magiciansampras

Nice and easy 6 mile recovery run on a hilly course. Felt good.

Splits:

Split Time
1 0:07:37
2 0:08:03
3 0:07:46
4 0:07:57
5 0:07:43
6 0:08:02
7 0:00:07

Summary 0:47:18 total time, 6.01 total mileage, 7:52/mile average pace

GBeckman

Thanks for all the info! That sounds about right from what I've heard for the course. I kind of wanted my first 26.2 to be a rock n' roll race, just because I've heard the courses are fun, with the bands and good support. If I'm gonna be miserable, I at least want to be entertained! I have a friend in town that I'm staying with, as well as some family that I haven't seen in about 10 years, so I'm pretty excited for that. Hopefully I have time to do a little sightseeing since I've never been to your fair city, but it's probably going to be a pretty quick trip!

First "official" run of marathon training this morning, 4 miles with friends and kids. We must have been quite a sight...there were SIX of us, all pushing strollers down the trail this morning.

law dawg

Oh, sorry!

I did least possible to still score in the excellent range, which was:
8 pullups
38 situps
46 pushups

The run, as you all know, is my weakness. On the run I was buckets of fail.
13:02

BTW, only 1 minute rest between exercises.

dhuey

...and most importantly, you felt good at the end.

Remember this at mile 20 or so when you might start to doubt yourself -- you really can do it! I don't mean that in a "you can do anything you put your mind to" sense (that's a bunch of crap). I mean that in a "you have trained your body well enough to do this" sense.

magiciansampras

Hells yes baby! That is my mantra. I know I have trained to hit this pace for 26.2. I have the training in my body. I can do this. ^

aztimm

That sounds pretty good.

Certainly different than the Army PT test. Maybe I should try it. I've seen some National Guard people running along the canal a few times when I've been out running. They have the 2-mile course all measured out and painted.

magiciansampras

My ankle injury took a solid year before I felt completely right again. And that was after both PT (although I didn't go as religiously as you do) and custom orthotics. Even to this day I'll be running and feel a little twinge in the ankle every once in awhile. My advice would just be cautious. I would start by building up some miles with a lot of treadmill work (cushioning) and then see how you feel in a month or so.

Just don't do too much too quickly. Remember the 10% rule!

aztimm

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Thanks MS, I appreciate it. Think I'll stick with my original plan to wait another month (just before my Europe trip) and see how things are. Last thing I want to happen is 'having' to workout when I'm not feeling well, since I'm already registered...that's what got me injured to begin with.

And I'm done with my formal PT. When I go to the gym, I try to replicate some of the drills I did at PT, into almost every workout. I'm not burning hundreds of calories, or building huge muscles, but these stability exercises make it more possible to do other exercises that will.

BTW, those ladder drills can be quite exhausting, especially done fast. I'm sure I look like an idiot while I'm doing them, but who cares.

magiciansampras

Pouring freezing rain up here in NH, where I am for a few days, so I went inside for my speedwork today. Kind of annoying as I was planning on doing hill repeats on Mount Sunapee, which would have been cool. Alas, that will have to wait for another day.

This workout was a bit schizophrenic.. started off with a mini tempo run for about 30 mins and then did intervals the next 30. Not sure why I decided to do this.. I have no explanation. It ended up being a tough workout though.

Splits:

1: 7:30
2: 7:00
3: 6:44
4: 6:27

Then I did a bit of recovery with run/walk/water drinking...

Followed by 4 800s:

1: 6:14 pace
2: 6:14 pace
3: 6:07 pace
4: 5:58 pace

Then cooldown with run/walk combo.

Totals: 7.62 miles, 1:00:00 total time, 7:52/mile average pace.

Tomorrow I plan on doing a short recovery run and then either a hike or rowing machine for cross-x.

GBeckman

If you don't mind the price increases for registration, you could start training and just see how it goes. I'd hate to put the money down and things not work out, though. It always seems to take longer than you think it will. I had knee surgery a year ago, and my surgeon told me I would be running within 2-3 weeks. Um, yeah. More like very light jog/walk intervals starting around 4 weeks, and even that was ridiculously difficult. Sure, I did a race at 8 weeks post-op, but I wogged it and it wasn't pretty (but it was fun!).


This little blizzard thing we have going on is putting a crimp in my marathon training style. Nothing like having to resort to the dreadmill in the very first week...although I guess better now while the distances are still pretty short! 4 miles on the dreadmill, followed up with a kind-of-lame spin class. Here's hoping the sidewalks/trails melt off sufficiently for my 12 miler this weekend...

law dawg

Today-
55lb Tabata kettlebell swing
10x9x8x8x8x8x7x6=64

law dawg

It's broken down by age - the older you are the more time you have on the run and fewer reps you have to do in the exercises.

IAH_FLYER

Second marathon done. I took almost 11 minutes off of my previous marathon time, finishing in 3:48. I was on track for 3:40 up until miles 22-23 or so when the wheels came off. To top it off, I was battling a cold. I didn't feel bad during the run, but the day before my nose was running a lot and I was very sneezy. My confidence the night before was very low. I still have a cough today.

I'll do a short 6 miles this weekend, then a 25K race (that I won't race) the weekend after. This will be the start of training for my next marathon in January.

magiciansampras

Nice and easy recovery run from speedwork yesterday. Felt good.

Totals: 7.20 miles, 1:00:30 total time, 8:24/mile average pace.

Then I did a 3 mile hike with the dogs.

magiciansampras

Very very nice effort!! Congrats. ^ You'll be breaking 3:40 (or 3:30) in no time.