Although I was able to run more this week than I have in a month, I still can feel a little tweak between my glute and hamstring. With two weeks to go I am certain that I'll be on the starting line - but it's more than a small mystery what will happen after the gun sounds.
I probably made a mistake by running a 17 miles with Kevin Shirk - the best runner in Winchester. He dropped me about 12 miles into the run - after 14 I jogged it in. Not exactly a confidence builder.
I have to rely on the fact that the miles I put in this summer and the training I've been doing the last few years will be there when I need it - say, around the 20 mile mark. The mystery of the marathon is part of the allure - I'll have a little more than I bargained for on 10/10/10.
Last Week
Monday: 45 minutes bike
Tuesday: 6.5 miles
Wednesday: 13 miles
Thursday: 7 miles
Friday: 4 miles
Saturday: 6.5 miles
Sunday: 17 miles
Total: 54 miles
This week
Monday: 7 miles
Tuesday: 4 miles
Wednesday morning: 4 miles
Wednesday evening: 12 miles 2X2mi Tempo 2 min rest
Thursday: 10.5 miles
Friday: 6.5 miles
Saturday: 14 miles 2X(3mi easy 3 mi tempo)
Sunday: 8 miles
Total: 66 miles
Training blog of a distance runner & triathlete
Personal Records
5k - 14:35 - 1999 - MCC Indoor Conference Championships
10k - 29:59 - 1999 - Alabama Relays
Half Marathon - 1:10:10 - 2006 - Dexter-Ann Arbor Run
Marathon - 2:32:35 - 2009 - Boston Marathon
50 miles - 6:21:45 - 2009 - JFK 50 miler
Olympic Distance Triathlon - 2:09:56 - 2013 - Steamboat Springs
Half Ironman - 4:23:48 - 2013 - Kansas 70.3
Ironman - 9:48:04 - 2012 - Ironman Wisconsin
10k - 29:59 - 1999 - Alabama Relays
Half Marathon - 1:10:10 - 2006 - Dexter-Ann Arbor Run
Marathon - 2:32:35 - 2009 - Boston Marathon
50 miles - 6:21:45 - 2009 - JFK 50 miler
Olympic Distance Triathlon - 2:09:56 - 2013 - Steamboat Springs
Half Ironman - 4:23:48 - 2013 - Kansas 70.3
Ironman - 9:48:04 - 2012 - Ironman Wisconsin
Endurance: The Blog of a Distance Runner and Triathlete
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like your performance has plateaued? I’d
like to help by writing a training plan built specifically for you.
I’ve been running competitively for almost 25 years. I was an all-state runner in high school and
conference champion in college. I’ve
been in the top 100 finishers at both the Boston and New York Marathons. The key to maximizing
performance is having a good training plan.
The training theory that I will use to write your plan is
called “periodization.” The theory is
that in order to have the best performance for a goal race an athlete should
focus on different types of training at different times of the year.
Ideally I would plan out at least six months of training –
but this type of plan can be useful for as few as 12 weeks prior to a race.
Please contact me at bingram06@gmail.com
if you’re interested!
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Or on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/endurancetrainingblog
If you have any questions please e-mail me at bingram06@gmail.com.
Training this week
Coming back soon
3 comments:
The title of this post sounds like what happened to me when I was an elementary school teacher...
Or the name and premise of my 4th grade science experiment.
Actually that's kind of real, just not in the gross way.
Nice bouncing back! Good luck next week. Too bad, Hall dropped out of overtraining.
I like the title as well as the post. Its really interesting. Good luck to your future runs! Keep up the Good work!
marmot
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