Re: progressive

Cindy,

This weekend was about the same as last weekend. I ate a light breakfast of cereal beforehand and at 8 miles I has a Clif Shot and 2 electrolyte capsules. I felt better during the run and was quite consistent mile to mile with my pace. At the end up Waller I was moving along quite well. Yet when I ended I still had throbbing muscles so I stopped for a choc milk on the way home which helped them subside.

Bri

01 10:45
02 11:00
03 10:47
04 10:40
05 11:08
06 09:44
07 10:31
08 10:17
09 10:58
10 14:45 (talked to Nedra for a while at the water stop)
11 11:17
12 11:31
13 11:27
14 11:46
15 10:12
16 09:44

Progressive

Hi Cindy,

Well I tried to do what you asked. That ucky ol’ Far West hill though took the stuffin’ out of me. Maybe next time we can meet down-low at the Baseball fields on Great Northern and start by running up Steck thereby making us run slower at the start, then run around our typical loops up near Mesa, and finally finish by coming screamin’ down Far West back to the baseball field. Now that would be the right way to use those hills.

So here is the breakdown of my miles from my Garmin… And remember I got lost during mile 4 looking for Greenlawn – sheesh!

Mile Pace
1 11:29
2 11:19
3 10:50
4 10:19
5 10:03
6 10:10
7 10:13
8 09:21
9 09:04 (short, only 0.21)

Overall, I attempted to do it. and until mile 6 & 7 (on that nasty nasty Far West hill) I should be commended (I think) although I finished too fast and should have pulled back on the gas when I got to Mesa for the last mile. Oh, and I appreciate your comment that my form looked better yesterday – That makes we feel better after that person complemented me on my speed walking [on the time trial day].

Bri

Lap times – too fast?

Cindy,

For the record, my Garmin posted the following times today for the tempo run. It measured that we ran 2.89 miles total so the last entry below if shorter than a mile.

mile 1 – 9:49
mile 2 – 9.44
mile 3 – 9.22

So all three miles were faster than my mile time from the 2 mile time trial (19:57). Hmmm, what should I read into that? Should I have backed off? Note that my warm up miles were on average 12:30 which is 30 sec slower that my current MGP which seems about right for me – so warm up was OK.

Bri

Today was tough for me

Hi Cindy,

Didn’t see you this morning, but today was tough for me. I did the L2 of 14 miles. I finally got to a distance that is over my normal. I found that my legs were aching/throbbing afterwards. All I had during the run was water. So when I got home I had some sweet grapes. I’m fine now, but I’ve got to start considering using some type of fuel/hydration/salts during my runs. I’m not a lover of things like Gatorade. My concern is that while I’m on weight-watchers to get my weight down I’ve got to take just enough calories to help me out during the run. This is a tricky balancing act now that the mileage is getting up there. Thought you should know.

Bri

Re: Welcome to the group

Hi Cindy,

See my answers below.

Bri

What race are you training for (name, date, distance)? Tentatively Gainesville FL Marathon on Feb 17th, otherwise Austin

Race goal? (ie just to finish your first, a certain time, a certain experience, etc.) Just to finish

What do you want to learn/take away from this group? Being with a group helps me train, nothing more, nothing less. Meet new people and share a common experience. I don’t have anything I want to learn. I’ve gotten slower and slower over the years so adapting to that had been a hard lesson.

How will YOU stay motivated, driven, focused? How can I help facilitate that? I tend to be externally driven, so once I get involved I stay involved – that is, unless my feet fall off or I get seriously injured.

What potential challenges do you face? (ie travel for work/holidays, family obligations, difficulty with early Saturdays, etc) Getting started has been my issue, because of vacation and a last minute business trip. I’m an early riser, so getting to class shouldn’t be a big problem.

Running history: Personal bests/date? This’ll be my 10th marathon. I’ve trained with Team Rogue for a year – intense! Qualified for Boston twice (Austin and CIM) and ran Boston in 2011.

Races in the past year? None.

Most recent training: how many miles per week, how many days per week run? I run 6 days a week. Over the summer I kept it easy with 25 miles a week. I’ve not trained in over a year.

Do you do any type of strength training or other activities? Nope, it’s something I have to work at (not something I enjoy) and only if I’m really focused do I do any strength training

Any recent or chronic injuries? Well my left foot has been irksome sometimes, but nothing else pains me. I have had some medical problems over the past year which was part of the reason I didn’t train.

What other activities (physical sports) do you participate in & plan to continue during the marathon training program. No other sports, that’s why I’m doing this – – to get some exercise.

Re: This week’s workout

Hi Cindy,

I’ve been back since last Thursday night. BTW, I’m following the L2 level. Also I’m a weekday runner so I’m swapping the Sunday run for one on Friday. I thought I better tell you.

I did the 10 mile route this weekend.

Bri

This week’s workout

Cindy,

Would you have time to write a very brief agenda for this week’s workout so I can try to do something like it while I’m traveling. For example, do you start with any drills, what type of warmup do you want, what is the main body of the workout (how long, at what pace, how many strides), and is there a cooldown. I see on the “locker room” that it is “6 miles + strides”

Bri