Marathon Maniac #957
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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
Alexander
83
Nice!
IBleedUnionBlue
81.5
Weekly distance PR!
Tramps
71.6
Pfitzing right alone
Mike E
48.4
Change of plans
Opie
47.5
Training is going well
Happyfeet
44.5
Good mileage, even without a LR
SubDood
41.8
Mixing it up nicely
Orange Mat
40.06
Made it!
Fortunate One
40
On the nose!
Holly
34.3
Tapering
Here’s my tentative plan for the week, for now.
Day
Plan
Actual
Monday
3-5 miles
4 miles
Easy pace
Tuesday
4-6 miles
5..1 miles
Tempo or MP easy pace
Wednesday
5.3 miles
Thursday
0 miles
Upper weights and core
Friday
Rest day
Saturday
2-3 miles
11 miles
With striders
Sunday
26.2 miles
19 miles
Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
Total
44.4 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."
Thanks for keeping us going, Holly.
Diff
Stuff
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
Be safe. Be kind.
Thanks Holly!
3.5 miles
3.8 miles
12 x 100m/100m (:19/:26) Yowza!
6 miles
6.3 miles
Easy Fartlek
3 miles
10.1
Time Trials (800m and 200m) Easy
10 miles
5.3
Aerobic Run 800m (2:45), 200m (00:36) .
0.0
5 miles
4.9
5K time trial (+w/u and c/d) 20:52 19:41
10.5 miles
10.6
Jog (9:07 pace)
38 miles
41.0
short week -- may need a pass.
Week-long work retreat at a resort in northern Minnesota. Great running weather.
MM #6177
Miles are starting to cut back, so I'm not going to be making 40 this week. But I'd like to keep posting here, if that's OK. Thanks!
who says life doesn't have a soundtrack?
MM #5615
Thanks Holly! Here’s the plan for the week…
Comment
7 (3 Speed)
10.3
3 easy + 4.2 interval + 3.1 easy + squats + crunches and stretches
Rest
0
Just some lateral step-ups
10 (6 Tempo)
1:14:44--including 6 @ 6:25 + squats + crunches and stretches
7 B/Easy
7.2
59:06 + lateral step-ups + crunches and stretches
6 B/Easy
14.0
1:40:26--I did my long run today, so I could run with the cc team in the morning. I also did my squats and crunches and stretches
14 @ 7:17
7.0
52:47--ran with the cc team--had fun--+ lateral step-up + crunches and stretches
6 A/Easy
5.6
47:10 + squats + crunches and stretches
54.4
As usual lately, by Tuesday I have a pretty good idea what my plan looks like.
Monday...............short, easy run.........................................4.1 miles
Tuesday...a.m. short, easy run; p.m. free 5k for speedwork...done-9.65 mi.
Wednesday.....6 miles recovery..............................................done-6.2
Thursday.........3 miles Pack Pint Run.....................................done-3.5
Friday..............5 miles easy....................................................done-6.2
Saturday.........18-20 miles with as much as possible @MP...done-18.1
Sunday............Rest.................................................................done
Total..............45-47 miles........................................................done-47.7
I may not catch the Pace Bunny in the Swamp but at least I'm closer!
"I didn’t run a race until I was 41 and that was a marathon! Let that sink in for a minute." -me
Effort
Result
Easy
6
6-8 miles
With Strides
3-6 miles
12 miles
has to be done
40-42 miles
42.5
MM #7877
85.75 miles this week. That's another weekly milage PR.
Philippians 4:13.
I see some nice weeks!
Mon 9.7 mi (1:21)
Tue 9.7 mi (1:37)
Wed 11 mi (1:31)
Thu 6.6 mi (0:55), rain and 8 mi (1:06), treadmill
Fri 10.2 mi (1:19)
Sat 11.7 mi (1:55)
Sun 16.2 mi (2:11)
Total: 83 miles ( 11 hours 55 min)