RunningAHEAD - Topic: 40/40 Thread for Week Ending 3/25/17

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 3/19/2017 at 7:34 PM
modified: 3/26/2017 at 5:01 PM

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	73.72	Nice weekend 20-miler
Pfriese	55.2	Solid week!
MikeE	51	Speedy running
BerthaSlayer	48.1	Nice weekend 20-miler, even though you got lost
Tramps	43.7	Nice mid-week tempo run
Alexander R	43.3	NYC HM – wow that is a big race.
Holly S	39.7	Close enough

Here is my tentative plan.

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	0 miles	0 miles	Swimming
Tuesday	3-4 miles	4.3 miles	Easy pace
Wednesday	4-5 miles		Easy pace
Thursday	4-5 miles	5 miles	Easy pace
Friday	? miles	5 miles	Annual bloodwork
Saturday	6-7 miles	7.1 miles	Easy pace
Sunday	16-18 miles	19 miles	Long Run
Total		40.4 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."

pfriese

posted: 3/20/2017 at 11:44 AM
modified: 3/26/2017 at 2:27 PM

Welcome back Holly!

Here's the plan for the week though there is a good possibility I'll change it up some if I do the 15K race on Saturday.

DAY	PLAN	REALITY	COMMENTS
Monday	8 miles very easy	8 miles	very easy recovery run around town
Tuesday	10.5 miles	10.6 miles	3x2 mile @ hmp, 0.5 mile recoveries + wu/cd
Wednesday	rest day	2000 meter swim	plus yard mowing & trimming
Thursday	12 miles (9 tempo)	6 miles	change of plan, racing this weekend, that'll be my tempo run
Friday	7 miles easy	7.2 miles	another windy run
Saturday	8 miles easy	8.4 miles	It cooled off & the wind died down which made for faster than planned run
Sunday	16 miles easy	14.4 miles	A2A Half Marathon 1:49:39 3AG; saw way5com (Tim)
TOTAL	>60 miles	54.6 miles

Paul

Paul's blog

BerthaSlayer

MM#5991

posted: 3/20/2017 at 8:01 PM
modified: 3/26/2017 at 2:31 PM

Here is what I have. It is a cutback week.

DAY	PLAN	REALITY	COMMENTS
Monday	5 easy	5	half run half walk
Tuesday	6 hills	6	Little Bertha/Chenard Loop combo
Wednesday	4 recovery	4	Tm
Thursday	5 with 4@11:45mm	5.2	Still too fast
Friday	1 easy	1	TM
Saturday	3 easy	4	EZ
Sunday	15 inc hm	14.1	Warmup and hm
TOTAL	39	39.3

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**

Mike E

MM #5615

posted: 3/21/2017 at 7:55 PM
modified: 3/26/2017 at 4:50 PM

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

DAY	PLAN	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	10 (6 Strength)	10.0	1:12:56 including 6 x 1 miles -- 6:33-6:31-6:36-6:37-6:29-6:28 -- I was shooting for anything under 6:42. I did it, but it was way too hard.
Tuesday	Rest	0	33 minutes of weights
Wednesday	11 (8 Tempo)	11.0	1:19:41 including 8 tempo miles @ 6:52. Another tough one.
Thursday	7 Easy	7.0	56:54
Friday	8 Easy	8.0	1:05:28
Saturday	16 Long	16.0	1:56:20
Sunday	6 Easy	6.0	49:57
TOTAL	58	58.0

Tramps

posted: 3/22/2017 at 10:13 AM
modified: 3/27/2017 at 2:26 PM

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	6	6.1	EZ
Tuesday	8	8.7	hilly route
Wednesday	6	6.1	EZ
Thursday	10	10.4	trail
Friday	6	6.1	EZ
Saturday	?	nada	Tribee's tri, so who knows. I might jog a few miles while waiting around.
Sunday	13	13.1
Total	~50	50.5

Laying off any speedwork since that seems to cause knee flare-ups. (Sigh.)

Be safe. Be kind.

HermosaBoy

posted: 3/22/2017 at 6:13 PM
modified: 3/26/2017 at 2:52 PM

Thanks Holly!!!

DAY	PLAN	ACTUAL	COMMENTS
Monday	10	2 10.3	Easy AM Five with the track team and three on my own
Tuesday	8	0	Flu bug from h3ll!!!
Wednesday	8	0	Day two of flu bug from h3ll!!!
Thursday	8	2.0 4.22	Easy AM Speed
Friday	6	2.0 6.02	Easy AM Easy with my wife
Saturday	10	12.65	8k Race -- 3rd in AG
Sunday	16	17.4
TOTAL	66	56.6

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

Rob

Alexander R

posted: 3/26/2017 at 6:29 PM

Thank you, Holly!

Mon 0
Tue 8 mi (1:16)
Wed 11 mi (1:30) treadmill
Thu 11.7 mi (1:50)
Fri 0
Sat 15.8 mi (2:35)
Sun 14.4 mi (1:49) track

Total: 60.9 miles

Masters Running

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