Weekly Running and X-Training, Dec 24-30

Sans Souci · Dec 24, 2007

However you celebrate the holidays, I hope you are surrounded by people you cherish. May you dash through the snow, rain, desert or H&H this week with a carefree smile! lyndenrunner - 29 miles running. Gift: sub-40 10k, BQ with ease. tomwhite - 50 mins hh run, 30 mins NordicTrak, 30 mins x-bike. Gift: Minimum 208 days injury-free running in 2008; starring role in Pirates of the Caribbean 4: The Front Plank. mcsolar99 - 87 miles weekly mileage PR. Gift: marathon PR, a cushy book deal for taper tales. JJJessee - 35+ miles. Gift: Redwood creative contemplative running moments (and the front seat en route), veggie corndogs at every trail end. Pie Jones - 34.5 miles. Gift: Revenge on the Twisted Ankle, first Ultra with pie at every aid station. Tamster - 13 miles, 182 mins XT. Gift: First Marathon Bliss, recognition as running's Julia Child. ksrunr - 76.75 miles. Gift: Top 5 AG magic at Disney, sub 17:30 5K, sub 38:30 10K, tomwhite's co-pirate millbot - 63 miles + core, lower & upper body workouts. Gift: Inaugural Marathon BQ, "I am a Masters Runner ... Really!" tech shirt. Paul - 40.5 miles. Gift: multiple Maniac marathons with gentle breezes. mariposai - 37 miles, weights, PNF, upper/lower body workouts, 200 crunches, 10 planks. Gift: already a gift to our running community, we hope you reach your goal of a solo marathon in your home town, Quiindy, Paraguay. Rindaroo - 5.4 miles run/walking, yoga, xt exercises, some congestion, tweaked back & a fun birthday with family and a partridge in a pear tree. Clear bronchials, sunny days, miles galore. Patrick - 28.07 miles. Gift: Nanaimo half marathon entry, Nanaimo bars, as much health and happiness as your have given your BOMF runners. evryday - 21 miles. Gift: How about a winning football team and many sweet, sweet musical miles. hally - 10.2 miles, stairmill 1 hour 10 min, elliptical 30 min, arctrainer 10 min, weights and abs 2 hrs 30 min. Gift: Infinite number of healthy, happy times on the bike or boardwalk. Personal aircraft for Masters Meetups and paid vacation for every one of them. Tagrunner - 31 miles. Gift: EZPZ BQ after a smashing 50k ultra. perchcreek - 50.6 miles. Gift: sub-45 10k, Magical Maiden Boston Marathon, all the positive energy you give Masters runners returned tenfold. TheProFromDover - ??? Gift: a BQ at Boston 2008 and a 2009 Boston Marathon win over WeSt CoaSt Challenger. Mustang Sally - 3600m swim, 1h yoga, 35.25 miles. Gift: Inaugural Marathon Placidity, Nordy shopping spree. kevin50 - 47 miles. Gift: 50+mile weeks and a darn good beer (?) Opie - 44.16 miles. Gift: Ultra good times, marathon PR, unlimited air miles to the PNW. gin79 - 15.8 miles, bike, lower/upper body weights, abs, pushups. Gift: Healthy calf, Boston Marathon PR, rain-free 5Ks. OrangeMat - 24 miles, 4.25 hrs teaching, 3.25 hr yoga. Gift: OM-filled 5k race. Yoga mats for every color in the rainbow. KenA - 9+ miles, 1 mile walk (all with a cold). Gift: Trail racing bliss, rocket-like speed. riley0003 - 1 hours running, walking, yoga, elliptical, stretching. Gift: sub-30 5k, a calculator to do weekly totals. choovie - 20.1 miles + 150 min yoga + 60 min core. Gift: HM PR, 120 New Year's sun salutations, unlimited # of Yogi Bob classes, trout slap-free chats. Sans Souci - 15 miles running. old guy - 27.7 miles. 1000+ miles in 2007. Gift: more than 1000 miles in 2008. A more suitable, uplifting "handle." Flying Finn - 40.25 miles. Gift: Boston Marathon Bliss, spectators with socks; really good, really LOUD music. Dennis - 46 miles. Gift: "40/40/40" tech shirt, 2008 miles in 2008. Caddisfli - 25 miles, 165 mins weights and core. Gift: Rhapsody subscription for more funk-filled miles. willdebeest - bronchitis blues <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif">. Gift: 1000++ HEALTHY miles in 2008. No nights in the doghouse. Johnny - 90 mins yoga. Gift: sub-4:00 marathon; 24++ hours in a van with healthy-eating running pals with fine taste in music. CassadAAmius - 6500 yd swim, 90 min elliptical, gajillions of SSide planks. Gift: 2008+ injury-free miles in 2008, back yard Olympic size pool, weekly Blue Moons. Welcome to the Weekly: jura - yoga 4x, master's swim 2x, hip rehab 2x, 1hr strength, turkey snarfing. Gift: Sparkly return to running. Unlimited Tsawwassen-Nanaimo ferry crossings <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">. Waiting for update (or better days): Aija - gift: sub 3:20 marathon with a sekrit admirer with the initials SS dtoce - gift: Boston Marathon PR, finding a cure for Econo's rash, a clone to work while you train and spend time with the family and Masters/Boomers! Econo - gift: BQ marathon, a private jet, a nutritionist to make your meals Labduck - gift: PF cure, BQ marathon, cheery workmates, unlimited fine beer, peace with moss (Mrs. Labduck: gift: a visit to Vancouver Island and shopping spree at Munro's Books!) Road hawk - gift: PR marathon, limited dead ass days, memorable DD races and runs rosecoloredglasses - gift: BQ marathon with your many PNW fans, calm waters for paddling, a credible entry to the Dreadful Masters Race Photos SLOjim - gift: smoking cessation kit for BabyAvatar, Avenue of the Giants PR (race horse division) and followup river wading picture with fellow Masters/Boomers Total: 876.03 miles (Weekly Masters record!)

