First Weekly of 2011 - a Bright Shiny New Year - 03/11 to 09/11

Hemerocallus · Jan 2, 2011

Happy New Year, Kickmasters!!!!
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Nothing like the yearly roll over of the odometer for making changes. Resolutions are too serious, so let's start off light!
So what's going to be new for you this year??
 
A new distance, a new sport, a new attitude???
All of the above, or none of the above??
 
Me..... I'm toying with stretching out the LR distances into uncharted territory (for me) and see where it leads. And I plan to seek out new friends to run with and new trails to train on. 
 
Tally's for last week:
 
BetterThanYesterday: 14.5............... with a purple toe, again! Someone please get this man some steel toe slippers!!
Tamster: 20 miles.......... and eating some nice hills!
Opie: 28.25 .............. pushin' out a little more speed, plus some weights
Heme: 27............... with 22 of that on trails (hehe!!)
Hally: 9.2 ...................mixing it up nicely with the cross training
Evanflein: 40.9 .............. with a few hilly and chilly outdoor miles, but busy making leftovers!
Paul: 51.5 ............... hitting the magic 2000 mile mark, with a few to spare.
FortunateOne: 42 .................. including a shirtless outdoor mile, a 20 miler on an indoor track and a more-miles-than-degrees run
Dove: 88.4, including 3daysX26.2.................... Un.......freakin' .............. believable!!!!<img alt="occasion14.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/occasion14.gif">
OrangeMat: 40.9........................... including a bright shiny new 5K PR........................yay!
JJJesse: 42............................... with lots of trail too, with good friends.
MCSolar99: 9.5, ..............................and recovering from that cold nicely in time for his taper
 
For this week:
 
M............ rest
T............. 5 TM easy
W............4
T............. core/abs/Ferbers
F............. 5.7
S............ 5
S............. rest
 
Total = 19.7 miles

mcsolar99 · Jan 3, 2011

thanks for the thread heme! probably going to try a duathlon, so that'll be new.
 
i'm dancing on the edge of cold-recovery / marathon taper, so a weird plan for me this week:
 
plan / actual
 
m: 7.5mi w/strides / 6.5mi 8:30 pace w/6x80m strides
t: walk 2mi (or rest) / 0 mi, felt weird.
w: 15mi ez / 14.5 8:15 some hills
t: walk 2mi / walk 1mi
f: 14 w/12mi wave (6:30/7:30) / 14.5 w/12mi wave (6:30/7:42)
s: walk 2mi / 0
s: 11mi ez / 10mi 8 min/mi, some hills
 
target: 47.5mi + 6mi walk / total: 45.5 + 1mi walk

Opie · Jan 3, 2011

Thanks Heme! New shoes for me, Brooks Green Silence. They're very light, unique and are helping strengthen my feet, hopefully preventing a recurrence of PF, especially running on grass as much as I am now.
 
This week brings a race distance I haven't done much but would like to do more & improve at, 10k.
 
Day............Plan...............................................................................................................................................Actual
Monday...lunch yoga; 4 mi. easy in the grass + circuit..........................................................................................done-4 mi. running plus the rest
Tuesday..warmup, strides & drills, 400m x 7 with 400m recoveries, cooldown & 2 final strides..................................done-5.53 mi.
Wed.......4 mi. easy + circuit............................................................................................................................done-4.12 mi. running plus the rest
Thurs......5 mi. progression with the last 3 tempo..................................................................................................done-5 mi.
Friday.....just lunch yoga...........................................................................................................................yoga cancelled so nothing
Sat.........warmup, Elvis Run 10k & cooldown.....................................................................................................done-PR! 8.42 mi.
Sun........rest...................................................................................................................................................done 
Total......26-27 mi........................................................................................................................................done--27.07 mi. @9:29 avg. pace-see the trend?

hally · Jan 3, 2011

Thanks Heme and MC for last two weeks.
New year, new attitude. A better one.
 
Monday=2.25 weights 20 min
Tuesday=nada
Wednesday=2
Thursday=2 miles
Friday=
Saturday=3 miles
Sunday=hiking
 
totals
9.25 miles
weights once

Fortunate One · Jan 3, 2011

Thanks, Heme. Listen to your body, mc, Fly like the wind Opie. Hi Hally.
 
I plan to do more ultras. Don't know about a new distance--the mileage jumps are big after 50 M.
 
M: rest
T: volleyball
W: 5 M on TM with 2.75 @ 7:24 m/M
T: volleyball
F: 5 M on TM
S: 12 M on TM listening to the latest <a href="http://www.marathontalk.com/" target="_blank">Marathon Talk</a>
S: 7 M on TM
 
Total: 29 M

Better than yesterday · Jan 3, 2011

What type of duathlon are you considering mc?
Will they have Peanut Butter and 'nanner sandwiches at the end of the Elvis run, Opie?
Hi Hally.
More ultras, FO? Makes my mind swim just thinking about one ultra.
 
I'm planning to run this year with a new core. I've been carrying too much fat around my midsection for the last two years or so, and even when I was skinny a couple of years ago, when training for my first half marathon, I was not focusing as much attention on my core strength as the distance warranted. My "A" race this year is that same half marathon, in October, and I started training for it this past November, right after the Schenectady Stockade-athon (15k) was completed and my toe was healed enough to start running long and integrating hill training into my weekly regimen.
 
