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40/40 Thread for Week Ending 8/20/17 (Read 13 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

    71.08

    Nice week

    SubDood

    65.8

    And on vacation, too

    Alexander R

    55

    Nice back to back LRs

    Mike

    49

    How’s the heel holding up?

    Holly S

    45

    Trying to catch that bunny

    C-R

    ??

     

     

     

     

    Here is my tentative plan.

     

    Day

    Plan

    Actual

    Commentary

    Monday

    0 miles

     0 miles

     Weights and core

    Tuesday

    4-6 miles

     5.1 miles

     Hills

    Wednesday

    4-6 miles

     0 miles

     

    Thursday

    4-6 miles

     5.2 miles

     Easy pace

    Friday

    ? miles

     6.5 miles

     Easy pace

    Saturday

    5-7 miles

     4.5 miles

     Easy pace, plus weights and core

    Sunday

    17-19 miles

     18.2 miles

    Long run

    Total

     

     39.5 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."

    SubDood


      Thanks, Holly!

       

      DAY

      PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
      Monday  8  7.6 Easy Aerobic, 5 x 30 sec strides
      Tuesday  10

       10.7

      20 min w/u, Yasso 800's: 10 x 800m (2:55/2:55), 10 min c/d. Avg time on 800's was 2:53.

      Wednesday

       11

       8.0 Easy Aerobic ("tired legs" run), on Treadmill (rain).
      Thursday  0  4.0

      Cross-training: Elliptical

      Friday

       9

       8.4 Easy Aerobic + 5 x 30 sec strides
      Saturday  20  20.1

      Long Run (progression style) pushed too hard ...

      Sunday  7  7.0 Walk/Jog
      TOTAL  65.0 mi   65.8 mi
       

       

      Next race: Twin Cities Marathon on October 1st.

      HermosaBoy


        Thanks Holly!!!

         

         

        DAY

        PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
        Monday 8

        2.65

        0.0

        Easy AM

        Life got in the way

        Tuesday 8

        2.0

        8.05

        Intervals

        Wednesday

        8

        2.0 

        8.0 

        Easy AM

        Easy with Core
        Thursday 9

        2.0

        9.0 

        Easy

        Friday

        8

        8.95 

        2.25

         

        Easy with strides
        Saturday 8

        Trails

        Sunday 14

        14 

        Fast Finish

        TOTAL 63 67.00  

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

         

        Rob

        HermosaBoy


          How are you feeling after beating yourself up yesterday?

           

          Thanks, Holly!

           

          DAY

          PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
          Saturday  20  20.1

          Long Run (progression style) pushed too hard ...

           

           

          Next race: Twin Cities Marathon on October 1st.

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

           

          Rob

          SubDood


            How are you feeling after beating yourself up yesterday?

            Perfectly fine today, thanks for asking! I described my symptoms to my wife and son, who are both Type 1 diabetics, and they said it sounded exactly like hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). This doesn't seem right, since I fueled during the run (and I normally don't). It might have been the "mixing" of 2 different energy drinks, switching from Hammer Perpetuem the first 10 miles, to Tailwind the last 10 (trying to practice my fueling strategy, etc.). I didn't feel great during the run, but it wasn't until about an hour after the run that I felt like I was gonna get sick.

            Anyhow, I'm happy that there were no lingering effects.

            Mike E


            MM #5615

              Thanks Holy!  It's a little harder to fit these workouts in with the cross country season going, but I'm doing my best.

               

              DAY

              PLAN ACTUAL COMMENTS
              Monday     7 (3 Speed)     7.0 50:39--including 4x.75 ranging from 4:34 to 4:50
              Tuesday     Rest     0  
              Wednesday    10 (7 Tempo)   10.0 1:13:53 -- Including 7 hilly tempo miles in 50:01 
              Thursday     6 Easy     5.0 38:51
              Friday   10 Easy

                  8.0

              1:00:53
              Saturday     8 Easy

                10.1

              1:31:32 -- ran 3 miles with my granddaughter, who is still kind of slow...but she'll speed up...I hope
              Sunday     6 Easy     6.9 50:58 
              TOTAL   47 Total   47.0  
              Alexander R


                Thank you, Holly! Nice weeks, everyone!

                 

                Mon 0

                Tue 8 mi (0:59) treadmill, +1 mile cool down

                Wed 9.9 mi (1:32)

                Thu 0

                Fri 8 mi (0:59) treadmill, +2 mile cool down

                Sat 13.1 mi (2:39) tired

                Sun 15.9 mi (3:08) slow trail jogging with walking poles

                 

                Total: 57.9 miles