I just signed up for the Grand Rapids Marathon Training run. It is planned for 20 miles and it is along the actual marathon route. This will be my last long run before the marathon, so I'm anxious for the weekend to get here. Currently the weather is looking like it will cooperate and be in the low 60's and partly sunny.
My initial thoughts are to run a fairly relaxed start to the run, maybe even in the 10 minute arena. If I feel good, I can slowly speed my pace up and start pushing towards 9:30's. Ideally I'd like to run some 9 - 9:10 miles after 15 miles. Mostly, I'm just interested in covering the distance. It will be my 3rd run over 18 miles this training cycle.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Cutback Week
Training has gone fairly well, with a very good 10 mile race to give me some confidence going into the fall marathon.
So, I decided to take some time this week and rest and make sure I'm in good physical shape for the final stretch before October 17th. My 20 miler last week turned into a 18 mile run with a labored end. I figured some rest was needed.
M - Rest
T - Rest
W - 4 Miles
R - 5 Miles
F - 7 Miles
S - Rest
S - Rest
Feeling pretty good now as I will I'm two weeks away from my 20 mile training run. This week I'll approach 40 miles again.
So, I decided to take some time this week and rest and make sure I'm in good physical shape for the final stretch before October 17th. My 20 miler last week turned into a 18 mile run with a labored end. I figured some rest was needed.
M - Rest
T - Rest
W - 4 Miles
R - 5 Miles
F - 7 Miles
S - Rest
S - Rest
Feeling pretty good now as I will I'm two weeks away from my 20 mile training run. This week I'll approach 40 miles again.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Week whatever
I had an interesting week of training... I started out the week still feeling a little tired/sore from the 10 mile race I ran last Saturday. Tried to take things slow and easy this week as it was another week of extending my mileage. I also am very close to reaching my 190 lb goal. I'm starting to think I can get to 180-185 for marathon week.
This was to be my first of 2 20 milers this training cycle. The very hot week lead to a very cool weekend. Unfortunately due to family obligations, I still had to run when it was in the low 70's and in the mid-afternoon. I ended up cutting the run short at 18 miles. I was already starting to shuffle my feet and felt lousy as it was already 5pm and I was starving and feeling terrible. The first 13 or so miles felt just fine though. I started too fast for a training run as many of my first miles were 9:30 or less. I definitely am still feeling the race from the previous week.
On the bright side, another 40+ mile week, I think it's my 3rd of this training cycle.
M - 5 slow miles
T - 8 miles
W - 4 miles
R - 8 miles at 9:30 pace
F - Rest
S - Rest
S - 18 miles at 9:45 pace (terrible end)
Looking at those numbers, I realize now that the Thursday 8 mile run may have been too aggressive. It was in some humidity/warmth with some rain thrown in as well.
Oh well, that week is history, time to start a new week.
This was to be my first of 2 20 milers this training cycle. The very hot week lead to a very cool weekend. Unfortunately due to family obligations, I still had to run when it was in the low 70's and in the mid-afternoon. I ended up cutting the run short at 18 miles. I was already starting to shuffle my feet and felt lousy as it was already 5pm and I was starving and feeling terrible. The first 13 or so miles felt just fine though. I started too fast for a training run as many of my first miles were 9:30 or less. I definitely am still feeling the race from the previous week.
On the bright side, another 40+ mile week, I think it's my 3rd of this training cycle.
M - 5 slow miles
T - 8 miles
W - 4 miles
R - 8 miles at 9:30 pace
F - Rest
S - Rest
S - 18 miles at 9:45 pace (terrible end)
Looking at those numbers, I realize now that the Thursday 8 mile run may have been too aggressive. It was in some humidity/warmth with some rain thrown in as well.
Oh well, that week is history, time to start a new week.
Friday, September 3, 2010
196, 195, 194 ...
The weight is still coming off. I thought for sure that CRIM weekend was going to put a minor snag in the weight loss. I pigged out for 3 days and only logged the 10 mile race. When I came back to work on Monday, I was pleasantly surprised with my weight.
A short term goal has been to have a pre-run weight of 195, and I have flirted with breaking 194 after a run. I still weigh myself each monday post-run as my "official" weight for the week. That weight was 194.7 lbs even after a bloated weekend of food.
The real reward for the week was being able to get right back into watching my diet with no problem. Thursday was my last weekday run, and before the run I was 194.8 and post run, I was 193.1. The whole 8 mile run was in the rain, so when I got back I was soaking wet and water logged. I figure I would have broke 193 if I was dry :) But progress is progress!
A short term goal has been to have a pre-run weight of 195, and I have flirted with breaking 194 after a run. I still weigh myself each monday post-run as my "official" weight for the week. That weight was 194.7 lbs even after a bloated weekend of food.
The real reward for the week was being able to get right back into watching my diet with no problem. Thursday was my last weekday run, and before the run I was 194.8 and post run, I was 193.1. The whole 8 mile run was in the rain, so when I got back I was soaking wet and water logged. I figure I would have broke 193 if I was dry :) But progress is progress!
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