[Dove]

<p>It's that time of year... time to dream and plan and set goals for 2011.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In that spirit, I pose this weeks question:</p>
<p>If the Running Santa could grant you an expense paid trip and entry into any race next year, where would you go? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think I would choose Comrades Ultra in South Africa or the Easter Island Marathon... but since Santa's paying I'll go with Comrades.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice job everyone on keeping the legs moving and blood flowing during Thanksgiving week (and during nasty weather for our friends up north and across the pond)</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>JJJessee</strong>…. 45.4 with a nice mix of rest days</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:#FF0000;">Mcsolar99</span></strong>….<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">72.5</span> and a bit of mt biking. AG placement in a 5k xc too!</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);">Tamster</span></strong> …. No tally but I know she <span style="color:rgb(0,0,205);">trotted with a turkey</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);">Better than yesterday</span></strong>…. 32.7, including a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,205);">5k race</span></p>
<p><strong>Evanflein</strong>…. 33.9 miles to start off her taper (how DOES she do it in all that snow????)</p>
<p><strong>Hemerocallus</strong>…. 26.2 miles  - hey that’s a magic number in some circles</p>
<p><strong>Hally</strong> …. 5.5 running, 9 hiking and a bit of mt biking while doing the family thing</p>
<p><strong>OrangeMat</strong>….36.2 miles during a rest week.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);">Opie</span></strong>….24.21 including <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">turkey trotting</span></p>
<p><strong>Fortunate One</strong> ….40 miles of pecan pie burnin’</p>
<p><strong>Dove</strong> …. 26</p>
<p><strong><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192);">Sans Souci</span></strong> …. 41 miles including an <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">icy race</span>. Lots of yoga to balance it out.</p>

 

[JJJessee]

<p>Oh Oh, I know the answer to this one right off.</p>
<p>

</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's in Iceland.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>M..0</strong></p>
<p><strong>T...0</strong></p>
<p><strong>W..7.25</strong></p>
<p>T..</p>
<p>F..</p>
<p>S..</p>
<p>S..</p>

 

[Hemerocallus]

<p>Thanks, Dove!  Great question!!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On a similar theme to JJJ's, one of these would probably do it for me.  Would go hand in hand with DH's ultimate fly fishing trip!</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.totalsport.co.nz/events/wildwest/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.totalsport.co.nz/events/wildwest/index.php</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.thegoat.co.nz/" target="_blank">http://www.thegoat.co.nz/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nelsonevents.co.nz/CroesusCrossing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nelsonevents.co.nz/CroesusCrossing.htm</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.totalsport.co.nz/events/tussock_traverse/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.totalsport.co.nz/events/tussock_traverse/index.php</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>This week?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>M........  <strong>4.5 miles</strong></p>
<p>T......... <strong>spin class/core</strong></p>
<p>W........ <strong>5 miles (TM)</strong></p>
<p>T......... <strong>6.1 miles</strong></p>
<p>F........  <strong>zip</strong></p>
<p>S.......  <strong>12 miles, trail</strong></p>
<p>S.......  <strong>rest</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Total:  <strong>27.6 miles</strong></p>

 

[hally]

<p>Thanks miss Ultra Queen!</p>
<p>BBL to update and answer question!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Monday=1</p>
<p>Tues=2.1</p>
<p>Wed=weights 30 min</p>
<p>Thurs=2</p>
<p>Fri=2.25</p>
<p>Sat=ran 2.5 weights 30 min</p>
<p>Sun=hiked 7</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Totals</strong></p>
<p><strong>ran 9.3</strong></p>
<p><strong>weights twice</strong></p>
<p><strong>hiking 7 miles</strong></p>

 

[evanflein]

