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

It's currently 10:00 p.m and most people are, wisely, sleeping for tomorrow's run.

Formerly a member of coolrunning.com before they screwed up the running log and everyone left the forums, one aspect they did have that really motivated me was a daily training thread. After a few weeks, regulars began to pop up and post about their daily training. It helps motivate tremendously, because everyone wants to talk about their run and not be the person saying.. 'Oh, I sucked today and did not run."

What was also remarkable was the fact that everyone, from all ability levels, participated in the daily discussion. This is great for the new year, it begins on Tuesday. So, tomorrow, after I run.. I'll be posting in this thread a summary of the workout I did that day.

I hope someone else beats me to it and makes the first post.. it's a thread I haven't seen while on this site... Different people can start each days Training Summary Thread - basically, whoever decides to get out and run the earliest and then get back to post about it first!

I hope this idea seems good to everyone.. because it was my favorite part about coolrunning.com... and I hope it's your favorite part about mapmyrun.com

Well, let me be the first. I started running in October (after a very, very long time without running) . I am training for Chicago Marathon on 10/12/08. Yesterday was a long run day, I did four miles on a treadmill (It's really cold and dark by the time I get out of work). Unfortunately, I also have a pretty kickin' cold, so my times suffered a bit. Toward the end, I had the urge to slow down a little, but when I did, my right hamstring tightened up a LOT, so I sped up again and felt fine. I'll admit, the run was tough, but I felt GREAT afterwards. In fact, I think the endorphines are still flowing. Hopefully, I'll be seeing more people on here. Dan.

Tyler park with my friend Kris.. pounded it today when it was supposed to be a recovery after yesterday's long run and before tomorrow's tempo run...

9.25.. 6:41/ mile

At times it became aerobic threshold/anaerobic so it was a good run! good runs all!

Can I get credit for yesterday?

 Yesterday's run was, for me, a long one- 12 miles around a loop on the south edge of our community. It was a great day for a run, 28 degrees or so and sunny the whole way. Little wind as well, which was good as it really decreases my enjoyment of being out there. The run itself was slow (spotty training over the last month, despite my good intentions to step up my mileage). While I don't need a gps to run, I'm looking forward to the addition of a Garmin 205 to fuel my efforts, especially when it's cold and dark. Thank goodness we're heading back towards the sunny side of life.

So tommorrows's a new year, and I'll get down to business, training for the Colorado Marathon in May. I'll post here- maybe it'll keep me honest. Since losing my training partner to plantar fasciitus, going outside for runs has been difficult.

 I'll let you all know how tomorrow's run goes. Off into the land of 35+ mile weeks, I hope.

 Cheers-

Changingground

Happy New Year!!

This was my first run in a few months, so I took it really easy--just 30 minutes on my treadmill that reads about 1 mph too slow.  It said 2.25 miles, but was probably closer to 2.75.  I'd much rather run outside, but running in a snowstorm after dark isn't exactly safe.  I hope to get out soon.

 Cheers! 

2.2 miles today, COLD!!! (15 degrees, 7 degree wind chill) I'm still suffering from my cold (congestion has settled in my chest), so I meant to make this a real easy jog. Unfortunately, I have a hard time backing off, so I pushed it harder than I should have at the end. Considering the cold and my sickness, my time was not awful (24.11 minutes, including warmup).  Hopefully this congestion will improve. By the way, I love my new breathThermo shirt!!!

My run today was kind of lame. I have this throat congestion, significantly impairing my breathing so I took an easy three miles today, at a 9:00 Pace.

ugh nevermind.. bigger deficit.. I missed out my 4 this morning..

that's a 22 mile deficit.. Damn. 9 Saturday will make it 13.. and I'll have to

increase Friday's second run by 3.. that's 10.. 

Tomorrow morning I'll go out for 4 easy in the morning.. that's a 6 mile deficit

 

54 this week, 65 next week.. I'll have to deal with the hurt. Damn.

Moral of the story: When you're re-building a base, don't skip out on runs if you can help it! 

