tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137619942011-07-31T05:22:42.993-04:00This is dedicated to my lovely wife Donna. Even though she thinks I'm crazy, she's very supportive of my running and volunteers at races.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888533470500094290noreply@blogger.comBlogger521100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13761994.post-61899943712597918062009-01-17T17:33:00.005-05:002009-01-18T21:32:56.691-05:00

When I started training for my first half marathon in 2002, I had no real plan. I had one 15 mile run which was my only run longer than 13.1. I hadn't run a race over 6 miles and didn't really know what to expect. I set a goal of under 1:40 which was half of my Boston qualifying time of 3:20. I went out and ran a 1:35:33.I have run 10 half marathons since then and only once did I finish faster

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Tonight I did 10 miles with 9 miles at my half marathon PR pace (7:13). Running after supper is typically more difficult for me, but I felt pretty good tonight. I feel pretty good with my conditioning for the race next month.

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I start at 7 mph and an incline of 2% and then every half mile I increase the speed by .2 and then incline by .5 and then at the top, I decrease by .2/.5 every half mile. When I ran this workout two weeks ago I only did 1/2 mile at 8.2/5% and then started decreasing. Today I did a mile at 8.2/5%, but I did have to stop once. 7 miles total.

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Today I decided to run a short tempo run around half marathon pace just to get an idea of where I'm currently at. I ran a two mile warm up and then did 4 miles at 7:13 pace followed by a one mile cool down. The pace wasn't too hard - I could have run longer. I have two months to build up the endurance.

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YearOverall PlaceAge group placeChip time200292/99215/901:35:212003212/92540/821:41:532004157/112820/641:37:57200583/119012/821:34:302006170/134827/911:40:252007105/119714/551:39:11I'd like another top 100 finish this year.

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I now know my bib number for the Boston Marathon - 10298. If I've read everything correctly, this means I'm in corral 10 at the back of the first wave. They're estimating 10 minutes to get to the starting line. I think that's better than being in the first corral of the second wave. At least I shouldn't have to worry about starting too fast.I haven't done a very good job of keeping up with my

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This summer I did a lot of 5 mile runs with some speed work. There were a lot of 25-35 mile weeks and a few weeks that were only 10 or 15 miles. I got in a couple of longer runs to get ready for the 2 half marathons I ran over the summer.I started training on Oct 30th for the Boston Marathon. I didn't push myself the first couple of days while trying to get back on a morning schedule and a

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My goal pace for this race was 6:40. The weather was on the warm side, but it wasn't as hot as it had been during the day. I ran the first mile and back as a warm up and there was a lot of shade so it wasn't too bad on the course. I went out a little to fast the first mile (6:25) and started to fade a little after the half way point. At the water stop just after mile 2 (6:46) I stopped long

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In the past 6 months, speed work consisted of doing intervals at 5K race pace. Since I'm not training for a fall marathon, that means I can do some training for shorter race and see if I can't get my 5K time under 20 minutes. This morning I did a 1 mile warm up and then did 1:30 quarter mile intervals with 3:00 quarter mile recovery. My goal was to do between 5 and 8 - I ended up stopping after 6

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I had no real expectations going into this race. After the marathon I'd been running mostly 5 mile runs with no real speed work. I tried to do a couple of tempo runs, but it was either too hot or too humid and because I wasn't training for anything it was too easy to just go back to a slower pace.There was a light rain and Donna told me to run faster because she didn't want to stand out in the

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The weather forecast for the marathon was sunny - 62 at the start, mid 70s by noon and a high in the 80s. In addition to the sun/heat, this marathon has 650 relay teams with a first leg of 5K. I didn't want to get caught up in the moment and end up running the first mile too fast so I decided to line up just in front of the 10:00/mile pace area. It took me 2 minutes and 42 seconds to walk to the

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For the most part everything was recovery runs all week long. Tuesday was 5 in the morning and another 4 at night. Wednesday was dress rehearsal - 7 miles total with 2 miles at marathon pace. Thursday was 5 miles, and Friday was 5 miles with 6x100m strides. Saturday was 4 miles to stay loose.

