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Location:

London,UK

Member Since:

Feb 10, 2013

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

MARATHON

St. George Marathon

  • 2013 - 3:48:49

Maine Coast Marathon

  • 2014 - 3:38:10

No Highschool/College running

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

Race Schedule - tentative

Santa Claus Run Battersea Park, December 5, 2015

Edingburgh Marathon May 29,  2016

Long-Term Running Goals:

Learn something new every day.

5K: 19:30

halfmarathon: 1:30:00

marathon: 3:10:00

 

Personal:

I live in London. I grew up skiing and played soccer my whole life.  Started running in 2012.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Newton Momentum Lifetime Miles: 191.52
Brooks Cascadia Lifetime Miles: 314.02
Nike Turf Shoe Lifetime Miles: 106.51
Nike Luna Racer Lifetime Miles: 37.67
Bike Lifetime Miles: 528.34
Newton Distance Lifetime Miles: 10.65
Brooks Cascadia 7 Lifetime Miles: 150.57
Swim Lifetime Miles: 8.10
Montrail Bajada Lifetime Miles: 78.97
Saucony Mirage Drei Lifetime Miles: 235.16
Altra Olympus Lifetime Miles: 112.72
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2199.37168.50130.6010.882509.35
Bike-test Miles: 172.37Newton Momentum Miles: 64.72Brooks Cascadia Miles: 82.22Adidas Copa Mundial Miles: 15.01Newton Gravity Miles: 384.37Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 37.01Nike Luna Racer Miles: 22.97Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 273.15Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 296.28Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 38.25Bike Miles: 402.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 296.71Newton Distance Miles: 10.65Saucony Mirage III Miles: 98.85Bootcamp Miles: 28.00Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 24.00Swim Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 1087.38Nap Time: 128.18Total Sleep Time: 1215.57Weight: 161.68Calories: 7750.00
Race: PT Resolution 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:23:12, Place overall: 87, Place in age division: 7
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.003.100.006.10

5K race:

warm up; about 2 miles and strides; got already wet in the warm up; warming up in the rain ... no comments.

Race:  Very cold and rainy; was not used to this cold rain (7 Celsius); snow would have been better, because the amount of whats pooring down is less during snowing but in a way running under these conditions it makes you feel invincible.

I could have worn a t shirt; would have been the same at least for the 5k; other people ran the 10 k in a t shirt; every thing got super wet; the streets were flooded and it was cold

That is a way to start into the new year.  Hm maybe this gives me a hint on my marathon training coming up;

For the next race i will be mentally prepared and will know that the conditions are not that bad as they look;  you will get eventually warm when you run anyway; will try some cream on my skin to protect from the rain

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From JG on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:38:39 from 174.49.78.66

Sounds like you have a solid outlook & approach ... we are in the same age group ... as 3:25 is my required BQ time too. You will get it without question if you follow what you outlined & as you mentioned ... stay injury free. Within a year of consistent running, my 5k dropped from 22 to sub 20 consistently.

My goal after my 3:06 marathon in Oct., 2011 was to go sub 3 at Boston. After 2 months of increased mileage & running a trail 50k ... my knee decided to put me out of commission ... staying injury free is key, take it slow & the progress keeps coming.

I am following Hanson's marathon method now ... well, as a baseline ... I run based on how I feel. But I like his principles.

We need to meet up for a run ... what area do you live in? I run a lot in Piedmont Park ... and also on some routes north of town as that is where my son lives. Let me know when and where you are running sometime, and I will join you.

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5.000.000.000.005.00

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4.000.000.000.004.00

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8.300.000.000.008.30

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8.000.000.000.008.00

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5.000.000.000.005.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

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10.000.000.000.0010.00

2miles soccer

 

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5.000.003.000.008.00

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3.000.005.000.008.00

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5.000.000.000.005.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

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4.000.000.000.004.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

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5.000.003.000.008.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.004.000.008.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: ATC Peachtree City 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:47:47, Place overall: 93, Place in age division: 13
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.520.003.000.0011.52

Race strategy:

2:2 breathing pattern throughout the race; legs felt a little bit slow in terms of cadence; was overtaken by one runner; race felt consistently and moderately hard until the end; a lot of curves lef and right; the changes in direction and the constant up and down were new to me; it gave the race a special note; glad i did do the 10k instead of the 5K;

 

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5.000.000.000.005.00

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8.000.000.000.008.00

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12.000.000.000.0012.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.003.000.009.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: ATC Hearts and Soles (3.107 Miles) 00:21:46, Place overall: 134, Place in age division: 15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.003.110.008.11

Rigorous warm up with easy run and strides.

Tough race;  Race was hard from the beginning to the end; on mile 2.3 i closed my eyes and let it go;  two runners overtook me 300 m in front of the finish; i shorted my stride and increased cadence; i could catch both of them and finished before them;) new PR

Consistent running and speed work in December and January paid off.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

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Comments
From JG on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 07:46:21 from 174.49.78.66

Welcome to the blog ... your blog name of Fritz has confused quite a few ... as there is another Fritz who is a long time blog resident & like a 2:20ish marathoner ...

anyway the key to your long term goal is ... consistency ... good luck!

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 07:55:00 from 163.248.33.220

That's right, this blog will get lots of hits.

Welcome!

From Fritz on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 08:19:00 from 170.140.235.133

ok i try to change that

have not figured out how

From Fritz on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 08:19:33 from 170.140.235.133

thanks for the welcome

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 08:38:00 from 163.248.33.220

No need to change it. You'll get a lot of people looking at your blog and offering encouragement and suggestions. I'd stay with Fritz.

From Rob on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 08:50:59 from 206.71.84.68

Welcome to the blog.

It's only because you have a Superstar name. If you had a boring name like Rob no one would even notice. Right Rob?

From JG on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 13:30:15 from 174.49.78.66

If you click on Blog Options on the left side of page when you log in, you can change your blog nickname from there. Does not bother me, but can be confusing for some. I probably wouldn't like it if someone else used JG ... you could use Rob though. :)

I am off to run in Piedmont Park now ... let me know if you ever want to meet up for a run.

From Fritz on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 22:37:15 from 67.177.4.64

Welcome to the blog fellow Fritz. I wonder how long it took Facebook to get two Fritz's. This blog has finally arrived. :)

Best of luck with your training.

From Fritzelac on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 14:54:22 from 76.105.102.20

ok

changed the nickname

thanks for the explanation

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Comments
From JG on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 18:52:08 from 174.49.78.66

Nice consistency going this month. This blog can really help one improve, of course you have to put in the work ... But it can provide a lot of inspiration, support, & great training advice. When I joined, my marathon PR was 3:40 & I got it down to 3:06 ... Don't think I ever could have done that without the advice & encouragement I got from others on here. Do you have a specific race you are training for?

From Fritzelac on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 08:16:32 from 170.140.235.133

Thanks for asking

My goal is to BQ; is started to run in April/2012.

so my strategy is to log 40 miles per week including two quality workouts to increase my VDOT;

my races are in the Atlanta area and consist of 5ks and 10ks

I am currently at VDOT 45;

never ran a marathon; my goal is to aim for a time 3:15 (my cutoff for my age group is 3:25);

overall before i try a marathon i want to be in shape and fast enough over the long distances (half-marathon and long runs) so that the marathon does not hurt me too much;

January 2013 (5K 21:46).

I think i would start to seriously train for a marathon if I am able to run a marathon pace of 7:45 and i am able to run at least 50 miles per week without any problems.

my current calculated marathon pace is 8:00; and i log 40 miles; i want to keep this up for a while and stay uninjured until i think it is okay to increase the mileage;

the most important thing for me is to stay injury free. Times are not so important; what is important for me is to get stronger, have a better running technique, have a better running feel; do long runs and speed training; get healthier and stay uninjured (run on trails, right shoes, right stride, ...); and at the same time just, observe, wait and see what happens.

I like the Hanson way of training with well-measured long runs, quality workouts and follow also the rules of Jack Daniels;

any other advice

From JG on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:42:46 from 174.49.78.66

Sounds like you have a solid outlook & approach ... we are in the same age group ... as 3:25 is my required BQ time too. You will get it without question if you follow what you outlined & as you mentioned ... stay injury free. Within a year of consistent running, my 5k dropped from 22 to sub 20 consistently.

My goal after my 3:06 marathon in Oct., 2011 was to go sub 3 at Boston. After 2 months of increased mileage & running a trail 50k ... my knee decided to put me out of commission ... staying injury free is key, take it slow & the progress keeps coming.

I am following Hanson's marathon method now ... well, as a baseline ... I run based on how I feel. But I like his principles.

We need to meet up for a run ... what area do you live in? I run a lot in Piedmont Park ... and also on some routes north of town as that is where my son lives. Let me know when and where you are running sometime, and I will join you.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Speed training:
Today i did speed training at R pace which i calculated from the my current VDOT
The training was taken out from the Jack Daniels book: 3 x (200m R pace with 200m recovery jog + 200m R pace with 400m recovery jog and 800m Rpace with 400m recovery jog).
For the 200m i was able to run the R pace; however, for the 800m distance, i was not able to run the calculated R pace; 
Has anybody experience in calculating the Rpace for the 800m distance for slower runners; it looks like that someone usually runs 200 or 400m at R pace; and only when you are really fast you run 800m at R pace; I guess i am not fit enough for 800m of Rpace; i guess runners with lower VDOT dont run 800m in R pace.
any other thoughts?

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Comments
From JG on Sun, Mar 03, 2013 at 14:12:22 from 174.49.78.66

I have never used Daniels training paces, I usually use McMillans training pace calculator for my track work & find it to be in the right range for all distances. that is not to say it is better than Daniels ... But I would guess it is hard for anyone to dial into exactly what their VDOT is without some scientific testing.