If I'd have read your comment an hour ago, I might have gone out!  I did my 1.5 miles on the treadmill rather than brave the 5 degree evening and (still) snow covered streets.

It would have been my coldest run ever.  I did several last year in the 10 - 15 degree range, but the roads were clear.  Got to love Michigan weather and Michigan roads!

I will make it out yet this week.  I can't stay on the treadmill for too long.

OK, checking in at the Running for Fitness site, based on my age, my max heart rate should be something like 174-176bpm. Long slow runs should be at 67-77%, so btwn 136-148, and 80-90% of a week's runs. Lactate, or anaerobic threshold runs should be btwn 82 and 88% of max.HR (and only 10%/week), or 152-160 for me, and VO2max runs hsould be at 95% and up, no more than 4-8% of the week's efforts.

So tonight's run had periods (short) at higher than I should have been pushing for lactate threshold runs (in the 95% plus range) and most of the rest of non- warmup miles were in the lactate threshold zone. I guess that's it for speed for the week for me. I'm going to have to get a better understanding of the HRM worked out, so that I kow what the averages for these efforts are.

A beautiful day to run!!!

Clear blue skies, bright sun, slight west wind, and 14 degrees. Most of the streets were plowed so I got in my favorite 5K route.  3.2 miles in 29:16...almost 9 minute pace.  That's pretty good for me.

I'll take it easy tomorrow. 

easy 12 on the trails for me today. Finished up with strides and form drills. My turnover is so bad, I would hate to see what my time in a 400m run would be lol. It would be ugly I can tell you that much

got some work on the bike today.

should have spent longer.. but my butt was hurting.. bad

 

Nothing beats running I can say that with confidence. 1 month til race day,

10k.. variations in the schedule can be ill afforded 

I thought I'd join in this thread and share the "ups/downs" regarding my training.  I'm 46 and started running back in November 2005 (lost 40 lbs).  I started with 1 mile and got up to 5-6 miles (~8:50 p/m pace) by June.  I tried to do everything right (shoes, etc.) but probably increased too fast.

 Anyway, I laid off for 9 months or so and gained 20 lbs back, but started training again in July 2007.  I ran my first 1/2 Marathon the weekend before Thanksgiving (2:13:00).  Unfortunately, I've been off and on since then, but I'm trying to get started back on Hal Higdon's training course and shoot for my first Marathon sometime in late spring/early summer.

 I've got to fight my tendency to increase my mileages too quickly (sore shins/knees) so maybe sticking with Hal's schedule might help.  I ran a good 8 miler on Wed (1/2) @ 9:55 p/m pace and ran a "sore" 3.1 mi today (Fri) @ 9:10 p/m pace.

Good Luck to all on this thread and keep on "Running"!

Gary

welcome gary and dave!

keep up the good work kdogg!

 

I got 50 minutes in on the bike today, it was good because it was intense

and my heart rate got up there.. but damn.. those seats really hurt my 

butt(or lack thereof)! 

I got out this morning in a slight drizzle. 4.2 miles in 44:09. Slow and steady as I'm getting myself going again.

I'd like to get myself down to 9:00 miles for my 25K in May. I averaged 9:40/mile last year, but the first half was right around 9:00. I really need to run more negative splits this year.

As far as clothing is concerned, I splurged for UnderArmor top and bottom last year and I love it. I keep pretty warm down into the teens with just that and a windbreaker (I wore a light raincoat this morning and roasted).

My biggest problem is that my hands are the last part of me to warm up. If I wear thick gloves, they end up soaking wet.  If I wear thin gloves, my fingers are usually numb for the first several miles. Any suggestions?

rbonjer, I got a pair of Mizuno BreathThermo gloves for christmas (feel like I'm becoming a spokesman for BreathThermo). I had the same problem, but they ARE the solution. They have a miracle fiber (no clue what it is or how it works) that heats up when it gets damp (ie from sweat). They are just about perfect for my hands (and I grew up in the desert SW, where it's never cold). They cost about $20 at the running store here in Bay City. Just don't go paying in the melted snow puddles, I doubt they work that well.

