Runner's Forum: The Official: Training Summary Start Up Thread

burgalurg - that sounds like medical attention should be being sought.  I wouldn't go near a massage until I knew more about the underlying cause.

Frosty this morning.  Those half gloves (more for weight training I think) don't quite cut it when it's like that.  Covered 8k in 45 and a half minutes. (10.56kph - 5:40 per km)  Edging closer to the 11kph mark for my steady state running which I'd be a lot happier with.  (Of course I'd be delirious with 15kph but let's get real!)

Surprisingly, I felt good yesterday and actually went to the gym and worked out for 60 mins.  I printed a training plan (Runner's World) for my marathon in November, will not be able to follow it exact but at least I will do the tempo and my goal pace at the recommended miles.

This morning, I still felt a bit sore but did 3 miles at my goal pace hope to pump it up as the weeks go by.  I've never used a race plan before, I normally just run at any pace I feel comfortable  - I'm a bit confused with the words of the plan.  They do give you the meanings of the acronyms but what does (3miles 4x100 S) means?  I know the S=Strides but the 4x100?

junkie i like your plan,."no hills",.except thats all there are where i usually run.lol..well,.put in 6 easy scenic yesterday to relieve some stress and try and work thru this calf problem,. did another 6 today and i think it finnally loosened back up,.still not sure what i did, but it sucked nonetheless,. gonna start back with 10-12 tommorrow and if it holds i will be back on for 18 sunday,.crossin my fingers,. too late in the cycle to miss any long runs now..

 burgalurg     that defintely sounds like mri time,.i wouldnt push it again till u get it checked out,. dont want to do any more damage to it,.go see the doc so you can get back in the game as soon as possible safely..

kdogg you are the "shoe guru",.my new balance 859's that i just bought hav been pretty good,. other than being heavier,.there is sooo much cushion in them that my feet are starting to sweat around 10-12 miles,.never had this problem with my other  nb 892's ,.what would you recommend for 1--dryness (if thats possible),. and 2- odor control????? 

hey hey, thanks for the support folks! Just found out today that our team won the best team name... hurrah (it was 'chafed junk' with a 1-800 got chafed junk sign in the windows most of the runners seemed to find it fairly amusing).

I am now in training for my kickboxing grading which is tomorrow night (Phew) I have had two fairly hard kickboxing sessions today and yesterday and will no doubt be worked tomorrow. 

I would really like to go to my running club tonight but I'm not sure if I need a longer recovery time. I would join a beginner group for an easy session - not my usual run. My muscles are still fairly tight, and my knees and feet a little sore - but not 'uh-ho' painful if you know what I mean. It's just the wear and tear me-thinks. I've read the other messages about 1 day rest per mile run for 1/2 and full marathons - is it the same rule of thumb for relay races? I did about 17 miles over 24 hours with about 4-6 hours rest between legs.  Any suggestions? 

Been out of sync for a week.  I was not feeling well last week and I slacked off. I think I pushed too hard and needed a break.  I am back on track with a cross training workout today. It felt good to sweat again.

Been a while.... First of all, ex-k1w1, I envy every bit of frostiness you are getting. I haven't stopped sweating in about three weeks!!! Summer is in full swing here in Michigan!!! 85-90 degrees with 80+ percent humidity. LexB, great job on your race. It sounds like it was a lot of fun.

Running is going ok here. 5.77 miles before work today. 14 miler last week for my long run. I have a 16 miler this week. Gotta get back to work now, boss is looking over my shoulder.

Hey everybody, Just when I get started, I caught some vicious bug that put me down for the last few days.  I got in a decent run Sunday morning (7 mi just under ten minute miles), came home fell into bed and didn't get up until today. 

The plan is to head out this evening for a couple miles on the treadmill just to see how it feels.  Long run scheduled for Sunday and I hope I'm up for it. 

 Sounds like alot has been going on while the computer was off.  You guys are really an inspiration and make me want to keep moving. 

Wow - I just found this forum so I figured I'd do my first post.  My family is tired of listening to me discuss my running so this looks like a better place to get support....  Anyway, I hadn't run seriously for many years and by last Dec. I was at about 209lbs (I'm 5'9", 47yo).  So on Dec. 28th, 2007, I started running (actually walking at that time) and I've been at it 5-6 times per week ever since (I've exercised 85% of all days since Dec. 28th).  I'm a little shy of 700 miles for the year and my weight is down to about 174. 

I ran my first race since high school at the end of June - the SeaFair Marathon Relay.  The team did well and we finished with an overall time of about 3:30. I only had to run 1/4 of the marathon since we had a 4 person team but I did my 6.55 miles in a little over 52 mins for a pace of 8:01/mile - I was pleased with myself. So pleased in fact, that I'm entering two more races this year. I'll be in the Leavenworth Marathon with a 6-person relay team.  I'm also going to enter the Seattle Marathon and run a 1/2 Marathon.  I'm shooting for 1:45. 