McMillan is based on putting in a current race time & a goal time. if I input a recent honest course race time & a reasonable goal time I am shooting for, I find I can usually hit the times specified for my goal time.

Not sure if that helps, but like I mentioned, the issue could be are you working off an inaccurate VDOT assessment ... Using actual race times eliminates the guess work from establishing paces.

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went good;  did try to keep a 90% energy level

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Soccer

Adidas Copa Mundial Miles: 5.00
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Comments
From JG on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:03:46 from 174.49.78.66

Where do you play soccer? My favorite past time!

From Fritzelac on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:57:29 from 170.140.235.133

Yes we play at Grant Park every Sunday these days; however will switch to the evening on Friday when days are longer and weather is warmer.

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2.000.000.000.002.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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5.000.000.000.005.00

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0.000.000.000.000.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.410.000.000.008.41

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.41
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Felt good; was my fastest easy run with 3/3 breathing pattern; the pace matched exactly my calculated easy run pace of 9:17 (VDOT calculator - Daniels).  The fact that my easy runs get faster i attribute to the continuous weight loss due to running.  I take it though.  I am 6 feet tall and currently weigh 169 pounds - still a lot i know;  i guess the weight will decrease in the future to a 162 pounds; that would be the ideal weight for a 6 feet man with a small/med frame int terms of longevity.  for running really fast maybe still to heavy I guess

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.40
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 1.83Total Sleep Time: 9.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 19:52:26 from 24.10.249.165

Nice progress.

There is no doubt that even a couple extra pounds slows you down. Lean runners are fast runners.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.02Total Sleep Time: 4.02Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Newton Gravity Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.33Total Sleep Time: 8.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

3mile warmup and then 7 miles soccer at Piedmont Park; the game lasted 2 hours until dusk; my team game back; this was a sweet victory pays; was able to run until to the end; pace for soccer is around 16-17 min mile.

it was an awesome spring day ;) 

Bike-test Miles: 3.00Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.83Total Sleep Time: 6.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.190.000.000.008.19

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.19
Night Sleep Time: 10.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Silver Comet Trail

Newton Gravity Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PP easy run 

Newton Gravity Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.10Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.10Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

PP oval and Virginia highland sunrise at 7:30

Had a good night sleep that really makes a huge difference in running performance.

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 9.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

Easy run through the rain.  PP oval was flooded so i stayed on the streets.

I hope at some point spring weather will arrive in ATL.

 

 

 

Ran with Scott Jurek at the local store Phidppidies

cool personality 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00Newton Momentum Miles: 3.20
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

Newton Gravity Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Knock out cancer (3 Miles) 00:22:55, Place in age division: 45
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.003.100.0011.10

Did a 5K race was not so fast;

placed third in my age group; 

was a hillier course also i think i feel the mileage increase and the lack of speed training;

also did not sleep enough the race before

Evening run 

 

Bike-test Miles: 4.10Newton Gravity Miles: 3.00Newton Momentum Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.67Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0010.000.000.0010.00

I was not expecting to run MP; however i did it; chose a fast running group this morning;

now i know i can run this pace for 10 miles; i think it is possible to run this pace for the marathon in 5-6 months; lets see. 

Newton Gravity Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy run after a tough run yesterday.  Felt it in my left calf; we observe this; will focus on stretching this week; and prepare for the race (7K) on Saturaday.

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy pace run; looking forward to the day off tomorrow;

weather gets warmer so need to get up earlier; some folks in this forum get up really early not there yet but hopefully soon. 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.33Total Sleep Time: 8.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

Easy pace in VH and PP (Atlanta)

Phidip Run 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00Nike Luna Racer Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.83Total Sleep Time: 7.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.300.000.000.005.30

Easy run PP andVH

Newton Gravity Miles: 5.30
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Sickle Cell Run (4.35 Miles) 31:34:00, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.180.004.350.0010.53

Nice race; placed 5th in my age group 18 overall; 

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.200.000.000.0013.20

AM: Easy run at Cochran Shoals (2 gravel rounds)

 

PM: Soccer  

Glut-training 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 17:08:51 from 24.10.249.165

Nice run/soccer double.

From Fritzelac on Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 18:14:09 from 71.56.122.114

It turned out to be a very good and intense game; in a way soccer is crosstraining and good for the propioception as you run on grass; on the other side there is some risk of getting injured; but i just cannot stop playing soccer once in a while as it is a social activity for me; probably i am the only one who trains for a long-distance race and plays soccer on weekends every other 3 weeks?

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 18:23:17 from 24.10.249.165

Many of the best distance runners I coach come from a soccer background. Of course, with the girls especially, you have to deal with their chronic knee problems. I'm convinced that the female knee was not designed for soccer.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Recovery run after a tough Sunday; took it easy

 

 

Cheers to all the Boston runners 

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: Easy run; after a tough weekend (including soccer) with some slight aches in the right knee. Looking forward to the rest day.

 

 

 

PM: Glut training

Bike-test Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.83Total Sleep Time: 8.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.003.000.000.0011.00

AM

Easy run (tried new loop up the hill on 10th street)

and 2 miles of MP 

 

 

PM: Phidipiddies group run; 1 mile MP 2 miles easy pace 

Bike-test Miles: 3.00Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM:  Easy run before the 5K tomorrow.

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Run the River 5K, Roswell, Georgia (3.107 Miles) 00:20:54, Place overall: 30, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.003.110.0010.61

5K Run the River, Roswell, GA 

Breakfast: Oatmeal and Half of a Banana (no GU) 

Warm up ~ 3 miles easy run.

Race:

I was honored to run this 5K with Clarence Hartley who is a Boston legend. C.H. was the oldest marathoner to finish the 2011 Boston marathon with the age of 81. Kudos

Race strategy: Did not look at my watch and just listened to my body.  Ran the whole race with a 2:2 breathing pattern.  I did scream because I was out of air once in a while. Hold back but still ran hard the first 2 miles; after 2 miles I let it go; for the last 1/2 mile, I heard a guy coming in the back this pushed me and i was able to overtake the runner in front of me 20m in front of the finish.   Nobody did pass me in the second half of the race.  I am happy with this.

I guess my weekly mileage-increase (55miles per week currently) gets me faster without doing speed work; exactly what Sascha says.  I am happy with this as i did not expect it; i was running a 22:42 in a 5K two weeks ago.

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 7.50Nike Luna Racer Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 19:22:42 from 24.10.249.165

Great race and congrats on the PR. Nothing beats consistent mileage.

From Fritzelac on Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 20:52:28 from 71.56.122.114

Thanks,

Yes, so true.

From JG on Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 12:02:14 from 174.49.78.66

Fantastic race, smashing your pr!

From Fritzelac on Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 10:14:24 from 170.140.235.133

Hi, thanks for the encouragement.

Yes this race was good news for me. According to Sasha's calculations; I should have enough speed for BQ; so i can focus now on endurance and don't need to worry so much on speed training; speed training is a factor why runners get injured; as such i am happy i dont need to focus on it so much; i will do races on the weekends, marathon pace runs, and some speed/strength training (in month July) as prep for the fall marathon; but mostly i will focus on increasing consistent millage w/o getting injured.

From JG on Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 22:50:23 from 174.49.78.66

Have you picked a Fall marathon? I am debating Savannah ... Flat & fast.

From Fritzelac on Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 08:29:43 from 71.56.122.114

Hi

Yes i am playing the lottery for St. George; and if this does not work out i was wondering about the Soldier marathon in GA; both marathons are fast marathons; that is my thinking right now; i know i need to be humble about things as this is my first marathon; Savannah can be hot and humid; i am afraid about this as it is a little bit unpredictable.

From Fritzelac on Tue, May 14, 2013 at 17:31:22 from 71.56.122.114

i got into St. George;)

any advice for this race?

From JG on Fri, May 17, 2013 at 16:09:22 from 174.49.78.66

Congrats ... St. George is awesome. You need to run lots & lots of downhill at goal pace to get the legs used to it. I find running downhill fast places a lot more stress on the quads than just leisurely running downhill. I did a lot of hill repeats, fast down, slow back up ... over & over & over again! I also did a lot of Spin class at my gym, biking strengthens your quads ... and quads take a beating at St. George. Good luck!

From Fritzelac on Fri, May 17, 2013 at 21:33:56 from 71.56.122.114

Thanks

Yes i am doing the prep according to one of the blogger = april;

so the strategy is utilizing the treadmill:

2mile uphill 6% or more and 2-3% downhill (to be prepared for Veyo and then for the down hill parts)

I started to run from the Eastside - Atlanta (Virginia Highland) to the westside of Atlanta (Howell mill road)

There are hills; however the hills in Atl are rolling and not longer than 1-2 miles' so i think i need to focus on the treadmill; as done successfully by April Kennesaw mountain has downhill section but not 5 miles in one piece i think.

Thanks for the suggestion of the spin classes i will take that advice;

I am a skier that maybe is an advantage for me as i grow up skiing in Austria; skiing is all quads; so i guess my quads have it; they just need to be trained; will see if i am right;

so one of my questions is how often should i train the uphill and downhill parts per week? i guess at least 2 times a week.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.310.000.000.009.31

Am: Easy run with the Atl RG

PM: Soccer 

Bike-test Miles: 4.80Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 4.51
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.501.000.000.0010.50

AM: Easy run; recovery after soccer

 

PM: Run for Boston at Phidippidies 

Newton Gravity Miles: 7.50Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.33Total Sleep Time: 9.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: Easy run;

Took a long nap 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 2.50Total Sleep Time: 10.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Nashville Country Halfmarathon (13.1 Miles) 01:41:04, Place overall: 676, Place in age division: 31
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.6013.100.000.0013.70

 

Wet and cold (52F) race. It was raining the whole time; there were puddles all over; impossible to run around; this happens when it is really raining.