Good Morning gang!

 Congrats to all of you that continue to go out on cold days.  I live in the Dallas area and it's been prettymild for themost part.  I got alot of cold weather running gear  for xmas and it's been great. North Face gloves have been awesome for the 25-40 degree days (thin, yet warm) and the tights have made all the difference. (Kudos to my wonderful wife and kids for the gifts!).

I've rested the last 2 days and officially start my marathon training schedule today.  Start with a quick 3 miles (70 degrees and muggy).  I'll post a time after the run.

 Have a good run today !

Gary

changingground

Only advice I have is good stretching and potassium. Also, maybe try changing your stride length for a minute or two (helps when my muscles get tight) I haven't really had a problem with cramping yet (knock on wood), at least not DURING runs. I always seem to get calf cramps AFTER I run.

As far as my training today, 6 mile long run, 1:08:20 (11:20 pace), in 50 degree weather, thick fog, steady but light east wind. At about the 3.5-4 mile mark, my quads tightened up. Strided out a little, fixed the problem. At about the 4.5- 5 mile mark, a heavy COLD rain started coming down. Finished the run fine, even had enough steam left in me to kick out the last quarter mile or so. Good stretch, cool shower, and a nice meal (tuna and spinach salad) afterwards, and I feel pretty dang good.

Dan- both times this has happened I only had a hot beverage (coffee one night, tea the other) before going out, with lunch a long time before. I thought I'd been proactive enough about hydration with drinking at the midpoint of the run (and the hot drink), but maybe I'm going into the run dehydrated. In any case I'll take tonight's run slow, and eat and drink beforehand.

 Jen- welcome aboard. Where are you located?

yesterday I did an hour and a half on the fluid trainer (thing that you hook up to your road bike to make it stay in place)

Today I ran a mile and then did an hour on the fluid trainer

My leg is feeling pretty good, but theres no sense in rushing back because its a long long season and being healthy at the end is more important than running a couple miles now

I got my racing spikes today - New Balance LDS1005Y

Womens spikes, yes. But they look freaking sweet and fit my feet pretty well, so what the hey

I ran 2 miles really easy (10:10 pace) yesterday and I just finished 30 minutes of speedwork on the treadmill for today.  I wish I could have made it outside this afternoon, but we've got thunderstorms in Michigan in January?!? 

Hope it clears enough for a good 3-4 miles tomorrow. 

Yesterday's run was a total bust- too early after Friday's difficuties, I guess, as my calf balled up within a half mile of home. Too bad- it was snowing, and seemed a beautiful night to be out. I'll take another day off and try again on Wednesday.

I did receive the Garmin 205 I ordered after Christmas yesterday, and having charged it last night will check out the features today. While it is absolutely a non-necessary toy, I'm hoping it'll help me do more structured training this winter and spring for my upcoming events.

Glad to see that we're getting some consistent interest from folks. It's always nice to feel like your a part of something bigger, especially when it comes to training. I was reflecting on how much easier it was to train last summer and fall, before I lost my training partner to plantar fascitis. So I'm glad you're all here.

HI All,

New to this thread but love the idea of it.  

Getting back into training after taking most of December off... which is too bad because I was just starting to ramp up some distance and time, but life takes its turns. 

Ran 4 mile outside yesterday and today about 1-1.5 minutes slower than I was doing in November (but even then I wasn't blazing fast by any means). Taking tomorrow off because Wednesday is a leg day in the gym then plan on doing another 4 miles on Thursday.

Not really training for anything at this point but a coworker is talking about doing a half marathon in March and maybe I'll do that with him.  It'd be my first. 

Did 10km in just over 52 minutes, which I am happy with for the first run in a while. Probably worked harder than I would of liked but I suppose there is nothing wrong with that. Would like to get one in today as we have consecutive days of 40c+ days forecast for Thursday and Friday, so as mad as I am I dont think I will head out.