mariposai · Dec 24, 2007

Wishes of joy, peace and many fantastic miles to all the runners here. 
My running wishes for this week 
Monday: 3 miles plus yoga during lunch 
Tuesday: XT with as many hugs I can squeeze in 
Wednesday: 6 ez 
Thursday: 4 miles intervals 
Friday: 6 ez 
Saturday: 18 miles 
Sunday: 4 or skiing 
Total:

jura · Dec 24, 2007

Have a blessed Holiday Season, Boomer frens! 
Continuing with the x-training theme this week: 
Goals: 
yoga: daily (ambitious!) 
hip rehab: daily 20min 
strength training: 2-3x 
swimming: maybe 
Other: lots of family time, snoozing, chilling, resting, hottubbing <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Mon-90min yoga Tues-several hours of X-cooking and cleaning for my super-duper turkey dinner! Wed-1hr strength, 90min yoga, hottubing<img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Thurs-90min yoga, 1hr mallhopping, more hottubing (Hmm, why do I look like a prune, I wonder?) Fri- 90min yoga, 1200m swim in 30min (practiced my flipturns...:blush<img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Sat-90min yoga (you guessed it!) Sun-90min yoga Total: 9hrs yoga, 1hr strength, 1x swimming 
Thank you, Sans Sauci, you are a gem! Merry Xmas to you and MrS, 
j 
PS.: Thanks for the lovely gift, I will make good use of it in 2K8. Now, does BC Ferries know about my unlimited free pass <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">?

tomwhite · Dec 24, 2007

...thanks SS// 
======== 
Sun------30min hh run/Driving 
Mon-----DRIVING 
Tues------MORE DRIVING back trouble---ow-ow-ow-ow-ow/// -----Deep Breath,,,,,Watch Belt-Loop......''om-manay-padmay-oomm''' 
----there, 
Sorry for the interruption---- 
Sat------30min nordicTrak 
============ 
totals 
run-----30min 
XTRn----30min 
======>>hey, it was 30-min More than I thought it was gonna be///// 
.

hally · Dec 24, 2007

Thanks Souc!! I LOVE your gifts for everyone, my gift to you is a healthy injury free year and a big HUGE HUG!! 
Hope you all have a great holiday! 
Monday=ran 2 miles 
Tuesday=ran 4.3 miles 
Wednesday= 
Thursday=30 min stairmill 50 min weights 
Friday=2.9 miles running 
Saturday=4 miles run 
Sunday=3 miles run 
eek a little light on the weight training this week. 16.2 run 
30 min stairmill 
50 min weights 
Barb