Only little warm up (dynamic stretching)

I used this run MP and joined in with the 1:45 pace team;  it was difficult to catch up at the beginning, maybe because i did not have an easy run before the race and it was cold and i got up early; course is a little bit hilly; rolling hills but not too bad; after 8 miles I started to race faster; i did negative splits instead of the last uphill mile; again,  the last .20 mile segment i ran in sub 6 min/mile.

overall great experience as i tried out the shuttle service, an aspect that is also important for St. George Marathon.

Great race and great place 

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 13.70
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Night Sleep Time: 7.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

Easy run; was trying to keep it safe after the Half on Sat

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 1.50Total Sleep Time: 9.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: Easy miles; really easy still feel my half-marathon somehow; and it is getting warmer and more humid in ATL

Newton Momentum Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.400.000.000.001.40

easy

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.950.000.000.008.95

AM: Easy run; first time 9miles in a row on Thursday; i felt it; wont do any PM running instead will do some glut training. 

Bike-test Miles: 8.95
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.300.000.000.0010.30

AM: Easy run

PM: soccer

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.30Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.200.000.000.009.20

Easy run in the rain.  Still raining in ATL;  good for running! watched the the dog race (1 and 2 miler); somebody carried her dog in a stroller (the dog was 15 years old)

Really tired today it is raining all day long; maybe it has something to do with running in the rain it is more draining; lets see how it goes tomorrow. 

 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 9.20
Night Sleep Time: 5.67Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.680.000.000.0012.68

Easy long run; new route; started at C-shoals and then ran towards Chastain Park on Powers Ferry Road to run a 3% hills

Newton Gravity Miles: 12.68
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

AM: Easy run; getting faster on my easy runs

Bike-test Miles: 8.30
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 11:54:56 from 163.248.33.220

That's a good sign. I wrote about the same idea on my blog yesterday.

If you have a default easy pace, a pace you slip into that you feel like you could maintain forever, it's a very good sign if you notice that pace getting faster.

From Fritzelac on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:19:06 from 71.56.122.114

Thanks for the comment. I define my easy pace with a 3 / 3 breathing pattern; the 3/3 breathing pattern makes me run a certain pace and that is usually around the calculated easy pace; and it looks like that the speed is increasing; i guess it is also because of my hill training; so i am able to run hills faster.

there are different kind of easy paces: there is the one you described where you think you can run forever; but than there is an easy speed slightly faster you are still comfortably but you know you are able only to run a certain amount of miles; i think i need to focus on the easy speed that i think i can run forever; i try to adhere to that speed but sometimes it overcomes you and then you just take off because it feels easy.

but also the weather is perfect in ATL; rainy and higher 40s; it will not stay this way for a long time.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 12:35:03 from 163.248.33.220

I lived in Greenville, SC for 18 years and grew up in Florida so I know what you mean.

Utah - no humidity and it's always cool in the mornings even when the temperature gets over 100 during the day.

Winter is a different story.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.070.000.000.009.07

AM: Easy run (9:20 average pace)


Newton Gravity Miles: 9.07
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20

AM: Easy

Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.480.000.000.0010.48

AM: Easy run; ran half of the section of the Peachtree Road Race including cardiac hill; the Peachtree Road  Race is going to be awesome;); very tired after this 10 mile run in the middle of the week; the weather got definitely warmer; probably need to get used to it;  focus on  sleeping and good nutrition;

PM: Core training 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.48
Night Sleep Time: 7.83Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 9.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.600.000.000.0012.60

AM: Easy miles (pace: 10.03); took it slow after yesterdays 10 miler

  

PM: Soccer at Eaglewood Park

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.10Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.75Total Sleep Time: 7.75Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Dam Hard Trail Race (10 Miles) 01:51:42, Place overall: 13, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.007.000.0011.00

AM: warmup - easy

Race:  First trail race;  steep inclines had to walk it; the better runners ran this; incredibly i need to work on my hill stuff; i was done after the hills; the last 3 miles i made it somehow to the finish line; it was definitely not racing at the end.  Think this was a good experience for as it prepares me for the hills.  I hope hill training will make this a more pleasurable experience.  I need to loose weight as well;).  And playing soccer the the night before the race does not increase performance; i know that as well;)

 

 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM: Easy run;  AVe -Pace : 10.15  (12:32, 10:12, 9:53,8:39, 9:43,10:25, 10:53, 10:35, 9:11, 9:15, 10:04, 9:20, 9:10, 9:30, 9:17).

Wanted to go for a 3 mile run; however i felt better from mile to mile the weather was just perfect; humidity below 50%, 18C, and a gentle breeze.  

Newton Gravity Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy run: average pace: 9:30;  ran trough VH and Midtown to the Westside.  Sun is already high in the morning; however it was cool and chilly; will have to get up earlier when it gets humid and hot;);

 

PM:  Core training 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy run

went to Georgia Tech, Westside and back; beautiful spring day

 And i got in the St. George;)

Bike-test Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20


Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 1.20
Night Sleep Time: 7.33Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.001.000.0013.00

AM: Easy miles with the Adidas Adios 2;  Pace: 9:37; interestingly these shoes are much more precise than my others shoes; you need to run them more carefully; at the other side you faster uphill with these shoes as they respond to the street very well; this is difficult to describe i guess the continental rubber of these shoes are responsible; 

wearing a singlet these days definitely makes the run better 

 

PM: miles on the treadmill ; 1 mile 6% incline;  1 mile 2% decline;  first try to run downhill on the treadmill will see if i am sore tomorrow

Coretraining  

 

 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 2.00Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.930.000.000.0013.93

AM: Easy recovery run from yesterdays big workout:  Pace 9.20

 PM: 5 miles soccer

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.93Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: 2013 Historic Roswell Kiwanis Spring K Classic (6.21 Miles) 00:47:16, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.610.006.270.008.88

Race:

This was a good lesson.  

   Day before the race:  I did an anti-taper day, the day before the race i ran about 9 miles easy and then played soccer the evening before the race; so overall i ran about 5 soccer miles in addition to the easy run.  

   Race day:  I started the race sub 7 mile pace the first 2 miles;too fast! then i broke down and kind of made it to the finish;  in addition my GI system was also irritated;  while crossing the finish line i had the strongest urge of throwing up however fortunately i did not need it to do.  

    I wanted to run this race that way w/o any taper to mimic a marathon like situation of mile 16 or so; this definitely seemed to work; i felt really bad the whole race; and i was barely only able to run marathon pace; but not 10K pace; it felt like treshold pace or V-MAX; the conditions were very humid; too warm all of the sudden as well;

   I think a long run the day before is okay; but an all out soccer game at the evening i cannot recommend.  will take it easy next time in terms of soccer;  nevertheless i still was able to PR from my last 10k in January/2013.

Bike-test Miles: 2.61Nike Luna Racer Miles: 6.27
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.003.000.000.0012.00

Easy treadmill run with marathon pace episodes:

2 miles warmup; 2 miles uphill 6%; 6miles downhill -2%; 2 miles  cooldown

I was really sweating a lot!; need to be prepared for the hills need  to weigh myself next time.  

Bike-test Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.610.000.000.009.61

AM: Easy run

Newton Gravity Miles: 9.61
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.58Total Sleep Time: 9.58Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.402.000.000.0010.40

AM:

2 miles warm up 

Treadmill Veyo simulation: 2miles 6% incline; 

4 miles downhill

2.4 miles cooldown 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.40
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.33Total Sleep Time: 9.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20

AM: Easy

Strengthtraining / Core exercises / Flexibility 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 1.20
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.500.000.000.0013.50

AM: Easy run; AP: 9:08

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 13.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.930.000.000.0012.93

AM: Easy/recovery run

PM: Soccer

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.93Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.75Total Sleep Time: 6.75Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.700.000.000.0018.70

 

This was an awesome; perfect weather conditions:  started in the 50s; left the house at 6:30  

AM: 17 mile long run very slow pace:  AVP: 10.11; walked in the first half mile as warm up; my longest run so far;  i ran 9 miles the day before and played soccer at the night before so i accumulated 13 miles before;  this  makes about 30 miles in 27 hours.  Heart rate was 88 right after the run; the run was about 3 hours;  definitely the max i should do here;  i hope to get faster soon.

Cool down: walk of 1.7 miles

Fueling: Banana before run: during the run a large bottle and a small bottle of Gatorade and a small bottle of water (including 2 restroom(1+) visits).  due to the slow pace i felt good through the run but as i hit 17 miles; 

 

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 18.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy miles

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 7.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.500.000.000.0010.50

AM: Easy 6.5 miles  (AP: 8:58)

 

PM:  Core/strength training 

Easy 4 miles

 

Newton Momentum Miles: 6.50Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy:  AVP  9.01.  Easy pace seems to get faster. 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.83Total Sleep Time: 6.83Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.200.000.000.001.20

AM:  Easy

PM: Core (ball TSX)/Yoga 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 1.20
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.002.000.000.0010.00

AM: Treadmil run; AVP 9:22; 2 miles warm u; 2 miles uphill (4%); 4 miles decline (pace 8;:00 - 6:45) (2%); 2 miles cool down

Bike-test Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.33Total Sleep Time: 8.33Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

AM: Easy mile 10miles AVP: 9:46; had a bad stomach (milk is not a good breakfast for me);  did a new route downtown Atlanta and then CNN Northside and back on 14th street PP VH.  1.6 miles warmup and cool down; whether is humid!

I liked the route; was a nice city tour with little traffic. 