<p>Heme, that Goat run looks really fun! I'd love to do a race in NZ... I've always wanted to run either the Berlin marathon or Prague (or both? just how generous is this santa?). But with so many to choose from, I bet you could almost do the dart board approach and have a good time. Especially is santa is covering the travel and all other expenses....</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Easy week this week, race on Saturday.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Monday: </p>
<p>Tuesday: </p>
<p>Wednesday: Travel Day</p>
<p>Thursday: </p>
<p>Friday: </p>
<p>Saturday: Tecumseh Marathon</p>
<p>Sunday: Travel Day (back to Seattle for meetings)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Totals: </p>

 

[mcsolar99]

<p>thanks for the thread dove!  i'm pretty easy -- i'd love to run boston again.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>7 weeks to race day... grrr...</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>plan / <strong>actual</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>m: am: 10ez pm: 6ez / <strong>am: 11.5 8:30 + pm: 6.5 9:00</strong></p>
<p>t: 12 w/ 9x1k / <strong>11 w/9x1k (60s rest, avg 3:54)</strong></p>
<p>w: 8ez / <strong>8 8:45</strong></p>
<p>t: 10 w/5 @ 6:20 / <strong>6 w/3 @ 6:30</strong></p>
<p>f: 10ez / <strong>9.5 ez 9:00</strong></p>
<p>s: 10ez / <strong>8 8:15</strong></p>
<p>s: 24 w/6 @ 6:35 / <strong>hilly 24mi, 7:50avg w/6 @ 6:43</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>target: 84  / <strong>total: 84.5</strong></p>

 

[Opie]

<p>Great question!  Most of my long travels over the last 8 years have involved long races like marathons, so I would like Santa to bring me a trip to Portland for the Pints to Pasta 10k in September.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Plan changing to prepare for 5k next weekend:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Day....................Plan...........................................................................................................................................................................................Actual</p>
<p>Monday......4 miles with 2.5 tempo...................................................................................................................................................................done-4 mi.</p>
<p>Toonsday......XT 1 hour...................................................................done-a new tune or two for 25 min. rowing (4987m) & 35 minutes bike to nowhere</p>
<p>Wednesday...rest...................................................................................................................................................done</p>
<p>Thursday.....4 miles easy...............................................................................................................................done but progression run of 4.37 mi.</p>
<p>Friday.........3 miles easy...............................................................................................................................................................................done-3.14 mi.</p>
<p>Saturday.....8 miles, maybe with videotaping so Brooke can analyze my form....................................................................................................done-8.12 mi.</p>
<p>Sunday......rest.............................................................................................................................................................................................done</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Total..........19 miles......................................................................................................................................................................................19.63 miles</p>

 

[Tamster]

<p>Thanks Dove!  I'm too embarrassed to go back and finish up my weekly from last week since I opted out of running the entire weekend. I think it's my last weekend "off" for quite some time, so I decided to just play lazy. . . .</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If I could have any expense paid running adventure anywhere, I'm not even sure I would choose a marathon. I think I would like to go on one of those running cruises where they get to run on each island they stop at.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>------------- plan --------------------- what I did</p>
<p>mon: ...... RAL ...................... 5 mi (46:34)</p>
<p>tue: ......... track .................... rest</p>
<p>wed: .......  hills ..................... 4 mi (39:45)</p>
<p>thurs: ...... rest ....................... 0</p>
<p>fri: ........... run ......................... 0 / travel to PDX</p>
<p>sat: ......... 10 mi ..................... 10.4 mi (1:46:50)</p>
<p>sun: ......... rest ....................... 0</p>
<p> </p>
<p>miles run (aiming for 30 this week) : 19.4 mi</p>

 

[Sans Souci]

<p>Oooh!  I would <em>love</em> to go to Comrades with you, Dove; NZ with Heme; and Iceland with JJJ!  Add to my "running" country total of 16.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But I'm not taking any chances on that extortionist Santa.  What does <em>he</em> know about naughty and nice?  So we'll just have to save the loonies and bucks and do it.  I have a feeling Iceland isn't too far off.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Excited about this week!</p>
<p> </p>
<div>Monday: rest</div>
<div>Tuesday: 45' easy + 6 x 15" strides</div>
<div>Wednesday: yoga, Hills. 20' warm up + 4 x long hill (running the roads to the top) [jog back down for recovery] + 15' cool down - yowch, hills apres yoga</div>
<div>Thursday: 1hr easy</div>
<div>Friday:  yoga</div>
<div>Saturday: 2hrs steady - more like 1hr50'</div>
<div>Sunday: 2h15' steady - 2h30'</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Total:  46.5 miles (trail miles should count double <span><img alt="icon_cyclops_ani.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_cyclops_ani.gif"> ), 3 hrs yoga</span></div>

