RunningAHEAD - Topic: 40/40 Thread for week ending 2/24/08

btb1490

posted: 2/19/2008 at 9:20 AM
modified: 2/24/2008 at 1:47 PM

Holly, thanks so much for doing this! You are awesome! And Twocat, thank you very much for the Word macro! I've lurked here for quite a bit. You guys are amazing with your workouts. Usually I'm intimidated to do stuff like this, but would like to try joining this fine group and see how it goes. I'm sick at the moment, so I may need a free pass this very first week! It's week 4 of Boston training for me, a stepback week. So I hope by cutting back on the miles a bit, and rearranging my schedule so that I take my easier runs early on in the week, along with the antibiotics I started taking on Monday, that by the weekend I'll be good to go again. That's the plan anyway. Smile

Day	Plan	Actual	Commentary
Monday	10 easy	Rest	Sick. Started antibiotics.
Tuesday	Rest	5 easy	With a co-worker. Hard to take deep breaths. Core work in the AM
Wednesday	9 w/ 3x2mi @ MP	6.3 easy	Still standing...barely
Thursday	6 easy	9 w/ 3x2mi @ MP	did Wednesdays workout today
Friday	6 easy	4 easy	treadmill due to crappy weather.
Saturday	8 w/ 5-10k race	10.8 easy	still feeling crappy, but a good run
Sunday	6 easy	8 w/ 3 @ tempo	tempo runs hurt
Total	45 miles	43.5

40+ miles! I'm still in the club! Started the week sick, ended the week sick. With a big week coming up, it will remain to be seen if training through a sickness is worth it or not.

Running the 2016 Boston Marathon for Children's Hospital

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 2/19/2008 at 3:41 PM

BTB - I just noticed how your avatar so closely resembles your hairdo in your recent race report... Big grin

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."

btb1490

posted: 2/19/2008 at 3:47 PM

Quote from Holly S. on 2/19/2008 at 3:41 PM:

BTB - I just noticed how your avatar so closely resembles your hairdo in your recent race report...

hmmm, coincidence? Wink

And BTW, in case you didn't know it, that guy is a cartoon character on the Simpsons, and his name is "Sideshow Bob". So choosing him as my new avatar was very appropriate in both appearance and name, and probably personality too.

Running the 2016 Boston Marathon for Children's Hospital

Tramps

posted: 2/20/2008 at 10:55 AM
modified: 2/24/2008 at 7:52 PM

Thanks, Holly! Mon--5.5 easy @ 8:57 Tues--rained out Wed--7 miles (5-mile tempo @ 7:19; 2-miles warm-up/cool-down) Thurs-- easy 10.1 @ 8:37 Fri-- rained/iced out Sat-- 7.7 easy @ 8:37 Sun-- 14.2 @ 8:46 Total: 44.5

Be safe. Be kind.

Walt.RB

posted: 2/21/2008 at 6:25 PM
modified: 2/24/2008 at 8:44 PM

Late start to the week: Th--7.59m, 1:06:32 S-- 9.88m, 1:36:04 S--7.84m, 1:11:31 I had the kids every night this week, tough to get a run in. But I am now done convalescing and HAVE to get back to some more serious miles

HermosaBoy

posted: 2/23/2008 at 2:03 PM
modified: 2/23/2008 at 2:04 PM

Thanks Holly for the motivation -- I love this thread!!!

Day	Actual	Time	Commentary
Sunday	17.33	2:09:32	Average: 141 / Max: 163 Nice to run in shorts!!! I hate the FRICKING wind! 3/4 of this loop was fighting the wind. Thought about bagging it short the whole way. Glad I completed all 9 laps!
Monday	4.0	32:37	No HRM Treadmill – too cold outside!
Tuesday	6.0	44:06	Average: 130 / Max: 160 Running over a hockey rink – 9 laps to the mile.
Wednesday	13.17	1:41:40	No HRM Nice run with Brian. Felt awesome compared to last week. Just wish I would have restarted the Garmin after the first loop so I would have the data to back it up...
Thursday	7.0	49:24	Average: 143 / Max: 167 Late start due to parent teacher conferences caused me to have to hit the treadmill. I hate the FRICKING TREADMILL!!! Heart rate through the roof, too hot and overall too much work!!! 7:30, 7:30, 6:57, 6:27, 6:00, 7:30, 7:30.
Friday	4.1	30:34	Average: 133 / Max: 168 Nice evening run with the dog.
Saturday	11.4	1:25:33	Average: 135 / Max: 171 A very tough workout. 1/2 mile hill repeats. Right on the verge of lactic acid build up on the ups. Felt good to complete the workout. Need to get some strength back!
Total	63.0	7:53:26	Not bad without any morning runs!!!

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

Rob

PJH

posted: 2/24/2008 at 11:46 AM
modified: 2/24/2008 at 11:48 AM

Hi Holly - first week of 40 miles in some time ...with no achilles pain! I hope I can continue posting in the 40/40 from now on. M - 6.1 T - 8.0 W - 2.0 T - 9.1 F - rest S - 12.8 + 2.0 S - rest T = 40.0 PJ

Peter NC

Hill Runner

posted: 2/24/2008 at 7:25 PM

Thanks Holly, Didn't get my 40 in this week as I just was both too busy & too lazy to get up early...LOL Mon 10 Wed 10 Fri 10 30 miles for the week

Upcoming Races:

Boston Marathon, Boston,MA 04/15/13
Grandfather Mountain Marathon,Boone NC 07/14/13
Thunder Road Marathon, Charlotte NC 11/13

JimHowe

posted: 2/24/2008 at 10:07 PM
modified: 2/24/2008 at 10:11 PM

Lots of miles on track this week—best place around here to run when it rains a lot. I guess that’s why they call them all-weather tracks. Thanks Holly. Mon – 12 miles (5 at 8:16 plus 3 at 6:52 on track, run to hill and do 10 x 100 at 5k effort, run back to track to finish with 4 laps including 4 x 70 strides. Tue – 9 miles on track at 8:07 pace Wed – 8 miles on track at 8:00 pace; still raining Thu – 5 miles on road at 8:30 Fri – 5 miles on road at at 8:13 Sat – 10 miles on track including 7 x 1000 at 3:54 avg with half-lap recovery jogs Sun – 12 miles on track at 7:56 pace Total – 61 miles

Age 60 plus best times: 5k 19:00, 10k 38:35, 10m 1:05:30, HM 1:24:09, 30k 2:04:33

Masters Running

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