 

Interesting observation about endurance:  I think it makes sense to let the body/mind decide how long (miles) and how fast (pace);  in order to build up this endurance animal in me, i am thinking i just let my body/mind run off and see how long it goes; i was afraid of long distances, long runs, and new places of running; in our usual environment everything is restricted by time and space (makes sense);  i think running can be the sport where time and place can get irrelevant (at least in the mind and a partially in terms of space);  so i just try to let things go and run where my mind leads me; did that today and i discovered a total new part of the city; did the same 2 weeks ago; that way the feeling of boredom does not come up; in contrast, by running different routes where the mind/body let me run ahead, i believer, i am getting closer to what Sasha described the essence as least i think i am getting closer; i think of it at running for the sake of running and not for the sake of time and distance;  rather being ambitious and get things done in time and place and a certain manner; i try just to let it go on the easy runs;  i think these are the runs were the inner strength shows. Not sure whether this makes sense, it makes sense for me; it is basically running without limits; in our daily life we have all these limitations; but running can be the moment where someone leaves behind all limitations; i am not an endurance animal by all means but i am trying to get there; i think that leaving behind our own created limitations and our responses to limitations is one (my) approach to get to what we call endurance; persistence is the key for this.

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:40:47 from 163.248.33.220

I'll buy that. Good thoughts.

From Fritzelac on Sun, Jun 02, 2013 at 06:15:25 from 71.56.122.114

Thank you for noticing.

I run the races without taper; not sure how other runners do it. I currently try to run those Sascha 10 miles a day constantly; I know this is key to develop endurance. I recently played soccer the night before to be tired for the race; i guess this was not a good idea as soccer in some ways is a total different form of moving around.

By the way tomorrow my actual marathon run prep starts; i will use the Hanson's program plus continue to use a St. George (Veyo, ... ) training regimen for flatlanders in the South;) (including treadmill up/downhill and some biking).

Race: Possum Trot 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:44:27, Place overall: 45, Place in age division: 4
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.006.210.0013.21

Race Possum Trot 10 at the Chattahochee River 

AM:  Warm up walk; then 4.25 warm up (instant oatmeal was a bad idea; cannot digest it easily thats it for now with instant oatmeal); was close to throw up after the race again; i think i need to eat earlier such as 3hours before and less; maybe only a banana and no fiber the day before a race;  race was fast in my first 4 splits but then broke down.

cool down; 2miles 

Newton Gravity Miles: 5.00Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jun 01, 2013 at 21:40:28 from 24.10.249.165

Your 10K pace these days is quite a bit faster than your 5K pace from just a few months ago. Nice progress.

From allie on Sat, Jun 01, 2013 at 23:02:34 from 97.126.208.93

i agree -- great progress. nice race today.

From Fritzelac on Mon, Jun 03, 2013 at 10:03:48 from 170.140.235.133

Thanks

The training pays off; 10 miles per day and a race or a long run at the weekend. Hope i stay uninjured until my first marathon (St. George) in October.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: AVP: 8:43  Group run with runners (David, Rehan, Ron) from the Atlanta running group; was a good run; with hills (steepest was 6% incline).

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

Am: Easy run 10 miles;  tried to run a recovery run after the race weekend and the fast Sunday mid/long run

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.630.000.000.008.63

AM: Easy; felt the race on the weekend need more sleep

second day of marathon training schedule; fellt the first time a little pain in the flexor above the knees; i guess this was from stretching in  yoga; not sure whether yoga is good for runners; i heard bad things about it;  still have not decided which shoe i will run in the marathon; the adidas adio 2 seem to be precise shoes and have a good grip on the road; will see.

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 8.63
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 10:29:23 from 97.126.222.242

i think yoga can be a great thing for runners to build a bit more strength and flexibility. however, if you feel it's hurting your running, maybe back off a bit -- especially when you get deeper into the marathon training.

good luck on your journey to SG.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

AM: Warmup 2 miles on the treadmill 

Running drills 

Core training 

Bike-test Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.001.000.000.0012.00

AM: Easy run AVP 9:00

Veyo simulation:  2.5miles incline 4% (550 feet elevation); 6 miles downhill -2%;


Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM Easy 10 miler AVP10

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: River Run for Hope 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:44:34, Place overall: 28, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.006.000.0012.30

AM:

Warm up 4.6 miles plus some strides

Race: Pretty tired legs from the  beginning; why: i run 10 miles/daily constantly during the week without taper; i hope i can get used to that soon.  So i was not running on VMAX also there will be a week coming up with speed work. So i said easy.

Cool down 1.5 miles 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 12.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 6.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 15:07:21 from 97.126.222.242

nice race. training through the smaller races is a great way to add in a good workout en route to a larger goal. keep it up.

From Fritzelac on Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 20:21:08 from 71.56.127.243

yes thanks for noticing. thought, i was able to run this faster; started my Veyo simulation this week on thursday; 2.5 miles uphill and 6 miles downhill still felt it in my legs; running downhill for 6 miles is a new experience for the muscles so i guess need to get used to this;

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 09:02:46 from 68.102.189.33

Nice workout-race. Love those hill runs, they will totally pay off!!

From Fritzelac on Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 14:13:07 from 71.56.127.243

Yes the hill running already pays off; also the downhill running pays off (improve neuromuscular connection in my opinion)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.170.000.000.0011.17

AM: Easy run 11 miler; still felt my legs after thursday Veyo hil simulation and 10k on Saturday; otherwise, was a god idea to do some trail running; this reminds me always why i started running. 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 11.17
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM:

Easy run AVP 10.15 (lot of breaks); kept it easy because of the increase of intensity this week; looking forward to this.

 

Bike-test Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.001.040.008.24

AM:

Warm up 2 miles; next time i need to do strides and get better warmed up for the speed work.

Speed work: 6x400 and recovery runs 400

Afterwards some running drills and strides

Cooldown: 2 miles 

Bike-test Miles: 8.28
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 14:33:43 from 68.102.189.33

sounds like a nice mix!

From Fritzelac on Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:46:51 from 64.134.184.195

Thanks

i planned to run 12x400; however felt it early on so i did strides instead after 6 x 400; was my first speed training for a longer time; so i took it easy this time.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

AM: Yoga

Core and strength training

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.502.000.000.0012.50

AM: 2 miles warmup;  

Veyo/Dem 2.5 miles +4% (> 500 feet elevation) and 6 miles -2%  AVP: 8.5 

2 miles cool down;

felt good during the middle and the end of the run; glad i was able to do the downhill regimen; was a little bit worried from last week; the downhil has definitely a huge impact on my ligaments and connective tissue; kind of feel it deep in there in my bones and connective tissue; hope this is a good sign; try to focus on the recovery.

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: 2 miles on the treadmill warm up

6 miles trail run

 

Yoga/coretraining 

Bike-test Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 163.00Calories: 1000.00
Race: Dash4Dad-ZERO Prostate Cancer Run (3.107 Miles) 00:20:48, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.002.900.3010.40

AM:

Warm up 4.6miles with strides; 

Prerace: ate only a banana; stomach felt good this time; its better to eat less.

Race: appeared to be hilly (137 feet) 

splits get better; more consistency 

 

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 10.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

AM:

Easy pace run for 13 miles at Chattohochee; but the run was not so easy; did experience some incline decline passages on the other side of the river (30% incline/decline; elevation gain during the run of 1500 feet); for comparison Big Sur marathon has 2125 feet elevation gain; Started run at 9:30 so it was already hot;  this explains my slow AVP; it was a good lesson; nap was well deserved; now hydaration and carb fueling

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 161.00Calories: 1700.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

PM: Easy run  great conditions; overcast a little bit rainy and cool compared to yesterday.

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.400.002.900.008.30

AM:

Warm up 2.42 miles with strides ...

8 x 600 (5k pace);  like this workout; running a 5K pace at command for 600m teaches you an important lesson: it ingrains your own 5K pace into your brain and muscles leading to memory of:  1 breathing  2 muscle use 3 pace 4 cadence 5 ligament use 6 knee motion; it enables you to run a 5K pace if needed in a long run even you have run for a long distance already; so basically i try to view the speedwork i do as a long run consisting of longer slow-run segments  with bursts of 5K speed segments; this way the speedworkout is more like an endurance workout rather than a speedworkout; then I exptrapolate this workout to the whole week (the whole month,  ...);  always keeping in mind that every workout is connected to the workout before (and before ...) and after (and after ... ).  My most focus is on the the easy pace runs, followed by tempo runs and races.

Cool down  

Weather was perfect 22C; cloudy (felt cold) 

Bike-test Miles: 8.30
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 7.67Weight: 162.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 19:45:39 from 68.102.189.33

I like the concept of 5k pace to teach muscle memory, but in my simple world I value training at 5k pace because it makes marathon pace feel easier!!

From Fritzelac on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 13:51:41 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for sharing your opinion on this; was wondering what do think about 10Ks and HMs in terms of marathon training. Looks like you are on a good way of recovery. Congrats.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.000.000.001.50

AM: Easy

Nike Luna Racer Miles: 1.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 162.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.706.500.000.0010.20

AM:  2miles warm up (1mile 4% incline)

6.5 miles MP (7.40) (1.5 mile 4% incline and 5 miles -2 % decline)

 ~cooldown

St.G simulation(2.5 4% incline 6 miles -2% decline) 

first MP run; was ok pretty tired afterwards;  next try 8:40 for incline and 7:10 decline

 

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 10.20
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 162.00Calories: 1250.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.310.000.000.009.31

AM: Easy pace (1AVP: 0) at 75F it is amazing how cool it is in Atlanta. Elevation gain > 600

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 9.30
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 162.00Calories: 1200.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.200.000.000.0013.20

AM:  Beautiful day in Atlanta; again not hot; i start to worry that i dont get my runs in at high temperature (80F).

