Spring Marathon Trainers - Week of Feb 11th

Timr1 · Feb 12, 2008

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Marathon Trainers Goals and plans: Kestrou Race(s): 12/13 Jan - Goofy Double (Training Runs) - 1:40 / 4:00 2 Feb - Kennekuk Road Runners 28 mile Fat Ass - 5:30 29 Mar - Clinton Lake 30mi Ultra - 5:30 21 Apr - Boston - 3:20 Training plan: Pfitz 24/70 plan Loopy Race(s): Goofy Challenge on 1/12-1/13 -- I am roughly shooting for 1:30/3:10 Training plan: ??? Mykemp1971 Race(s): 4/6 – Athens, OH – BQ Attempt need 3:15:59 Training plan: Pfitz 18/70 Timr1 Race(s): 2/9 Mercedes Marathon (Training Run) – goal time TBD 4/6 Athens, OH – BQ Attempt need 3:15:59 Training plan: Pfitz/(Daniels) 18/70 Roots Race(s) 4/21 Boston ? Training plan – Sistergoldenhair Race(s) 
1/5 50K 
3/15 Shamrock HM (looking to PR here) 4/21 Boston (reward run for qualifying) Training Plan - coach's plan; maxes out @ 55 MPW Flounder Race(s): 
POINT BOCK 5 MILER 3/1/08 Break 30:00 
BOSTON 4/21/08 Break 3:00 
ICE AGE 50M 5/10/08 Break 9:00 TRAINING PLAN: PIG'S 20/100 missy1102 Race(s): 
5/3 Flying Pig Training Plan: Pfitz 18/55 hawk765 Race(s): 
4/21 Boston Training Plan: Pfitz 18/55 joplus Race(s): 
5/24 Bayshore - goa: 3:10 Training plan: just got a new coach alan fletcher Race(s): 5/25 Edinburgh Marathon - Goal: sub3-BQ (3:20:59) depends on training progress... Training Plan: Pfitz/Daniels combination 24/75-ish kindof thing..... root finder Race(s): 
2/17 Road Race (Training run) marathon? 
3/22 Trail Race (First Trail run) marathon distance? Training plan: an improvisational merge of plans e Race(s): 
?/?? Cleveland Marathon Training Plan: program starts in two weeks; currently base building JenRuns Race(s): 
4/21 Boston 3:20 Training Plan: Pfitz 18/70+ (this is seeming a little daunting right now, I've done the 18/70 before, but I'm giving it a try) runninirish Race(s): 
5/18 Rockford - goal sub 3:00 Training Plan: Pfitz 18/70 wonicooker Race(s): 
1/16 Disney Half Marathon 
2/10 Gasparilla Marathon - goal 3:50 or better (BQ) kp9597 Race(s): 
6/21 Grandma's Marathon Training plan: Daniels Marathon A - 24 week bhearn Race(s): 
4/31 Boston - goal: 3:05 or quicker Training Plan: Pfitz 18/55

Timr1 · Feb 12, 2008

Last week looked like this for me (the week culminated in a pair of races on the weekend) 
Mon - Rest 
Tues - 3 miles (2 hard mile repeats) I went to do 5 mile repeats and just didn't have it, so I bagged early 
Wed - 8.34 ez 
Thurs - 7.25 ez 
Fri - Rest 
Sat - race 5K (warm up for sunday, ran easy 23:56 with a 7:15 and a 6:59 to get some speed feel) cool down 1 mile 
Sun - Marathon Race (as a training run) chip time: 3:34:29 Ran a 10 min negative split with a 1:52<img alt="mad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/mad.gif">x first half and a 1:42<img alt="mad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/mad.gif">x 2nd half. 
I feel pretty good, not shredded, some easy miles to start this week, and I should be right back into my training plan with no down time. 
Total for the week: 48.9 miles

Root Finder · Feb 12, 2008

wow awesome training run<img alt="banana.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/banana.gif"> 
you are sooo gonna get your BQ!! 
mehmmm last week total of 46 miles with a lot of those walking<img alt="roll_eyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/roll_eyes.gif"> 
hoping this week will be better... 
How is everyone else doing?

hawk765 · Feb 12, 2008

3:34 marathon as a training run?! <img alt="notworthy.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif"> I second that the BQ is coming. 
RootsFinder - 46 miles is nothing to sneeze at! 
Week 8 is in the books: 
M - cycling/wts 
T - 12 miles 
W - 6 
Th - 11 
F - rest 
S - 21 
Su - 5 
Week Total: 55 miles. 
It was a good week, felt strong on the 21 miler at the end, so no complaints here (well, maybe about the weather :roll_eyes<img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">. 
Hope everyone is doing well with their training!

roots · Feb 12, 2008

Weather and work getting in the way of running, but not fretting. Weather impacted the planned interval set, but was able to get 7 runs in: 
Su- 7 E 
M- 5 E (with 6x strides) 
Tu- 4.25 (started 800m interval set but stopped due to miserable cold rain in 37F) 
W- 5 E 
Th- 8 total, with 3 @ T-pace (4x 1200m; with 1 min rests) T= 6:38 
F- 4.25 E (with 4x strides) 
Sa- 15 E (8:05 pace) 
48.5 total on 7 runs 
It's snowing today in Cleveland, so tonight's group workout is in jeapordy again. Oh the joys of winter training...

Timr1 · Feb 12, 2008

Yeah, I'm in Columbia Maryland, and the forecast is for 20 and a wintery mix. I didn't even pack tights or anything when I saw that on the weather.com last night. I brought shorts and t-shirt. I'll be on the hotel treadmill tonight and tomorrow morning. <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif">

loopy · Feb 12, 2008

Hi all. Great job with the marathon Tim! 
Here was my week: 
M:53 mins trails 
T: 52 mins trails 
W: 6mi @ 8:00 pace 
T: 50 mins trails 
F: 49 mins trails 
S: 20mi @ 7:30 pace 
S: OFF

KP · Feb 13, 2008

here was my week last week: 
Mon - 5 miles 
Tues - 6 miles (outside) 
Wed - OFF 
Thurs - 6 miles 
Fri - 6 miles 
Sat - missed a run due to work/new house obligations 
Sun - 10 miles 
Total: 33 miles 
This upcoming week is my last week of basebuilding, then I get to start some speed/strength work. Just hope the weather gets better because I need a break from the TM. 
Nice work last week Tim

PacerChris · Feb 15, 2008

Sweet - I finally have my goal race...PC is going back to BOSTON!!!

joplus · Feb 15, 2008

sorry, I've been very slack about posting my training. 
First of all, I need to change my goal race to Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon May 16. Goal time remains the same. 
ok, last week went like this: 
M: 5.83mi (8:35), L lat gastroc a little sore 
T: 10.83mi (8:19) incl 5x[[email protected], 100m jog], calf a bit more sore 
W: 8.1mi (8:39), calf more sore, almost (not quite) gait-altering. 
slowed way down last 20min. 
R: 3.38mi (8:53) v short and easy per coach's advice; much better 
F: 5.45mi (8:16), better still 
Sa: 3.5mi (8:35), coach sez only short/ez if I intend to race Sunday 
Su: 14.6 incl vastly disappointing half-marathon (1:32:14; 7F) 
total: 51.7mi + xtraining (core-strength and leg strength) 
I will not slack from now on.

Timr1 · Feb 15, 2008

So that means Pacing @ athens or no athens at all?

PacerChris · Feb 15, 2008

For sure - I'm not asking about Athens just yet, but rest assured I want to do it and pace you guys to your BQ. It fits in perfectly and I know probably 10 people doing the race (that's a solid 8% of the field, I'll bet!!)

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