OrangeMat · Dec 24, 2007

Thanks SS! And happy holidays to all!! 
Mon....1 hr teaching (pi/yo), 3 miles...........1 hr teaching, 3.1 miles 
Tue.....6 miles........................................10 miles!! 
Wed....1.5 hr yoga, 1 hr pilates..................1.5 hr yoga, 1 hr pilates 
Thu.....8 miles.........................................5.5 miles 
Fri.......1 hr teaching (yoga)......................1 hr teaching 
Sat......1.25 hr teaching (yoga), 6 miles.......1.25 hr teaching, 5 miles 
Sun.....1.25 hr yoga..................................1.25 hr yoga 
projected: 3.25 hr teaching, 23 miles, 2.75 hr yoga, 1 hr pilates 
actual: 3.25 hr teaching, 23.6 miles, 2.75 hr yoga, 1 hr pilates

CassadAAmius · Dec 25, 2007

I love this week. I hope yours is a great one. 
ETA: Thanks for the gifts, SS. Everyone's welcome to come play hockey on my frozen Olympic-sized backyard pool. Bonus: I'll stock it with trout so we can ice-fish afterwards. 
And for you: fleet and sweet miles in the desert, an amp that goes up to 11, and a pink sarong. 
M -- 4000 yd swim, with ladder of 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, 50 with 100 ez between reps; 35 min situps, stretching, planks, PT exercises. 
Tu -- rest 
W -- 1500 yd steady swim, 60 min stationary bike, core 
Th -- 45 min elliptical, core 
F -- 2000 yard steady swim, core 
Sa -- 2500 yd swim with 5x300 at "tempo", 5:08 avg; 75 min stationary bike with 4x5min accelerations 
Su -- 45 min elliptopleasure 
Totals: 
10000 yd swim 
90 min elliptical 
135 min spinning bike 
bunch of PT crap

ksrunr · Dec 25, 2007

Monday 6.25 miles (done) 
Tues. 11 (Done @ 7:40 pace) 
Wed. 6 miles (6.25 done) 
Thurs. 6 miles (done) 
Fri. 17 (done @ 7:45 avg.) 
Sat. 8 miles (done 8.25) 
total 54.75

choovie · Dec 25, 2007

Happy Holidays Everyone! 
Will try this schedule and see how it goes. 
Mon. 4 miles (4 miles DONE) 
Tues. Rest 
Wed. yoga + 7 miles (8.2 miles + 30 min yoga at home DONE) 
Thur. yoga + 5 miles (5 miles + 90 min yoga class DONE) 
Fri. Rest 
Sat. 10 miles (10 miles DONE) 
Sun. 3 miles (3 miles DONE) Totals = 30.2 miles + 120 min yoga DONE)

Patrick · Dec 25, 2007

Thanks sans for starting us off once again and a Blessed Christmas to all: 
.......Plan..........Actuality m......4.................3.5 BOMF 
t........5.................r w.......r.................r, 1 hr XTrain w 10 min planking 
t........5.................3.5 
f.........6................3 BOMF + 3 
s.......10................r, 20 min XTrain 
s.........7................5.19 
tot.....37...............18.19 
hmm, hope this isn't bumping up my milage too much but i think it is about time to get off my arse and run more mmmhhhmmm, i guess this wasn't the week to bump up after all . . . next week should be more better. 
ss, glad to see that you are back running . . . maybe we will have a chance in the next xtrain challenge. 
thanks for the gifts, naniamo bars were very good, but naniamo half will have to wait but royal vic if the finances fall into place.

Tamster · Dec 25, 2007

Here's my planned odd week, which really won't start til Wedneday . . . 
-------- plan -------------------------- actual 
Monday: rest -------------------------- rest + ate too much 
Tuesday: rest ------------------------- rest + ate too much 
Wednesday: 5 miles + yoga/pilates class- 6 miles + 20 min stretch/abs at home. no class. 
Thursday rest ------------------------- rest 
Friday: 4 miles ------------------------ 4 miles 
Saturday: 10 miles --------------------- rest Sunday: rest ---------------------------10 miles TOTAL MILEAGE FOR THE WEEK: 20 miles and very very minimal ab work or cross training <img alt="sad2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad2.gif"> I really suffer motivational problems when there's not a challenge or contest going on <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif">

lyndenrunner · Dec 25, 2007

Thanks again SS, 
Mon-5 @ 8:24 
Tue-5 @ 7:48 
Wed-8 @ 8:14 
Thur-5 @ 8:05 
Fri-5 @ 8:41 
Sat-5 @ 7:58 
Sun-Rest 
Total=33 miles