 

PM: Yoga/Core; was more like a Cirque de Soleil class than a yoga class; 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 13.20
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 1700.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 16:43:40 from 97.126.220.58

cirque de soleil...i want to join that class.

good run today. i'm sure you will have plenty of opportunities for heat training over the next month or so...

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM:  Easy run a C-shoals AVP 8:45

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 900.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.806.500.000.0010.30

Warm up 2 miles ( 1mile with 4% incline)

MP 6.5 miles (AVP: 7.31) - second marathon pace run; was good; i was a little bit worried as this is new for and also the large downhill part;  the last few times the downhill part affected my knee muscles not so much the quads' felt it deep in there so i am respectful towards the treadmill downhill training; this time i culd go faster on the dwonhill part and went down to 6:20 pace;  i think to run on the fast cadence will help me for any downhill-portion and short or a long race (1.5mils 4% and 5.5 miles  -2%); was rested felt good;  treadmill runs are tough - less distraction than outside; maybe i should do them really early in the morning; so i am half asleep when i am running them in this way the run will go by fast; 

Cool down: 2.3 miles (with 5 min on the bike)

 

 

Bike-test Miles: 11.30
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 18:21:10 from 68.102.189.33

Great training run on the dreadmill! This training is going to pay huge dividends at St. George--I have heard so many horror stories of horrific crashes at this race because of mashed quads that couldn't take it anymore--this will not be your problem! You will be able to take full advantage of that downhill for a PR!

From Fritzelac on Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 21:38:38 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks, interesting i don't feel it so much in my quad more in the muscles that surround my knees; maybe this is because of skiing (grew up in Austria).

I am humble about this and take it training by training.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

Bike-test Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 00:30:55 from 205.172.12.210

I am breaking in some Kinvaras, a new shoe to me. I like them. Great training shoe, but not a racing shoe I don't think.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

AM: Easy run

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 7.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.650.000.000.008.65

AM: Easy run on an oval in Beijing; weather actually great; was not really smoggy 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 8.65
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Am: hill work at the Chinese wall

Bike-test Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 06:49:34 from 68.102.3.235

Whatcha doing in China? Way to keep getting your runs in.

From Fritzelac on Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 02:55:05 from 71.56.127.243

Had a talk at BUCN (Botanical University of Beijing) and did some sightseeing; awesome trip; luckily there was a oval/track nearby the hotel. ran a couple of times; now i am back to run the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta.

Happy 4th of July.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM: cross training with the bike 

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM:  VH Piedmont Park

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.001.000.001.00

PM: 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: Peachtree Road Race (6.214 Miles) 00:46:02, Place overall: 1763, Place in age division: 144
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.005.001.2012.20

AM: Peacthree Road Race; very humid but cold compared to previous races.

Warmup: 4 miles; ran from Ansley Mall to the start.

Race:

Mile 1: was hold up between the runners started late in the A wave, thought it was thinning out so it did not; lost at least 20 sec here; should have just given in; also never could find any rhythm because of constantly speeding up and slowing down.

Mile 2 -3 down hill miles; did not really feel fast.

Mile 4: first hill seemed ok

Mile 5 second hill was already tough

Mile 6: the tank seemed to be empty; felt weird;

In the last 2 10Ks i did not feel that weak;  felt weak but not in th elegs it was an overall weakness; very tough for me this time; dont want to ventilate any excuses; however came from China two days ago; 12 hour time difference; did not really sleep before the race; however is sleep really necessary? not sure; at least it was a treshold run that felt like Vmax.

Weather: 74F and 100% humidity; it was raining from the beginning to the end;   legs were not really tired; i just did not get enough oxygen in; it felt like a asthma attack furing the race; other people had less problem; another key factor was probably that i had not had any long run in for a while; i think i had enough weekly miles; also the 10 is hilly overall about 300 feet elevation gain.  I dont want to complain too much; the last years P-Tree race i ran in 1:11:02 (2 months of running) in 46:02 (14 months of running); so overall i value this 10K result as improvement.

Summary: problems: jet lag, little sleep, humidity, hilly 10K solution: train consistently to increase endurance; so that the listed issues are not issues anymore.

Cool down: 2 miles

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 04, 2013 at 12:17:27 from 68.102.189.33

Being tired does tough things. Good effort, call it at tempo--it will benefigt your training if nothing else! Some race days are just not "on" days, but they are still worthwhile! Good run and miles today.

From Fritzelac on Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 18:00:38 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for your comment. I just looked it up P-Tree times were better last year;it was hotter but less humid; it had 100% humidity on July 4th as it was raining; this makes oxygen transfer difficult; but you are right; it was a good training effort because it was hard for me; that is the way i see it; but right after the race i was disappointed, which I am not anymore

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 18:20:08 from 24.10.249.165

Those are very valid excuses Fritz. "Reasons" might be a better word than excuses.

Good races don't just happen. They are usually the result of several factors coming together perfectly, some of them you can control (training, attitude), some of them you can't (weather, having to travel around the world).

You're making steady progress.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM: Easy miles after Peachtree Road Race and before the long run. Feels good to recovering from the jet lag (12 hours!). Basically a reversed sleep night cycle; according to the rule ( 1hour per day) this will take 12 days; is sleep that important; at least for recovery.

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.000.000.000.0015.00

AM: got up at 5:00, drove to C-Shoals; started run at 5:38;

No breakfast, only water before and during the run.  I did not bonk to stillstand, however run very slowly.  I wonder when 100%  fatburning starts.

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 15.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.200.000.000.009.20

AM: run at Silver comet trail; easy run

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 9.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.007.70

AM: Easy miles at Cochran Shoals; started run at 6:00 it was still dark;  terrain was still wet as it was raining the last week including 4th of July.

Newton Momentum Miles: 7.70
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.002.500.0011.00

AM: Easy warm up

3 x 800m with 400 m recovery

Hill work

6 miles of easy cool down 

Bike-test Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

am: stretching

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.507.000.000.0011.50

Am: warmup MP: 7miles; Cool down  (2miles +4% and 6 miles -2%)

Was dehydrated Will make sure that I get enough sleep next time. Also will try to run the uphill part in 8:10 average pace Heart rate was 146 after the mp run; took about 2.5 miles of easy to get under 100 which is still high for me as my resting pulse is 52 hope it's not a sign of overgtraining on the other side this is the first week with speedwriting and a mp run in the same week the body I hope adapts 11 weeks of the same until September looking forward to this; Also need get used to the impact of running; I played soccer for a long time and was usedto the soccer scoreless and not worried because I could differentiate between the good the bad and the ugly I am not so savy about running soreness and don't know so much what is good pain and bad pain; sometimes I think I could force it more during a run; which I will but only after the machine is warm after 4-6 miles; I also think that good nutrition sleep and a solid warm up is key for speed work and mp runs. Need to focus on that. I am I

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 11.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.67Nap Time: 6.00Total Sleep Time: 6.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 15:15:44 from 68.102.189.33

I am the same way, I really need to be well warmed up before launching into speeds in which I am solidly pushing it. Even the first mile of my recovery runs is usually exceptionally slow-sometimes ten minutes or more! Good workout. You seem to have been pretty wise so far about listening to your body.

From Fritzelac on Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:03:00 from 71.56.122.148

Thanks for confirming and the encouragement. It looks like you are more than fully recovered these days; its amazing how fast the body can recover when the mind is strong.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

AM:  8.3 miles at C-Shoals.  Easy run starting at 6:00am at dawn. Picked up the Newtons again; it seems that my feet are less sore running on Newtons.

2.7 miles at the treadmill

strength training

Cool down 

Newton Gravity Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

We did a 14 mile hike in North Georgia -Hillory Creek Trail; we crossed the river 30 times; the first 2 times i took off my shoes; but then i just walked through the river and got my feet and legs wet; it actually felt refreshing rather than bothersome;  this year it rained a lot so rivers are high on water; this is important to take into consideration when planning a hike trip;

The hike had a elevation gain of about 3000 feet; fyi Big Sour marathon has a climb of ~2200; so i count the hiking miles running miles in terms of effort; the heart rate was up during the hike i felt/counted it; the next day after the hike i felt definitely more tired than after a 15 mile run.

 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/342514778

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.503.000.000.0012.50

AM: 

6 mile run with 3 miles MP

another  6 miler 2 hours later at recovery pace 

took a bath in the Chattahochee river felt great afterwards; these bath are so good for my recovery; it gets the juices flowing and cools the core temperature down much faster;  i did not take a ice bath before the Peachtree road race; which was not good i felt too hot early on in the race; it is so hot in Georgia during July that the body cannot cool down at night; at least it feels that way. Ice bath in Georgia during the summer are key!

Newton Gravity Miles: 6.30Nike Luna Racer Miles: 6.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From emruns on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:16:26 from 67.186.252.90

"Chatahochee!" That's fun to say!

From Fritzelac on Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 10:32:00 from 71.56.127.243

Took me also a while to get used to it; its Muskogean

and means pained rocks;)

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM: Easy recovery run.

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 1.33Total Sleep Time: 10.33Weight: 161.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.930.003.000.0010.93

AM:

Warm up 3:10 miles;  i need a long warm up this time

Speed tr:  400-1600-1200-800-800 

Cool Down 1.3 

 

Interesting, i cam with symptoms of plantar fascists;  so i warme dup very carefully for 3 miles with strides, leg kicks, slow skipping butt kicks, carioocas,  ...

then speed training and a easy cooldown

symptoms are gone;  a thorough warm up as well as a cool down is obviously key; and also has therapeutic effects in addition to a preventative effect; very happy that symptoms are gone;  i am getting more used to running symptoms and think to know how to handle these ...... 