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The week started out with slightly sore legs from the half marathon last week. Tuesday's run was 8 miles w/8x100m strides. Wednesday was a 5 mile recovery run. My legs felt better for Thursday's run which was 8 miles total with 3x1600m at 6:54 pace with a 2 minute jog in between. Friday was another 5 mile recovery run. Saturday was 7 miles with 8x100m strides and today was 13 miles for a total of

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It seems like every time I try to rearrange the schedule I end up trying to do something silly. Since I swapped Sat & Sun runs, that meant I was going to do 5 miles at 15K to 1/2 marathon pace today after running the half marathon yesterday. Although I didn't push myself yesterday, my legs were a little tired and sore today. I did 2 miles at recovery pace as a warm up and then did 2 miles at 7:24

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For the second year in a row it was cold, raining and windy at the Big Lake Half marathon. With Vermont City marathon 2 weeks away, I didn't want to run hard and decided to work on my marathon pace. I swapped today and tomorrow on the schedule which meant today's run was supposed to be 17 miles so I went out for a 4 mile warm up before the race (first 2 miles of the course and back). For the most

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Last week started with a VO2 max run on Tuesday. 9 miles total with 6x600m at 6:54 pace with a 90 second jog in between. Wednesday was supposed to be a 13 mile run, but it was a struggle early on and I just never felt good. I ended up stopping after 9 miles. Thursday was a 6 mile recovery run with 6x100m strides.Thursday after work we drove to Shelburne, VT for a bowling tournament. I bowled on

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The week started out with double recovery runs on Tuesday - 6 miles in the morning and 4 miles at night. After staying up later than usual for a couple of nights, I didn't get up at 4:15 Wednesday to do my run and ended up running it after work - 11 miles total with 6x1200m at 6:54 pace with a 2 minute jog in between. Thursday morning I got up to do my 15 mile run and I felt very sluggish and

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I've been fighting off this cold all week. It wasn't too bad the beginning of the week. Tuesday was 9 miles with 5x600m at 6:54 pace with a 90 second jog in between. I got up Wednesday morning to do the scheduled 14 mile run. The cold started to get the better of me and I had a bad hacking cough. I ran just over a quarter of a mile and started coughing again. My chest hurt from the coughing so I

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Sometimes it's difficult enough to find time to do my runs. As you can see I'm further behind than usual in updating my blog. I spent the last half of last week fighting of a cold. Nothing major... I didn't miss any runs or have to cut any runs short. The week started well with an 11 mile run on Tuesday. Wednesday was 10 miles w/5x1000m at 6:59 pace with a 2 minute jog in between. Thursday was an

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I went to a concert with a friend on Monday night and by the time I got home and got to bed it was after midnight. 4:30 came way too early... Tuesday I ran 7 miles with 5x600m at 6:59 pace with a 90 second jog in between. I didn't even try to get up Wednesday morning and did my 13 mile run after work. Thursday was supposed to be a double - 6 in the morning and 4 at night, but I turned off my

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I started my run last night at normal speed but only 1.5% incline. After struggling through 3 miles, I dropped the speed but kept it a little above where I normally do recovery runs. I did another 2 miles and stopped. I didn't even attempt to do any strides. I knew it wasn't very likely that I'd be able to do the scheduled run and I didn't want to take any chances on getting hurt with the

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Friday afternoon we went to the track and I ran outside for the first time this year. It was supposed to be a 6 mile recovery run, but no matter how hard I tried to slow down, I was doing consistent 8:20 - 8:30 miles when I should have been doing 10:00. Yesterday I did my 23 mile run - on the treadmill. My thighs were a little sore from Friday's run but that didn't really affect my run. I started

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Tuesday was a 6 mile recovery run. I did a LT run yesterday (7 miles at 7:24 pace, 12 miles total). I have something to do on Sunday so I figured I would do my 23 miler on Saturday and Friday's 15 miler today. I got up at 4:00 this morning to get my run in before work. I was tired from getting up even earlier than normal (it's amazing how much difference that extra 15 to 30 minutes makes). I was

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The schedule yesterday was a 16 mile long run with 12 miles at marathon pace. This meant that I had to make some sort of decision as to what pace I was going to run. According to Pfitzinger, the long run should be 10 to 20% slower than marathon pace. This would suggest a pace of around 7:30. The last thing I want is to go out too fast. I decided that 7:45 to 7:50 would be a good pace to shoot for

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I got up Tuesday morning and did my 11 mile run. I decided I was going to sleep in and do the rest of the week at night. Running at night works ok for me when it's a easy or longer run, but Wednesday was supposed to be VO2 max 8x800m at 5K race pace. I ran 2 miles warm up and the I did 3 sets at 6:59 pace with 400m rest at 10:00 pace. At that point I had cramps, my knee was a little sore and I

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Tuesday - 2 mile warm up and then 5 mile LT run at 8.1. I stopped and walked for a quarter mile and then did 3 miles cool down. The next LT run is in a week and a half and I definitely won't be going any faster. I'm going to stay at this pace until it feels a little easier.Wednesday - I was supposed to do 13 miles, but I was struggling after the LT run from the day before and I ended up calling