Right before the holidays and re-injuring my toe, I had peaked out at 40 miles. Last two weeks have been light, and I want to get right back up to the middle 30's this week.
 
Monday............................5 with co-workers, stretch, core.............5.0 at 10:45 pace; per plan 
Tuesday...........................6.5 easy / progression, stretch...............6.5 with 4.25 at ~ 8:00/mi, no progression; per plan.
Wednesday......................5 with co-workers, stretch, core..............5.0 at 10:40 pace; per plan
Thursday..........................5.5 easy/progression, stretch..................6.5 with 4.5 at 8:05 pace, no progression
Friday..............................5 with co-workers, stretch, core...............5.0 per plan
Sturday............................10 long, stretch.......................................Pizza and shoveling - no long run today
 
 
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Sunday............................Rest, stretch (core?)...............................
 
Total Plan - 37 miles..
Execution.................

Tamster · Jan 3, 2011

Thank you Heme for taking on this week and next week! much appreciation!
 
New for me this year will hopefully be two marathons, instead of just one. for the last couple years I focus on training for one marathon, a spring/early summer one, and then slack off on distance the rest of the year. then when I start up my training again, usually around February, I feel like I'm once again starting from square one in the fitness department. So, this year, I hope to maintain more consistency throughout the year and if I'm still running well and injury free, I might even take a stab at an ultra this summer.
 
plan for the week:
 
mon: .... run ................. 5 miles
tues: .... hills ................ 4.2 miles, incl. 6 x 1 min short hill repeats.
wed: ..... rest ................ rest
thurs: .... hills ................ 6.2 miles, incl. 4 x 4 min long hill repeats
fri: ......... rest ............... rest
sat: ....... long run .......... 12 miles
sun: ...... recovery run ...... 4.6 miles
 
miles: (hope to hit around 35) ....... 32 miles with two hill workouts.

OrangeMat · Jan 4, 2011

Thanks Heme -- love all the colors in the tally!
 
Well, I started off the year with an official race, so that's something new. And I'm signed up to be on a Ragnar Relay team for May, totally uncharted territory for me. So I think I'm headed in the right direction for now. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">
 
Mon.... 3.1 miles
Tues.... 8.6 miles (ladder w/o)
Wed.... 8.55 miles
Thur.... 3.1 miles
Fri...... 5.5 miles
Sat.....10 miles (treadmill PR)
Sun.... 6 miles
 
totals: 44.85 miles

Dove · Jan 4, 2011

Thanks Heme. 
I posted all kinds of goals for 2011 in the goal thread, but they were just a repeat of 2010. Once the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve, I had a change of heart and have decided to just play this year. Have fun, be a good friend, mentor, partner, parent. I'm going to let my running flow without direction. 
This week I feel like resting. I may run some, I may not!

JJJessee · Jan 5, 2011

Thanks, Heme.
 
I'm taking up street chess.
You know -I need to get outside more often <img alt="wink.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif">
Played my first games in Asheville today (was accompanying the Bonn to a seminar and had some time on my hands after my run)
Lost all the games but it was fun.
 
M.....7.4
T....18.4 from 13-1.4 miles loops at Beaver Lake in Asheville, plus a little extra. Also tried to evangelize another runner toward trail running.
W... 3.8 at least -around the neighborhood with Beth
T......0
F......0
S.....11 mile Straight Mt/ Iron Mt loop 8-12" of snow with Beth and Joey
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S..... 6 on pavement.
 
JJJ...46.6

evanflein · Jan 5, 2011

Thanks, Heme! I can't say that I have a whole lot new on the calendar, except to collect a few new states! I'm lucky to get 2 or 3 a year, so at the rate I'm going, my 50 state quest should be wrapped up about the time I'm, oh... 65 or so?
 
Last week was the biggest I've had in awhile. I'd like to try to build on that if possible. My schedule is pretty busy at work this week, so that always messes with stuff.
 
Monday: Rest Day... I was just worn out.
Tuesday: Gym day at lunch (1.35 miles elliptical, .5 mile walk, 15 minutes weights), then 5.15 miles on the treadmill and another .5 mile walk after work
Wednesday: 9.15 hilly chilly miles @ 8:33 avg pace; was good to get outside even if it was colder than I'd dressed for!
Thursday: 12 minutes elliptical (1.35 mile), .25 mile walk, 20 min. weights, .35 mile walk (much like Tuesday); 6 miles with .25 mile intervals and .66 mile walk on the treadmill after work
Friday: 17 minutes elliptical (2.2 miles, different machine), 13 minutes ab stuff, .5 mile walk all at lunchtime; 3.35 easy miles on the treadmill at home after work
Saturday: 10.5 miles, 8:34 avg pace; .4 mile walk cooldown.
Sunday: 13.1 miles, 8:26 pace (too fast!)
 
Totals: 47.3 miles run, 3.1 miles walked, 4.9 miles on the elliptical and 2 x weights/abs

Paul · Jan 9, 2011

Thanks Hemerocallus.
 
M - 8 miles
T - 8 miles
W -8 miles
Th - 8 miles
F - rest/travel day
Sa - travel day
Su - 17.2 miles
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Total - 49.2 miles
 
Paul

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