 

 

PM: Bike - 6 miles

Bike-test Miles: 8.43Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 8.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.007.000.000.0016.00

AM:

Warm up - 3miles

MP run - 7 miles with 4% incline (2 miles) and 2% (5 miles); wanted to stop the MP run after 2 miles talking about fatigue resistance;doing the uphill part in 8:10 is to fast for me; will do it in 8:20 next time;  2 miles at 8:10 4% incline is draining me too much;  

Cool down - 2 miles 

PM:

Atlanta Beltline run 3 miles

Crosstraining another 4 miles with the bike (4:1) 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 12.00Bike Miles: 8.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 12:17:56 from 68.102.189.33

It's hard to walk the fine line between hard training and overdoing it. Sounds like you have a good handle on it though. I've been told that you shouldn't waste yourself in workouts, that it should be tough but you should always feel game for "one more" at the completion, rather than totally bombed. nice double!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM: Easy Miles

Downtown - Midtown Atlanta and Virginia Highland

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

With ATC Marathon group; ran with Kathleen and the coaches. First 10 miles at 8.3.  Took it slow at the beginning and then caught up with the pacer.  My machine needs to warm up so i take it easy first hand;  next time i will warm up for 2 miles before the group run; just need to get up earlier.  I am braking in my new Saucony Mirage 3.  AFter about 4 miles i get to know how i run in them.  I was sweating in my feet, weired feeling as i usually dont feel that my feet sweat;  i guess this was the humidity;  The ATC group is big enough and the pacing was good.  I ran in the second fastest group. I am ok with this as this is my first marathon training.  I enjoyed this run. 

Last 4 miles around 10min pace.  

Elevation gain about: 900 

Weather: Humidity 72%;  Temp 72-80;

 

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.600.000.000.008.60

AM: 

Easy run at Piedmont Park; some strides.

Biked 5 miles / Yoga

 

PM: 2.10 

Adidas Copa Mundial Miles: 5.00Bike Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

AM: Easy 9 miles: Westside, Piedmont Park, Virginia Highland

PM:  3 miles with the Dunwoody running group 

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 9.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 162.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.002.880.0010.63

AM: warmup

strides, drills, ....

PM: Warmup 3 miles (strides, ...)

Intervals at 5K pace 3 x 1600 (2.880 miles at 5K pace)

Cooldown: 2.33

 

 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 10.63Bike Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.007.200.000.0011.20

Warmup 2 miles

MP run 2 miles (4%incline) at 8:20 and 5 miles (-2- -3%) decline at 7:40-6:50

Cooldown 2 miles 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 11.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 161.50Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: Easy

3 miles at C-shoals - yoga - 3 miles at the treadmill 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.800.000.000.0010.80

PM:  Easy overall about 10.8 miles

Warm up with the bike 18 miles; chat with Steve at Phidippidies.

Then ran 3.8

Then biked another 4 miles home

Newton Gravity Miles: 3.80Bike Miles: 21.00
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 3.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM:  Easy run with the Atlanta Running Meetup (AVP 9:30)

 difficult run; it was hot (as usual); however, for 3 miles it felt like an asthma attack; air conditions seemed to be not good;  other runners complained too; it is getting cooler these days but it is still humid;  it started getting better after 5 miles and real better after 7 miles; i guess this is normal;  at least there were  no other complaints.  

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 158.70Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.830.000.000.0011.83

AM: Easy run - Westside

PM: Easy run at Riverside with Rehan, David, and Erica 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.50Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.33
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.440.000.002.888.32

AM: Warmup 3 miles 

6x800m: I tried to get my head in the hurtbox; these are my times for 6x800m intervals: 3:28, 3:25, 3:27, 3:34, 3:30, 3:38;  need to get better on these ones; however i improved over the last 6x800m intervals. 

400m recovery jogs

1 mile cool down 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 8.32
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 9.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 16:27:12 from 68.102.189.33

I like the term "hurtbox". Good that there is improvement from last time--you are evidently doing something right in that case!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

PM: 1 mile

Bike Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.008.000.000.0014.00

AM: 2 miles warm up

MP run 8 miles (2 miles 4% incline (AVP: 8:10) and 6 miles -2 - (-)3% decline (AVP: 7.41 - 6:30);  Wow this Mp run was hard first the incline of 4% for 2 miles and then 6 miles downhill.  I feel totally worn out today, i hope this gets better again.  I don't know what it is more the uphill part the downhill part.

I know what to do for recovery;  maybe i need to cut down on other things i do (coffee, ...).  Looking forward to next week.  I hope i am more used to the MP runs by next week.

Cooldown 1 mile 

 

PM:  Group run with David at the Cabbagetown running group 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 1.17Total Sleep Time: 10.17Weight: 161.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 21:28:05 from 68.102.189.33

I'm always relieved to get to the downhill miles on this type of workout, although I can definitely feel muscular fatigue at the end of the downhill miles, more so than aerobic fatigue.

From Fritzelac on Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 19:21:41 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for noticing. There is definite improvement since April this year, when i trained for a 10K. I need to take things slower as i started running last year. There is enough time for improvement assuming i stay uninjured. The Hanson program worked for me for the Halfmarathon so i trust in this program also for the marathon. I am clearly not in the league of yours or the others excellent runners in the blog (not yet;)), but i am working on it. According to your blog you are blazing these days. it is very inspiring/encouraging to watch you progress.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM: Easy

PM:  Crosstraining 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 3.00Bike Miles: 3.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.200.000.000.0015.20

Easy run with Kathleen and JP and the ATC marathon group.  I was surprised that i was able to run a pace under 8:00 after my MP run on Thursday.

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 15.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

AM:  

Soccer at Piedmont Park - 5 miles ( 2 hours ); soccer is defnitely different than long distance running;  soccer is stop and go or better stop and sprint; done do really sprinting anymore; only during speed training; but also only at the begin of the interval; so in soccer there is much more sprinting than running; glad soccer made fun today and it felt good after a long run the day before.

Crosstraining: 9 miles with the bike 

Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 5.00Bike Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM:  Easy run with strides

 PM:   Easy run with the Buckhead running group

Newton Gravity Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 160.20Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.002.800.007.80

Warmup: 3 miles

3 x 1600 intervals

Cooldown.

Very difficult speed work; i was dehydrated; also this is an important lesson  

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 159.60Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.008.000.000.0014.00

AM: Warmup 2miles

MP: 2miles (4% incline) AVP - 8:20-8:10 and 6 miles 2-3% decline AVP 7:24 - 6:30

overall AVP 7:35

Cooldown: 1 mile

 

Even soccer wiped my legs out for the Tuesday speedwork; my legs recovered until today Thursday and I was able to run better with less fatigue; meaning I have increased fatigue resistance; I think a result from resting and sticking to the program.

 

PM:  Easy run with the Beltline running group 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 11.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 160.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM:

Crosstraining 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.000.009.30

PM:  Run in the woods of Cochran Shoals at 93F

Newton Gravity Miles: 9.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy run with Ron and Rehan (Atlanta running meetup group)

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.200.000.000.008.20

AM:  Easy VH-MT-GT (fountain)- MT - PP (fountain) VH

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 8.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 159.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.006.000.0011.10

AM:  3mile warmup

PM: 1 mile warmup;

6x1miles (7:30 pace) - strength training

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 8.20Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 159.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.108.000.000.0014.10

AM: treadmill

2 miles warmup

8 miles MP (2 miles 4% incline and then 6 miles -2% decline)

1 mile cool down 

PM: Easy 3 miles

 

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 11.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.440.000.000.008.44

AM: Easy miles

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.44
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 8.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 160.70Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.504.500.000.0016.00

AM:  Long run with Kathleen, Mary, JP (ATC marathon group); this felt like a big workout;

2000 feet elevation gain;

felt good because the temperature was around F63 really unusual for ATL in August  

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 159.20Calories: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 16:47:35 from 97.117.89.133

nice job with the long run -- sounds like you were climbing quite a bit with that much elevation gain in atlanta! glad the temps were pleasant.

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 17:46:30 from 205.172.12.210

Definitely must have been doing some climbing! gotta love those temps

From Fritzelac on Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 13:29:20 from 71.56.127.243

My Garmin must have been off; also under the weather; 2000 feet is not possible; needed to recalculate this; so it is probably more 1000 -1500 feet elevation gain according to a fellow runner's Garmin data. Need to map this out.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM:  Crosstraining with the bike

PM:  3 easy miles 

Bike Miles: 9.00Newton Distance Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.800.000.000.007.80

AM: Easy miles

 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 7.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.001.500.008.50

AM: Warm up strides

PM warmup;

1.5 miles in treshold run 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 2.50Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.509.000.000.0014.50

Warmup 2.5 miles

MP run: 2miles 4% incline, 6 miles 2-3 % decline, 1 mile

AVP 7.41

Cooldown: 3 miles 

Newton Momentum Miles: 0.50Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 13.00Bike Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.790.000.000.0011.79

PM: Easy trail run at Mount Zion Park - East Rim Trail; coming back by accident, i met a couple who just got engaged 1 min before at the start of the trail.

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 11.79
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.000.000.000.0014.00

AM - PM

Bikeride  of 54 miles  ~  14  miles of running

Bike Miles: 54.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM: Easy

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy

PM: Easy

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

AM: Easy

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Warmup: 2 miles 

Resistance training

Played soccer for 65 min 4.2 miles

Cooldown: .8 miles

Bike Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 21:24:18 from 205.172.12.210

wow! So do you wear a Garmin during the soccer game to track mileage?