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Tuesday's run ended up being a little too much for me after the 71 miles the week before. I'm looking forward to when the schedule changes to recovery runs on Tuesdays in two more weeks. The schedule called for 9 miles with 10x100m strides. I ended up only doing 6 of the strides and 7 miles total. 11 miles with no problems on Wednesday. I wanted to try to make up the 2 miles from Tuesday so I

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Friday's run was uneventful. I didn't get up early enough and was feeling a little bit rushed so I did the originally scheduled 12 miles instead of the 14 that I had planned. Easy 5 mile recovery run on Saturday.I've been thinking about my long run paces this week and decided that instead of doing all of my runs at 2% incline, that I should do some of them at a lower incline and faster pace. The

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The recovery run yesterday helped. My left calf was still a little tight this morning, but my knee and hip were much better today. I did 3 miles warm up and then started my 5 mile lactate threshold run. I ran slower than the last couple of attempts and slower than I would have liked but it ended up being a realistic pace (8 mph, 2% incline). I stopped and walked for a quarter mile and then I did

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Monday after work, I did last weeks long run. I took my mandatory break at 11 miles, but other than that I didn't stop or slow down. I finished the 19 miles, but I was pushing myself to keep going. My calves were sore and the left one was worse. I did my normal quarter mile cool down and then did another quarter mile slightly slower to work things out a little. I took Tuesday off - my left knee

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After struggling through most of last week and having a hard time finishing my 18 miler on Sunday, I was starting to have doubts about this whole marathon thing. Yesterday was 10 miles with 10x100m strides and today was 13 miles and I felt pretty good during both runs. There's still over 16 weeks until Vermont City and I shouldn't be overly concerned about 1 week when I wasn't feeling

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This week didn't start out real well. Tuesday morning I got up to run my lactate threshold run from last week. During my 2 mile warmup I felt like I needed a recovery day, but I still tried to get in the get in the LT run. After about 1/2 mile I had serious abdominal cramps. I slowed back down and struggled to finish 5 miles. I felt progressively worse throughout the day and went to bed early. I

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So if you're going to follow a training plan, it probably makes sense to follow the plan in all of the gory details and not just in the type of run and total mileage. Tuesday was supposed to be a lactate threshold run. I guess the part where it says 'the pace that you could currently race for one hour' doesn't really mean what you did a year ago. I tried to go at last year's peak pace and of

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Week 4 - I managed to get back on track for most of the week. I was supposed to run 17 miles on Sunday, but I didn't get much sleep and had just run a 16 miler 6 days before and I ended up stopping after 13 miles. Total mileage for the week was 61 (45 not counting the previous weeks long run which technically was part of this week).Week 5 - This week didn't work out real well in terms of getting

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I had a very hard time sticking to my training schedule during the holidays. Both Christmas and New Years days I skipped my run and ran them the next day on what should have been my off day. Last week I tried to adapt my training schedule by taking out a recovery run and adjusting the other days to fit. Instead of trying to modify my whole week, I just took yesterday off after Monday's 16 miler

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I ended up with 1882 miles for the year. I had a DNF at the Vermont City marathon due to a knee injury. The Hartford marathon was very rainy and windy. I finished about 2 1/2 minutes slower than last year, but improved from 504th place last year to 348th. The highlight of the year was setting a new PR in the half marathon (1:34:52) 2 days after a 20 mile training run. I ran several shorter races

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A minor victory this week - I actually got up early four days in a row to run this week! I did have to cut today's run short (8 miles instead of 10) because I got a blister on the small toe of my left foot. I usually break in a new pair of running shoes slowly, but decided to just make the switch because of the mileage and knee irritation. I could have finished my run, but didn't want it to get

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I started Pfitzinger's 24 week up to 70 miles per week marathon training program yesterday. The last two weeks have been more of the same... not getting up and skipping runs because I've been too busy or tired. So far I'm off to a good start - I've gotten up two days in a row to run. At 4:15 I was tempted to crawl back into bed, but having a 10 miler on the schedule got me going because I didn't

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So much for getting back on schedule. I ran Tuesday morning and then the next three days I ran at night. I didn't skip any runs, but I didn't so my 2 hour run. I ended up with 41 miles for the week. My 'tempo' run ended up being a lot shorter than I would have liked. I did 3 miles at 8 mph and then finished up the run at 7 mph. I'll definitely be running my tempo run in the morning this week

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I took a full 3 weeks off after the marathon to let all of the little nagging aches and pains heal up. I didn't have any significant pain and could have started running sooner, but didn't see any need to push myself. The first week back I ran a slow 30 miles. The last two weeks have been at a slightly faster pace and intensity (7 mph, 2% incline). I'm going to add in a tempo run starting this

