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

I checked out the recommended training schedule for my relay run... I'm going to have to train hard (and yet smart) for the next couple of weeks and it's going to take serious planning and discipline to fit everything in. I know I have to start doing multiple runs to prepare for 3 runs in 24 hours and hills... lots of hills.

so went out this morning (couldn't make twice one day as I have kickboxing tonight too, so thought if I went this morning after last night that might help). 3.64 miles at 9'27'' (34 mins ish) I started off with the intention of an easy run and pushed it up to a tempo run after a mile or so.

It's a lovely day and the trails were beautiful. The only thing that brought me down at the end where the freakin' drivers who decided to pull out as I started on the cross walk and then got narky with me. IT"S A CROSSWALK, YOU MAY HAVE A NICE BIG ENGINE BUT I HAVE RIGHT OF WAY, SO SHOVE IT!

Sorry I had to get that off my chest! : )

Did 2.8 this morning in 24:52. Tried to work on my form. My goal was to shorten my stride, increase my turnover and keep the pace moderate. I definitely increased my turnover, I think I shortened my stride, I plain blew keeping the pace moderate. 8:49 pace for me is a bit faster than I normally train at and I was shooting for slower. I also decided I should probably bow to the consensus of the training advice I have seen on the site and start trying to land on my forefoot instead of my heel. Did that for about half the run. I think it will take me quite a bit of time and concentration to achieve these shifts in form. Anyone have any good advice for helping to change form?

going out for a 60min run right now, i think ill take it easy cause i might do at least part of a 2mile time trial with some friends afterward. I also might do a race on the 4th, either the 5k or 10miler i havent decided. I've really got nothing to shoot for since i havent done any real training lately but it should be fun. Oh and kdogg/lexb, good luck with yalls races!

It's not running but I got my third stripe at kickboxing tonight - wahoo! one more stripe and I can grade for my high orange! yay

6.5 km today. I was too lazy to get out of bed early (I work shifts and its my first break day) so I ended up running between 10 and 11. Even though its winter over here it was still full on sunshine and high humidity. Very nasty. All the running Ive done recently has been at night at about 10 degrees C.

All in all I found it waay harder than I expected!

Aim tonight was a 10 min effort and 2x5min efforts. Got close enough to 2.5km which included the big uphill. To say I hurt was a bit of an udnerstatement. The first of the shorter efforts was downhill and with the wind so got out about 1.3km, uphill and into the wind on the way back wasnt so successful, but did alright. Finished with a couple of uphill 250m.

Remberly I know what you say about the humidity in Cairns. I was there when it wasnt so humid, and it was humid!!!

And good to see we have pushed through the 1000posts. That must be a record for mapmyrun. Surely a prize for all contributors is on its way. I would like to thank all those who have helped inspire me to get my running where it is today. Here's to the next 1000

woohooo...rest day. really felt like I needed it this week. 

kdcary: Welcome to the thread. Keep up the training, don't over do mileage/time increase and get hurt, and your time will come down :)

Hi All - excellent reporting of training, making me feel a bit under done. fighting off a cold and sinus yuks right now so low miles.

Did 1 hour of boxing with a professional this week - feels awesome to cross train so hard at such a technical sport. I think I may have a new passion as well as running. lats, and rhomboids hurt today from the drills - but look out badguys - I have a good left hook!

Rest day today which I am told is an important part of training, which is good advice for life, too. So don't forget to schedule some "kick back and relax" time into your life. End of sermon.

kdcary: Welcome. Don't worry about the times . . . just stick with it and the overall benefits of running will soon be evident. What I like about this thread is the diversity of ability and experience represented. We've got the speedsters, naturally athletic, high school/college track experienced, genetically blessed with lean frames types. And we've got the newbies to running, constantly battling with weight, slower pace plodders. And every combination in between, all just coming online to motivate and be motivated.

congrats lexb,.and welcome kdcary,.rest day for me today also,.was gonna hit another 12 , but my son asked if i would do speed work tommorrow with him so i decided to switch my rest day .  being he's 20 and has a very full social calender i want to take advantage of the oppurtunity to hang together. one week till 15 k so 2 more hard days then easy taper week..

3.3miles through fields.  enjoyable but hard work.  seems that once I have my first walk break, mentally i find it hard to keep going without incorporating more and more breaks.  anyone else experience this - am sure its more of a mind over matter thing?

 

Easy 2.8 miles again today in 26:18. Working on changing my form and my calves are protesting  the additional work. Knee have felt better the past few days, but I am aslo doing the excersizes the PT gave me for them.

Had the day off (Happy Birthday, USA!) so I slept in this morning rather than get up for my normal early morning run. After a few tasks around the house and then driving my wife and two of my sons to the airport for their trip to KY, I headed out around NOON for my run. Beautiful day for running with not much humidity or heat. My training schedule had me doing 7 miles today and 10 miles tomorrow, but I decided to switch it around. So I did 10 miles today and I set a goal of finishing in 85 minutes (8:30/mile). I finished in 86 minutes which I was very pleased with considering the course had some big hills. Started to die on the last hill about 1.5 from the end, but kept going.