Paul · Dec 25, 2007

Thanks for the gift and for the thread totals SS. Looks like all running and no x-training this week. 
M--------------> 14.1 miles - done 
T--------------> rest day - done 
W-------------> 5.5 miles - done 
Th-------------> rest day - done 
F--------------> 7.6 miles - done 
Sa-------------> 8.2 miles - done 
Su-------------> 10 miles - done 
__________________________________________________ ________ 
Total-----------> 45.4 miles running - DONE 
Paul

FlyingFinn · Dec 25, 2007

Thanks, SS! Another gift is to see SS running again. Wow, low week. I hope to make up for it next week. 
Monday -5 
Tuesday-5 
Wednesday-woods work 
Thursday-11 
Friday-0 (out of town) 
Saturday-0 
Sunday-0 
total: 21

JJJessee · Dec 25, 2007

Hello San Souci, Thank you, again and again 
My 'puter's broke so, I'm wingin' it here 
Let me think.... 
M............8 GA....................8 with 50min XT 
T............22 LR..................22 
W...........rest......................2.91 recovery 
T............12 MLR................12.12 
F............rest.....................Rescht 
S...........6 w/ 8 x 200...........7.20 13x200 
S...........4..........................3.08 70min XT 
total......52........................55.31 with 120min XT 
I think integers alone is a good system, "Do we really wanna sweat the decimals?" 55 is fine. 
And personally, 
a good vintage too. 
ETA: SS, Thank you, Thank you for the wander-filled wonderful gift from above.

Johnny · Dec 25, 2007

Enough of this inactivity for me.........I tend to revert to bad habits and long ago given up vices when injured. 
M ?? 30 min yoga, 30 minutes weights, ran 2.2 TM miles 
Tu?? 30 minutes yoga 
W 3 miles ran 3.5 TM miles 
Th?? 30 minutes yoga 
F 4 miles ran 4.4 TM miles 
Sa?? 30 minutes yoga 
Su 5 miles 30 minutes yoga, ran 7.3 miles Weekly totals: 17.4 miles run, 150 minutes yoga, 30 minutes weights.

Ken A · Dec 25, 2007

Hopefully I can get over this cold soon, I sure would like to run on Xmas day! 
Monday...recover from cold 
Tues......3-4 miles.......SICK 
Wed.......rest..............SICK 
Thurs.....3-4 miles.......SICK 
Fri.........rest..............SICK 
Sat........4-6 miles......SICK 
Sun.........??..............1.75 MILES still sick but had to show this virus I'm still alive. Total=1.75 miles.

Mustang Sally · Dec 25, 2007

It's going to be a greta week, I can just feel it in my bones. Thank you for my present, SS. I'm taking it to heart. 
Monday - 1800m swim, :40 EZPZ. both done: 4 miles 
Tuesday - 1:10 incl 5x3-minute hills. 7.9 miles, hard work 
Wednesday - 1800m swim, yoga done. 
Thursday - Track. 7.2 mi round'n'round the ring road 
Friday - Off 
Saturday - 2:00 w/:[email protected] Swapped for 5 EZPZ 
Sunday - :40EZPZ 14 
Total, what with rounding and all: 3600m swim, 38 mi run, looking forward to a stepback/ski week next week.

perchcreek · Dec 25, 2007

Happy Holidays SS! 
StepBack week cause I've got a little ding to repair. 
Mon - 3 recovery (did 3 mi with Tory .. felt GR8!) 
Tue - 3 recovery ... X-mas it depends (X-trained by opening presents) 
Wed - 8 m-LR Easy (did 8 mi in 38F rain with Tory.. he was THRILLED!) 
Thurs - 3 recovery + X-train (did 4 mi with Tory, nice and easy) 
Fri - 6 Easy (did 6 mi with Tory, nice and easy) 
Sat - 5 Recovery Swapped with Sun due to storm.. 17.2 mi @9:12 ..too warm! 66F and steamy.. sweated a gallon!) 
Sun - 15 m-LR ( did 6 mi with Tory @8:38 pace .. no stiffness, soreness, just smooth as silk run!) 
Total around 43 ish but all easy Actual 44.3 mi easy and everything seems healed!

Pie Jones · Dec 25, 2007

Gracias SS 
The Plan..............Actual 
Mon....Rest..........8 Miles 
Tue.... 6 Miles.......4 Miles 
Wed....8 Miles.......Rest 
Thurs.. 5 Miles.......5 Miles 
Fri.......Rest...........Under the Weather 
Sat.....14 Miles.......More Under the Weather 
Sun......5 Miles.......Most Under the Weather 
Total....38..............17 Miles

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