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I have no idea why I was looking forward to subjecting myself to such torture. I don't know if I'll ever conquer 26 miles and 385 yards. They were predicting cold and wet all week. When I got up at 5:30 on Saturday it was 74 and raining hard. The rain lightened up a little before the race started, but it was only temporary. I was late getting to the starting area so I wasn't with any of the pace

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After the experiences I've had at my first 3 marathons, I can't believe I'm actually getting excited about the marathon on Saturday. I must be losing my mind. 26.2 miles really is a long way to run. Although I won't meet my ultimate goal and qualify for Boston, maybe with a slower pace I won't hit the wall and have to limp to the finish line.I ran my longer run (13 miles) on Saturday and did an

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I took yesterday off while waiting for Sears to come service my treadmill. The welds on part of the frame are broken, rear bearings are going, etc... They're going to replace it. This is the third time I've 'broken' the frame and the second time they're going to replace it. The service plan was well worth the money - thanks for the recommendation Dad.My right shin was a little sore yesterday

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Well, another week and another unplanned off day on Thursday. Up until recently, I've always been an early morning runner during the week. It's always worked better for me for several reasons:I'm not worn out from workby getting up at 4:00-4:30 it minimizes the impact on my familyI don't have to worry about what I eat (or how much)doesn't require a second shower - run, shower and then go to

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This was a fairly light week with a couple of extra unplanned off days. There was no significant pain on the days that I did run so I went ahead and tried for a 20 miler today. The run went fairly well, but I was running on empty the last couple of miles. I didn't stick with my normal pre-long run routine today and I only had 1 Gu left. My legs felt good - no pain during or after the run. I

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After taking a week off, I've been running for the past week. There's still some pain in my right shin, but I haven't had any problems with the groin. I ran 13 miles today without any problems. I could have run more but it wasn't worth pushing too hard today. If I get through this week without my leg getting any worse, then I'll try to do 20+ next weekend and then make my decision about running

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888533470500094290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13761994.post-1125711342654173562005-09-02T21:23:00.000-04:002005-09-19T06:33:27.313-04:00

Well, this doesn't appear to be my year for running marathons. 5 weeks to go until Hartford and I'm not currently running due to issues with my right leg. I've been having minor pain and I was running through it, but it's taking longer and longer to where I start to feel comfortable running. I think this is probably what has been causing my groin issues by altering my stride due to the pain. I

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888533470500094290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13761994.post-1125160929388688002005-08-27T12:40:00.000-04:002005-08-27T12:47:17.906-04:00

August - started the month by increasing the incline of the treadmill to 2.5%. Still keeping it slow on the treadmill. Picked up the pace a little when running outside. After a couple of weeks of 2.5% incline, I'll increase the speed a little. Still need to get the mileage up and stop skipping days (Mondays are scheduled off days). Aug 17th - problems with my right groin. Couldn't even walk my

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888533470500094290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13761994.post-1120704924197131352005-07-06T22:37:00.000-04:002005-08-27T12:40:30.696-04:00

July - My knee hasn't bothered me since I started running again and I haven't had any problems with the orthotics. I'm still building my base back up with steady slow miles. Total for July was 158.2 miles. I hurt my back on the 24th and had to take 4 days off from running.DateMonTueWedThuFriSatSunTotJul 25---5771635Jul 18-9-1267-34Jul 117777414-46Jul 43673-733Jun 275465-6430

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I've just been running easy up until this point. No speed work, no tempo runs, just slow easy runs to build the mileage back up. Even though I know this and don't expect much, I still go out faster than I should. First mile I knew I was pushing myself a little - 6:41. Second mile trying to hold on to the pace - 6:46. I skipped the first water stop but between pushing myself and the sun I was

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After taking a full 3 weeks off to let my knee heal, I'm running once again. My first day back I ran a very tentative 1 mile followed by a day off. The last thing I wanted was to aggravate the knee again and have to wait even longer to start training again. Plus I'm now running with custom orthotics for the first time and I wanted to give myself time to get used to them. The next 3 days were 2, 3

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888533470500094290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13761994.post-1119066166211132102005-05-07T22:57:00.000-04:002005-07-04T19:08:59.876-04:00

This race was three weeks before the Vermont City Marathon. My schedule called for an 18 mile run this weekend. I've tried adding an easy run after a race before and that just doesn't work well for me. I didn't feel like doing a 5 mile warmup before the 1/2. Getting in a good last 18 miler was more important than running well in this 'fun' race so I moved the 18 to Thursday before work. I had

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