Tomorrow my run will only be 7 miles. A year ago I would have never linked the word "only" with 7 miles, but that's how I see it now.

tried to race this morning, but my achilles wouldn't have it. Sucks because there was 100 bucks to be won and the winning time was only 4:33 for a mile, I've been running just a couple seconds slower than that when messing around...I hate my achilles, gahhhh!!

I'm happy that I can still run in trainers + heel lifts. Looks like I will be missing my big race on the 19th though unless this miraculously goes away

9/6 double for the day 

yeah, only 4:33!  I think I cracked 12 minutes for a two miler way back in my early days in the Navy when I was about 21!  (Hmm... maybe that's wishful thinking and I actually managed to get just under 13.)

Today was a much more sane 7km at around 6min per km mark.  My legs are really heavy from working all day on the concrete floor in the factory.  Should be able to build back up again in time to do a serious 10k on Marathon day. 

gfinkelde - Barring further incidents, I hope to be there on Marathon day and with any luck, I can be there to see you over the line.  Any other Melbournians need cheering on?

6 miles today - half of them in a downpour! At least I was cool! It was slow but at least I finished with only 2, 1-minute walk breaks. I have a 5k race on thursday - it'll be my first race ever. Looking forward to it...

11 miles today, well...10.75, in an hour and 33 minutes. 8:40 per mile....WAY faster than I was supposed to run. Mapped out a new route with way fewer steep hills than my previous workouts, which may explain why the time was too fast.

kdogg, here's some prize money for ya-

8k race in Kingsport TN: $5,000 first place. PLUS if you can set the world record at this event, a $10,008 bonus. First place men's last year was 22:16. 4:30 per mile? I thought about running this race, (no, wouldn't come close to winning) but it doesn't fit in my training plan for the marathon.

Great 8 miler again in the rain this morning.  felt good to be out there watching everyone scurry from tree to tree!.

getting ready for the half mara in 3 weeks. 

60 min run for me today. did 4.44 miles. no group run this morning since it's a holiday weekend. so, i slept in and didn't go running until right before 2 pm. not the best plan as it's hot and a bit sticky. nice breeze in the shade though. =) at least it's over. hope everyone is having a nice holiday weekend spending time with family and friends. happy running!

 

rememberly - i saw a turkey in the road on my way to work the other day! 

20 mile long run with the 6:15 am crew...waking up sucks so bad, but being done this early in the day is great

lol junkie, 22:16 for an 8k is so freaking fast. My fastest 8k ever is 25:55 or something and thats during the 10k on a track (but I do plan on running much faster this fall if I can enter a few races). So if I'm racing against those types of guys, they'd run 9k before my 8k was done!!

Had a lovely run today, it wasn't a good run but I enjoyed it. I decided to hit the trails instead of pounding pavement and had a lovely run up the mosquito creek trail close to my home. I haven't done much trail running tho so I found it really hard work as the first part of the trail was so 'hilly' with short, steep climbs all over the place. It really knackered me out, I was fairly tired at the start anyway following Fridays long run. The second part of the trail was a long slow, and still moderately steep climb. I was pretty exhausted so stopped every now and then and walked a bit and walked a stretch that was really ungroomed.

I can't map the trails properely as I don't know exactly where the paths go so my estimate is about 12k in about 1hr20mins or so when you take off the walking chunks.

BUT it was so beautiful and I had such a nice time there that I'll just chalk that one down for fun more than anything else 

 

8.65 miles yesterday, the first 5 at tempo run-pace (about 7:45-8:15 per mile), then about 9:30-10:30 for the last three, with about a three minute walk after five miles (digestive distress is a b!&$h!!!). Felt great running, but my shins are screaming now!! Been having issues ever since my half marathon. I'm thinking I may have to cut the speed work out for now. Anyone have any opinions on using a bike for speedwork, just until I get my shinsplints under control?  Is it possible to ride with a high cadence and have it translate into quickness in running? I'll still be doing my long runs and recovery runs, but my shins seem to hurt worst after speedwork. Any advice would be great (other than just plain resting, not enough time before the marathon for me to slip too far off my training plan). Good luck and keep running.

Had a great 4th of July 7 mile Race with my brother.  I ran with him and being that it was his first race in 18 years we did about a 10 min mile pace.  It was good to just finish together.

I signed up for the Asics 100 miles in 30 days challenge.  Just completed a 6 miler tonight.  Started with a 9min mile and finished with a 7+ min mile with an average 8:12 pace.  I felt really good.  And, in 30 days will be Beach to Beacon.  Hope I get in the top 1200.

Dan, the bike is what has helped me get my speed up.  I bike almost every day.  Most days it's just to work and back, but I try and race my bike and cars home.  Kind of doesn't work that well going to work.  But I'm finding that I have better speed control when running.

Run safe

Dan - I ride to and from work every day, about 20kms each way. I asked my running coach, who also happens to be a former champion triathlete, what is the best way of riding to improve my running. She said as high a cadence as you can manage with control. I like kdogg try and ride 90-110 but am trying to take some of the principles of my running training onto the bike. So I hammer off from lights, really push uphill. Try and incorporate intervals into the ride.

Ran 6.5 miles today.