From Fritzelac on Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 11:39:21 from 71.56.127.243

Yes i do;). I think it is fair to count the miles even soccer is stop and go. So to achieve the same amount of miles you need to exercise soccer for much longer than running; soccer overal is less cardiovascular and lung; it is more burden on the knee ligaments; the advantages are: it is on grass; it teaches acceleration. running on grass is associated with more complex activation of propioceptors; it activates different muscles including the muscles that stabilize the knees; it also upper body training; while running is unidirectional/unidimensional, soccer is multidirectional;/dimensional; one of the problems is that you can get hurt during soccer; overall i think it is moderate good cross training, but so much fun

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Biking = 6miles

Soccer 4 miles

 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.820.000.000.008.82

AM: Easy run: 8 miles; with the Atlanta running group (i missed them but caught up later in the the run)

Newton Momentum Miles: 8.82
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 159.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.002.000.000.0010.00

AM: 10 miles run; wanted to run 16 miles; however was not possible still feel no good because of my insect bite from Tuesday; not sure what it is the infection, the allergic reaction, or the antibiotics

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

PM: Easy miles C-Choals to Sandy Springs and back

ran 4 miles in the total dark; it is interesting this works; the stride changes (more forfoot striking) and the eyes see much better than someone would expect; i did not trip one time and did not hit a puddle; very surprising; even i did not see an ueven spots and puttles and inknow from the day that ere are many; i never had a problem; its like you see but you dont see it really; tere is some other vision that is involved that does meet the conscious level obviously hm interesting.  I remember somebody running the trails at night without a light; now i know it is actually possible by changing the stride and slowing down. 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: 6 easy miles

Bike Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.500.000.000.009.50

AM: 2 mile morning miles

PM: 2 mile warm up

3 miles treshold run

2.5 cool down

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 9.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM at C-shoals 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.009.000.000.0014.00

AM:  2 miles warm up

1 miles warm up with strides, high knee, ....

9 miles MP run ( 2 miles -2percent and 6 miles -2-percent and 1 mile 0percent)

2 miles cooldown

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 12.00Newton Distance Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.700.000.000.009.70

AM: warm up

Soccer: 5.5 miles

Cooldown run: .5

Corsstariining with biking

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM: Easy run

some biking

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.002.000.008.00

AM: 2.3 morningmile warm up

F 84: Humidity: 58%; feels F97

2 miles: strides, drills

2 miles @ teshold pace (10k)

2 miles cooldown

 

Newton Momentum Miles: 2.00Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM: 3 miles recovery

Flexibility and strength

Newton Momentum Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.0010.000.000.0014.00

Warm up 3 miles

drills

MP run 10 miles

Cool down 1 mile

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 14.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM:  Easy miles at Piedmont Park and at C-shoals.

Still felt my 10 miles MP run from yesterday; was one of most tough workouts i ever did; did not workout on a Wednesday usually;  Wednesday is usually my rest day for the last year; so maybe that was the reason; i had to shift / adapt my schedule as the St. G Marathon is on a Saturydat; i wanted to shift now rather than later;  this was the first time i used the Hanson training schedule (its my first marathon also);  for the next one i will combine Hanson and some workouts from Matt Fitzgerald;  the Hanson basically has 2 big workouts the long run at the weekend and the pace run 2 -3 days before the long run;  and then some speed training;  this time i was too weak to do some intense additional strength training; i did some exercises once in awhile but i know i need to do more; also i hope that my pace runs get easier with time; this last MP run was so tough! i gues i was still tired from the weekend runs and it is still hot. With up 70 miles per week i hope not to hit the wall; I also hope to be able to sustain the pace somehow and have a strong finish rather than just being able to make it somehow to and through the finish; a runner fellow was told to stop at mile 25.5 and passed out on the way to the medical tent; she had about my fitness level if not better;  she probably  pushed it too much in the first and second  thirds of the marathon; and there was nothing left;  i was carefull not to get hurt dring speed training and tooke it easy; but the most worry was that i was out for 3 days after a spider bite; the antibiotics i took really affected my health; my morningheart rate was 20 beats per minute higher; i also realized that when i dont go to bed early enough the next days runs are not as good;  i keep continue to write my diary and try to imporve things parallel to my body and mind getting more used to the challenges of running.  i sometimes feel that my mental energy is used up by those pace runs;  it is amazing how much metnal energy running actually needs; that is the reason i never listen to music at it is a too much distraction for me.  But the pace runs take some extra mental energy;  after more than a year of running i hope my brain gets better used to manage running at higher speed without getting to challenged.  Most helpful definetly were the support of the fastrunningblogger, emulation of the trainined methods of the runners here at the forum, the discussion forum,  and i think a good plan (Hanson program).  I made it so far without major injury and that is best possible outcome for me.  Everything else is extra; for my next marathon after STG I will know how to train better and what to expect; 

I think the recovery periods are more important than the actual workout;  working out is kind of easy you run after a schedule/program;  however, we dont have schedules for recoveries; recovery periods is something we need to learn on our own (good nutrition, sleep, rest, low stress);  nutrition is one of the most important ways to maintain health in my opinion.

Thanks for the support on the way.

 

 

 

Newton Momentum Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 158.50Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM: 2 miles warm-up run

PM: biking  -  crosstraining

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.000.000.000.0016.00

AM:  Long run with the Atlanta marathon running group.

Felt okay; weather was way to cold for Atl standard again this time in the 50s (F55; Humidity 100%)

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 6.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.680.502.000.008.18

AM:  Easy run at the silver comet with Rehan Marius Erica Doreen Mike (and some other people of the Atlanta running meetup)

Newton Gravity Miles: 8.18
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.080.003.000.008.08

AM: Warm up

Treshhold 2 x 1.5 miles

Cool down  + cooldown in the Chattahochee river (for 10min)

 

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 160.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: Recovery: Bike and run

Bike Miles: 17.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.6010.000.000.0014.60

AM: morning mile

warmup

10 miles MP at the silver comet for the first time; drank water after 4.2 miles and after  7 miles. 

cool down

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 14.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Fritz on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 20:49:34 from 67.177.4.64

Nice workout Fritz. It looks like SGM will be your first marathon! It's very well organized and a great course so I think you will enjoy it. Good luck with the rest of your training.

From Fritzelac on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 13:08:42 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks Fritz,

It will be my first marathon. I picked St. George as i understand it is very well organized and it is one of the marathons that people talk a lot in this blog; plus the marathon is in the mountains. I learned a lot about running and life from this blog in the last months.

Thanks

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

PM:  Bike and run 

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 1.00Bike Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

AM:  5 miles at C-Shoals Easy

3 miles downhill at the treadmill

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 160.10Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.002.002.000.0010.00

AM: Singelton Race 5 Miler:  2 miles at treshold pace and 2 miles marathon pace

Easy 5 mile cooldown

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM:  9  easy trail miles Slope Creek Trail

 

 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 161.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From JG on Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 09:14:58 from 99.141.151.28

Good luck in St. George! Let the taper begin and reap the rewards of your last 6 months of solid training! Everyone tapers different, so I will steer clear of offering advice, other than making sure you scale back leaving your legs fresh. For a downhill marathon, I like to run some downhill strides & dial in on form concentrating on fast turnover while keeping it aerobically effortless!

You will have a great race ... and love SW Utah!! Do you have a time goal in mind?

From Fritzelac on Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 17:27:40 from 71.56.127.243

Yes, thanks so much for the wishes. I appreciate any advice. My goal for this race is to take it easy until mile 13. I don’t want to push it at all for the first half and just relax, see what is left in the tank by mile 20, and then start to race if possible (if the weather is not hot and all the other factors are in favor ... ). The Hanson program includes a taper on the long side; the schedule suggests a 2-3 week taper with the last marathon pace run 10 days before the race; after the MP run it is all easy. My legs were fresh in April this year. I cannot agree more those legs MUST be fresh for the race.

From JG on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 08:09:55 from 99.141.151.28

Sound like a good plan ... go easy the first mile or two to let the body get warmed up, then you should hit your target pace staying relaxed with ease until Mile 8 ... conserve but stay steady to the halfway point, then it is all down hill from there! Well, except a little hill at 19! Mental preparation is key, believe in yourself & feed off that adrenalin rush ... the first time I ran it Mile 26 was my fastest mile ... pure adrenalin.

If you have not seen the attached pace calculator for St. George, put in your goal time and take a close look at what it spits out ... it really takes into account course elevations & can help guide you to a successful race.

zimtech.org/StGeoPaceCalculator.xls

From Fritzelac on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 14:32:08 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for the advice and the pace calculator; have not seen this one; the table is a neat summary of the course. I hope i still have adrenaline left at the last mile; if yes, i will definitely race. My motto is to stay positive.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.670.003.380.007.05

AM: warmup 

3x1mile

cool down

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 7.05
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.2010.000.000.0011.20

AM: 0.5 warmup

10 miles MP run; last quality workout before StG

Cooldown: 0.7

It was raining so i kept the workout short maybe a cooldown run later in the day.

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 11.20
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.000.005.60

AM: Easy

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 5.60
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 9.67Weight: 159.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM: 8

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.450.000.000.004.45

AM: Easy 

 

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 4.45
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 159.50Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.700.000.000.004.70

AM: 4.7

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 4.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 13:18:54 from 68.102.189.33

Saint George is around the corner! You have trained well and look to be tapering and ready to go! Don't go too crazy with taper madness!

From Fritzelac on Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 18:43:29 from 71.56.127.243

All easy now.

I stay positive.

Thanks for the support!

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM: Easy

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.200.000.000.006.20

Am: easy

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 6.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.700.000.000.002.70

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:48:09, Place overall: 1964, Place in age division: 190
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
26.200.000.000.0026.20

AM:  This was my first marathon.  I chose the marathon as my first as it is a popular marathon in this forum and it has a great reputation among runners.  I was happy to make it to St.George: what a great place to organize a marathon. And how many excellent runners. At the starting line I met a 116 timer he ran the stgm 15 times; he, 71 years old, said he is starting to feel it a little bit since he turned 70; after hearing that from a 71 year old there was no complaining and it was clear I have to finish the race gracefully!