 

[Better than yesterday]

<p>Would it have to be a race? Could I just jog from Pub to Pub in Ireland?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ramp up has begun.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Monday..............6.5.................................<strong>6.5</strong> with 4.75 at tempo</p>
<p>Tuesday.............5.0.................................<strong>5.0</strong> recovery</p>
<p>Wednesday........7.0.................................<strong>7.0</strong> medium-long run</p>
<p>Thursday............6.5.................................<strong>6.5</strong> easy</p>
<p>Friday................0.....................................<strong>0</strong></p>
<p>Saturday............11.0...............................<strong>12.0</strong> hilly</p>
<p>Sunday..............0....................................0</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Total Plan..........................36.0</p>
<p>Execution...........................<strong>37.0</strong></p>

 

[Fortunate One]

<p>Maui Oceanfront Marathon.  I've already bought the tickets.  Can I send Santa the bill?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>M <strong>5 M</strong> on TM</p>
<p>T <strong>5.5 M</strong> (wind chill 10F) plus volleyball</p>
<p>W <strong>5 M</strong> on TM with 3 @ tempo pace</p>
<p>T volleyball</p>
<p>F <strong>5 M</strong> on TM</p>
<p>S <strong>13 M</strong> in a bracing wind (wind chill 6 F)</p>
<p>S <strong>6.5 M</strong> on the toasty TM</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Total: <strong>40 M</strong></p>

 

[OrangeMat]

<p>Thanks Dove. Operating planless again, as usual.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Mon..... 4.7 miles</p>
<p>Tues.... 10.87 miles</p>
<p>Wed.... rest</p>
<p>Thur.... 8.13 miles</p>
<p>Fri....... 5.5 miles</p>
<p>Sat...... 3.11 miles AM, track w/o PM (7.25 miles)</p>
<p>Sun..... 3.15 miles</p>
<p> </p>
<p>totals: 42.7 miles</p>

 

[Fortunate One]

<p>Maui Oceanfront Marathon.  I've already bought the tickets.  Can I send Santa the bill?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>M <strong>5 M</strong> on TM</p>
<p>T <strong>5.5 M</strong> (wind chill 10F) plus volleyball</p>
<p>W <strong>5 M</strong> on TM with 3 @ tempo pace</p>
<p>T volleyball</p>
<p>F <strong>5 M</strong></p>
<p>S <strong>13 M</strong></p>
<p>S <strong>6.5 M</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Total: <strong>40 M</strong> (again)</p>

 

[Dove]

<p><br>
Trying to get back into a routine, I think it's working...</p>
<br><p><br>
 </p>
<br><p><br>
Monday: 5 miles</p>
<br><p><br>
Tuesday: rest</p>
<br><p><br>
Wednesday: weights and 8 miles with the team</p>
<br><p><br>
Thursday: 5 miles</p>
<br><p><br>
Friday: weights and massage</p>
<br><p><br>
Saturday: 3 miles with the dogs then another 5 later in the day because it was so nice out<br>
Sunday: 6 extremely hard trail miles followed by 5 gentle miles<br><br>
Total: 37 miles</p>

 

[Paul]

<p>M - 7.8 miles</p>
<p>T - 8 miles</p>
<p>W - 8 miles</p>
<p>Th - 8 miles</p>
<p>F - rest</p>
<p>Sa - 3.1 miles</p>
<p>Su - 10 miles</p>
<p>______________________</p>
<p><strong>Total - 44.9 miles</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Paul</p>