So, I'm training quite regularly (145 miles for July).  Yesterday was weights and interval training (3 miles each in 7 mins with about 4 mins rest between).  Today was a 6.2 mile pace run at about an 8:15 pace.  After the Seattle 1/2 marathon, I plan to do another 1/2 marathon in Feb (the Surf City in Huntington Beach CA - I'll need to see some sunshine after that long winter in Seattle).  Then probably will do a full marathon in June, 2009.  The races will (I hope) keep me motivated to stick with the running.  Next time a short post with just the details for that day.

15/7 double today. I haven't really been posting much lately because my training is pretty much the same week in and week out. Since I run for time rather than miles I don't really have route PRs or anything interesting like that. Although I will say there is a 5k this weekend, and I am entered in it. So maybe that will yield an interesting story

Haven't posted in a while so to recap I did 15 sat then 10sun-tue. Today was my first tempo of the summer, i was fairly happy with it. I did 4 miles in 5:10, 5:15, 5:20, 5:10 for a 20:55 staying  pretty relaxed.

Welcome rogerbum - i too empathise with the family apathy.  Well done on the consistency of training, for having the good sense not to push too hard too soon and for setting some great goals.

Decided to be reasonably scientific about finding my maximum heart rate and followed a method outlined in the latest Aussie Runner's World mag.  10 - 15 min warmup, a few strides, a 400m at tempo then a final 400 starting fast and pushing harder every 100m so the last 100 is absolutely flat out with nothing left in the tank.  Managed to crank it up to 179 and couldn't get it to go any faster.  Seems to fit in with my last measured rate of 186 from about 10yrs ago.  Fitted an 8k run around that.  A day off tomorrow then an 8k time trial on Sat morning.

Great stuff Harro. Sandy point is at the bottom of my street so might be tempted to watch you run around. t is reasonably flat so you will have a very good chance of doing a fast time. 16.35 is a good clip around the tan particularly given the improvement in such a short time.

Legs felt really heavy today so just did a slow jog. Have been doing a bit of work recently so it was probably good to have a rest. Quick ride home afterwards - nice tail wind, fast time. Have a good weekend guys

Haven't been running since the race! Boo... I miss it, but I have had some pretty intense kickboxing sessions each day, building to my grading which was last night - finally made it to high orange - hurrah! My body has felt very fatigued and the kickboxing hasn't really helped but it had to be done. My knees are still quite tender and are cracking a lot, my hamstrings feel a lot better now but my feet are still a little sore too. I'm amazed how much the race (and the kickboxing training) have knocked out of me.

Today I am having a well earned day of rest! No exercise of any kind, maybe a bit of yoga later on but that's it, a nice long sleep in and plenty of nice food as it's my birthday today and I think I have earnt it.  I am glad to be starting 29 in the best shape of my life!!

Tomorrow I am going to aim for a very gentle run, then start building again and get back on course with my 1/2 marathon training. I have decided to try and fit two half marathons in this year if I can - one as a general intro and the other I want to set myself a time target. I was hoping to do the North Shore (North Vancouver) and Victoria (Vancouver Island) 1/2's but they are just a day apart!! Am now thinking of North Shore (Oct 13) and Seattle (Nov 30) 1/2's -does that sound reasonable? or too much?

Took it easy this week.  Did a fast run 3 miles (much faster than my usual pace). My club is having a 18 mile practice run tomorrow....I may consider attending.

8k Tan Time Trial this morning.  Cold and a bit breezy.  Covered it in 37:42 which was slightly better than I thought it would be considering my broken training of late.  Feeling good and strong and eyeing up the VRR Princes Park half marathon on the 24th August.  I'll only be doing it as a training run as I won't be up to racing that far just yet but it's my club so I want to attend.  I was also looking at the Sandy Point 1/2 but that's just a wee bit too soon.  Good luck with that one Harro8.  We'll cross paths at one of these events soon.

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

welcome giggles,.always great too see new enthusiasum , and new faces.  congrats on the new distance dan.keeler.

pouring rain here this morning,. had a tempo 6-7 miler planned for 0500 am ,. guess i will be stuck hitting the road in the humid afternoon again,.hopefully tommorrow morning will be clear for long run,.goal is 17-18,. will be final test of calf muscle,.(crossing fingers),.on vacation all week,.my son is joking with me telling me i should spend it running doubles every day like kdogg. lol.my reply...yea right , in my dreams(sarcastically,)..lol..my wife is telling me to relax,..yea right....i will be out around 0400 everyday to beat the heat and be back in time to keep her happy,.and to be honest she is very supportive, and without her support i couldnt continue my training,.so kudo's to all the family members that have patience and kind words of support for the runners in their family,

15 miles today in 2 hours 13 minutes (8:52 pace). My running has been a bit off schedule due to my work responsibilites. So I have put in a few longer runs with days of rest in between. I did 4 miles Monday, 12 on Wed, and 15 today. I won't be able to run again until Tuesday and then I'll try to get back into the normal training routine.

Welcome to all the newcomers!!

I mapped 8.91 miles for my run this morning at 10 min a mile pace.  Took a different route this morning.