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...

 

Sorry folks, I don’t have time to do a tally for last week.  Anyone else have time to do it?  If not, I’ll jump back in next week. 

 

Here’s my tentative plan for the week.  We're vacationing in West Virginia, so I'll have to play it by ear.  I'm taking my running stuff, but don't want my running to get in the way of family activities.

 

 

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	0-8	8.5 miles	On the TM
Tuesday	?	X	Vacation
Wednesday	?	X	Vacation
Thursday	?	5.6 miles	plus 3.5 miles hiking
Friday	?	5 miles	Vacation
Saturday	?	4.6 miles	Travel day
Sunday	13-18	16.3 miles	Wave run
Total	?	40 miles

 

 

Bill, er, what about me?   

Have a wonderful vacation Holly and share pictures when you get back!

Thanks Bill for the tallying.

Here's the plan:

8/2----6-8 easy---8.2 easy

8/3----9-10 @ 8:00 pace-----9.7 miles at 7:58 pace

8/4----20-30' wu/8-10x 800 (1:30)/20-30' cd---3 wu-----8 x 800 @ 3:21, 3:21, 3:17, 3:16, 3:19,3:17, 3:20, 3:16 (1:30) and ran home for cd---12 miles total. 

8/5----11-12 easy----11.6 miles

8/6----6-7 with striders----7 miles with a few striders

8/7----12.5 including 11.6 mile Ocean Beach race at MP-------13.6 miles incl. 11.6 race---faster than MP but felt great! (6:59 pace and negative splits)

8/8----20 miles steady-----20.1 miles at 8:50 pace

weights and core 3-4x

82.7 miles

Holly, thank you.  I hope to get over 80 miles this week.

 

Monday                  12.85

Tuesday                  4.80

Wednesday            4.05

Thursday                 8.10

Friday                      11.60

Saturday                  21.10

Sunday                       2.15

 

Total Miles            64.65 

 

TomD

Thanks Holly for the thread start and to Byll for providing the summaries and summations.

 

 

Day	Planned	Reality
Monday	rest day	rest day
Tuesday	10 miles	10 miles
Wednesday	12 miles	11.7 miles
Thursday	5 miles	6 miles
Friday	8 miles	rest day (car to shop, no am run)
Saturday	5 miles	18 miles
Sunday	20 miles	8.5 miles
___________	__________	__________
Total	~ 60 miles	54.2 miles

 

 

Paul

Thanks Holly and Burgerman,

 

Got back home last last evening after a great vacation of running, hiking, kayaking, beer drinking and food eating.  Well, plus a few other things too.

 

Last weeks total:  64.4 miles including the Frank Maier Marathon in 3:37:48.  (official times have not been posted yet).  Looks like I was 4th male master and 10th overall out of a field of about 45.  Beautiful running weather, breath taking scenery (views of a glacier and lots of mountains), good running company and a great BBQ afterwards with lots of food. 

 

This week is a recovery week

 

Mon:  7.0 miles at a nice easy pace, some hills, legs tired but no soreness.   4 hrs of kayaking (approx 8 miles) was within 200 yards of 8-9 humpback whales while they were bubble net fishing.  awesome creatures when your at water level with them.  Takes on a whole new meaning..

 

Tues:  7.0 miles slightly faster pace than yeasterday along the same route (through town and along the water).  5 hrs hiking along the Mendenhall glacier and above Juneau. 

 

Wed:  5.0 miles at a nice relaxed pace.  flew home.

 

Thurs:  7.0 miles at an aerobic pace.  legs felt like lead after a couple of miles.

 

Fri:  8-9 miles - 9.0 recovery miles, slow and easy 

 

Sat:  5-7 miles - 9.0 miles still at a recovery pace but, just a little faster than yesterday.

 

Sun:  13-15 miles - 14.0 miles, progession run, starting off slow and with each mile faster than the last one finishing at an aerobic effort.

Total: 58 miles

40.5 miles. My scheduled 10 miler went to heck when I gu'd at mile 6. I had instant stomach cramps that doubled me over, and had to stop. Don't normally use the stuff, but I will gu once or twice during a half marathon, so I was trying to begin simulating the half marathon.  31st week out of 32 that I made it to 40.