

         Commentary 

        Monday

        ?

        8.2

         trail

        Tuesday

        ? 11.2  w/4 faster miles mixed in

        Wednesday

        ?

        7.2

         

        Thursday

        ?

        8.8

         first hills in ages. ouch.

        Friday

        ?

        8.3  trail, tired legs

        Saturday

        ?

        3.1

         

        Sunday

        ?

         16.3

         beautiful day for a run.

        Total

        40+

        63.1

         

         

        Good job in Phoenix, Holly!

        Be safe. Be kind.

        pfriese


          Thanks again Holly.

           

          Plan for the week:

           

           DAY

           PLAN  REALITY   COMMENTS
           Monday  8 miles easy/recovery 

           8 miles 

           Very ezpz 

           Tuesday  7.5 miles (intervals) 

           7.4 miles 

           6x800 (5k pace), 400r + wu&cd  

           Wednesday 

           rest day

           0 miles

           1500 meter swim

           Thursday  11 miles (8 tempo)

           11 miles 

           Great weather for tempo run 

           Friday

           7 miles easy

           7 miles

           easy run around town

           Saturday

           8 miles easy

           8 miles

           nice run with the doctors running group 

           Sunday

           15 miles easy

           15 miles 

           nice LR toriver & back

           TOTAL

           ~56 miles

           56.4 miles    

           

          Paul

          BerthaSlayer


          MM#5991

            Add my debt of gratitude as well. Thanks Holly. And congratulations on your race.  If I can get this all in it will be my first 50 week in a long long time.

             

            DAY

            PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
            Monday 1

            1

             

            Easy tm

             

            Tuesday 8 hills

             8

             kicked my ass
            Wednesday

            10 easy

             10

             Tm. Felt hard
            Thursday 6 easy

             6.1

             recovery
            Friday

            1

             1

             easy tm
            Saturday 20 Berthafest MDR  20

             30 Big Berthas

            Sunday 4 rec0very

             4

             felt good

            TOTAL 50 50.1  

            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**

             

            Mike E


            MM #5615

              Thanks Holly!  Here's the plan for the week...

               

              DAY

              PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
              Monday   8 (3 Speed)     9.0

               1:11:46--including a ladder workout - 400 - 800 - 1200 - 1600 - 1200 - 800 with 400 recovery between each.  Didn't do too bad, this week.

              Tuesday      Rest     0  
              Wednesday  10 (7 Tempo)   10.0  1:11:57--including the middle 7 miles at tempo (6:49) pace.  It was hard...very hard. 
              Thursday   7 Easy    7.0  58:21
              Friday   8 Easy    8.0  1:05:20  On the treadmill.  Terrible run!
              Saturday  14 Long

               14.0 

               1:40:35
              Sunday    6 Easy    6.0  49:41
              TOTAL   53   54.0  
              SubDood


                Thanks Holly! Race week, XC ski marathon, no snow, poor conditioning ... could be an interesting week:

                 

                DAY

                PLAN 
                ACTUAL 
                COMMENTS
                Monday  10 Aerobic 

                 10.2 mi

                 Easy TM, 8 x 30 sec strides

                Tuesday  7 Fartlek 

                 6.0 mi

                 TM: 3 min Hard/2 min Steady, for 30 minutes. 

                Wednesday

                 5 Aerobic

                 5.5 mi

                 TM: Easy pace.

                Thursday  Cross Train 

                 0 mi

                 

                Friday

                 Rest/Taper

                 0 mi

                 SNOW!!! But will it be enough? NOPE

                Saturday  34.1 Race

                 9 mi

                 55K American Birkebeiner Classic XC Ski race

                ~15K Festive ski with 10,000 others. There was beer,

                and team shots consumed off of a long ski. Fun!

                Sunday  Rest/Recover 

                 0 mi

                 

                TOTAL  56.1 mi   30.7 mi 
                 Sad.

                .


                MM #7877

                  This Week:

                  2.21.17 - 10.4 m. 9:30 pace.
                  2.22.17 - 8 m. 8:40 pace.
                  2.23.17 - 8.5 m. Slower than a turtle.
                  2.25.17 - 12.2 m. 8:55 pace. Feeling much better today.
                  2.26.17 - 9 m. 9:13 pace. Was hoping for more, but I will take 9 and move on.

                   

                  48 mile total.

                   

                  Congrats Holly on Phoenix Smile

                  Philippians 4:13.

                  Alexander R


                    Thank you, Holly! How did the marathon go?

                     

                    Mon 9.8 mi (1:18)
                    Tue 9.8 mi (1:22)
                    Wed 9.8 mi (1:23)
                    Thu 9.8 mi (1:26)
                    Fri 0
                    Sat 14.3 mi (2:22) trails
                    Sun 10.4 mi (1:31) track

                    Total: 63.8 miles

                    I ran in Central park Mon-Thu, on trails, getting progressively slower every day. Skipped Friday, which was a shame, it was such a nice day. On Saturday I explored the local technical trails and today I just did loops on the track trying to warm up.