For the race strategy: I took it very very very slow from the beginning; i tried to be above 8:00 min/mile pace in the first 7 miles and then endure the 8 - 13 hill miles and then start the attack at the 13 mle marker. At mile 13 my quads were starting to hurt; Mile 13 is even before the large downhile part.  So i took it easy until mile 19; did the hill and then was resourceful until the finish. I was not able to split negative;  My quads were dysfunctional and my legs were not fresh enough to attack in the second half.  (Explanation: I ran 6 miles on the treadmill downhill every week; however i stopped doing this 4 weeks before the marathon). My legs were not fresh enough or better too unexperienced.  For this race, the mental challenge was moderate (not to challenging) that probably means i was running too slow; after i saw that i was not able to run my BQ time and neither was able to run my goal time of 3:40 (because of my quads and the lack of structural strength) my mind faded around the mile marker 13;  my focus came back around mile 18 so i prepared mentally for the hill at mile 19 and then kept it steady until the finish hoping not to hit any walls; also cardiovascular it was fine for; my pulse was 110 for the first 5 miles; the low temperatures resembled perfect race conditions. I walked every station and drank.  I wish i could have but I was not able to attack the whole race with the exception of the last .2 miles which i ran in 6:31 min pace.

After finishing i walked about 3 miles.  I hope this will speed up my recovery.   I missed the STG marathon award ceremony.  Congratulations to all the amazing runners of the blog; in particular, Fritz who obviously is now even better after his injury, which is good to read about.  I waited at the finish line until the end of the race and applauded all the other runners finishing the race (Somebody walked backwards through the finish line!).

I know it takes years of training to be a marathoner. I hope that my body will adapt to the challenges of endurance running with my future training; i hope that my marathon experience makes me faster in the short distances as well. I wish i could continue to train right now (maybe that is a good sign in terms of the mental aspect; this marathon felt a little bit like a training run for the upcoming marathon where i hope i am able to race the whole distance).

Thanks for the advice from the bloggers of this forum; without the forum i would have not gotten that far or in different words traveled that far.  Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started, quote Steve Prefontaine.  And that distance was far for me!

 

 

 

 

 

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 26.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 08:49:34 from 68.102.3.235

Congratulations on your first marathon! Your legs will definitely adapt with experience, and you will be able to be more bold with pacing when you know just how much your body can take. I was incredibly sore and my legs were trashed after my first marathon, but each one since has been less painful as far as recovery. Excited yet to plan the next one?! St. George is beautiful indeed!

From Fritzelac on Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 11:48:15 from 24.120.143.57

Yeah thanks, my legs feel much better after 2 days; and my mind is definitely up for the next one. In the marathon program i never run more than 16 miles in the long run (Hanson); the combination of a marathon pace run on Thursday and a long run on Saturday (not exceeding 16 miles). For the next one i will increase the distance of the longs runs and play more with the speed during the long run. Also, the long tempo runs will be easier; for me it is a success that i did not get injured during the training and that my mind is fresh 2 days after the marathon.

I plan to work on my speed. Now i know that i am able to run harder which is is also good for the shorter distances. Not yet sure about the the marathon somebody told me i could even pick one in February, maybe in Ohio for February or a local marathon in Albany, GA in March or Grandma marathon in June; not sure exactly.

Good luck on your upcoming race. According to your blog you are ready to go. Relax during the rest of your taper and the best for your race.

From allie on Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 14:53:51 from 97.117.87.43

congratulations on your first marathon. it's one thing to prepare yourself for the marathon distance, but prepping for a downhill course like st. george is just an additional beast to tackle (and i think you prepared well, considering where you live).

i also think you were smart in your conservative approach to the race -- just getting a feel for the distance and learning more about what you want to work on for the next one. way to go.

also, that's great that you stuck around a cheered everyone in. i'm sure a lot of people appreciated the support, especially when the crowds start dying down later on in the race. kudos.

From Fritz on Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 19:25:02 from 67.177.4.64

Nice job with your first marathon Fritz. Closing those last two miles like you did isn't typical for a first timer. I am glad that you had a good experience and are motivated to run more in the future. As Allie said, training for that downhill isn't easy to do and even harder given where you live. In hindsight and considering how my legs feel now, I know I didn't prepare enough either. The marathon is definitely a learning process but it looks you are well on your way to figuring it out. Enjoy your recovery and the rest of the fall racing season.

From Fritzelac on Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 20:51:54 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I thought growing up with skiing, my legs will appreciate a downhill marathon, but good things take time.

Next time i know more how hard i need to train (e.g. stair master, ...). STGM is still on my race calender.

From JG on Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 10:00:41 from 99.141.151.28

Congrats on a great first marathon! You have made big strides of improvement & will continue to! One day I hope to return to St. George, an awesome race and fantastic place to visit! Good luck with your recovery and rebooting your training for your next journey.

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

Am:

Walked about 4 miles

Bike Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

Am: 12 miles on the stat bike; first glucose burning exercise after the marathon 2 days ago; felt ok; slow warm up;

Muscles felt good afterwards;

Was able to stretch all through; it feels like that the muscles are storing glycogen big time after all the depletion on Saturday.; hope now it's all uphill

Bike Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 8.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

AM: Stationary bike

legs feel continously better hopefully meaning that i got away without any major injury at the muscle aspect

Bike Miles: 10.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

Am: Easy Miles 

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 4.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM:  Easy run at C-Shoals.

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM:  Ran with David, Rehan, and Ron;  easy; they ran 10; i kept it short and did mot want to go for more; i hit some sort of wall at 4 but than it got better;  i always seem to hit something after 4-5miles after which it gets easier; that did not change after running my first marathon last week;

 

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: Easy mlles at the oval. Wanted to drive to C-shoals however 75 was already clogged.

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: 3 miles stationary bike; bootcamp - 50 min

Bike Miles: 3.00Bootcamp Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: C-SHOALS EASY MILES

CROSSTRAINING - 1 HOUR YOGA

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

crosstraining

Bike Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM:  8 miles at C-shoals trails. Best run after marathon.

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM: crosstraining, yoga

Bootcamp Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 163.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM: Easy miles

Newton Gravity Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 161.70Calories: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 18:58:47 from 68.102.189.33

What is your goal for the thanksgiving half?

From Fritzelac on Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 15:03:47 from 71.56.127.243

Thanks for asking; my overall next goal for the HM time is to be around 1:30:00; i guess i am able to run the HM Thanksgiving in around 1:37:00 (Atlanta is hilly after all); I will take it easy for 5 weeks after the marathon and then pick up again for 4 weeks before the Atlanta HM; i want to make sure that my left hamstring is cured until the next race; it is interesting runners in the blog go quite pretty long immediately after a marathon; probably being experienced and not injured helps; do you have a goal race for the rest of the running season this year? or will you take it easy until Boston?

Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM:  Easy on the trail (C-shoals)

 

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: crosstraining (insanity/bike)

Bike Miles: 3.00Bootcamp Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.201.000.000.007.20

AM:  Easy run (with hat and gloves all the way through) 38F; yoga (Yin)); stationary bike

Bike Miles: 8.00Newton Distance Miles: 4.55
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.360.000.000.005.36

AM:  Easy miles with the Atlanta Running Meetup group (2nd time).  

Great sunny day in the city.  Started out chilly with 38F; however brought too many layers (one too much);  its fun to run with a hat and gloves.

 

Newton Gravity Miles: 5.36
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.001.000.000.009.00

AM:  Easy miles with Ron and Rehan; we started at Caribou and did a look; crossed the ATL marathan race course a couple of time; i was cheering them on while running by them; was a fun day. 

 

 

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 10.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.001.00

AM: Yoga/stationary bike.

Bike Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM: 5 miles easy run; yoga; 3 miles of biking

Newton Gravity Miles: 5.00Bike Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM: Pallisades Chattahochee trail run (600 feet elevation).

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.800.000.000.007.80

Am. Biking and insanity

Bike Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.001.000.000.005.00

AM: Easy; stride (5:30),yoga

 

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.001.703.000.004.70

AM: Group run with the ATL running meetup (Rehan, Marius, Ron, Dorene, Aleks, Elisabeth, ...). 

3 miles 5K to 10K pace

1.7 miles MP

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 4.70
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

AM: one mile warm up; 10 miles easy pace with the ATL running meetup (with Rehan David Erica, ...).

Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 10.10Newton Distance Miles: 1.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 6.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

AM: stationary bike 

Bike Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.506.00

PM: easy warm

800m in 2:45 with the Phidppidies group (Bill, Kevin, Steven). I only ran one 800m loop; Bill ran 2 1600 and 5x 800m before i joined; 

Cool down

It seems i have recovered from the marathon; it is clear that Tuesdays at Phoenix Park is booked for me for the winter months;  Good track so much better than the Piedmont PArk oval;

Phoenix Park was the warm up track for the Atlanta Olympics in 1994  

Nike Luna Racer Miles: 2.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

AM: Trail run at slop creek;  9 mile loop.

Newton Momentum Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM: Bootcamp; 6 miles of biking.

Bootcamp still difficult; still need to train my abdom m.s more.  

Bike Miles: 6.00Bootcamp Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 163.40Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Trail run at C-shoals; easy with warm-up/stretch excercises for 20min.

Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.800.501.700.004.00

AM: Run with ATL running group

 

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 3.00Total Sleep Time: 11.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

AM:  Long run - Westside - Collier Road

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 2.00Nap Time: 6.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 167.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM: Running and cross training (biking, rowing)

Bike Miles: 6.00Bootcamp Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 162.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.550.000.650.007.20

AM: easy morning miles: 2.77 Virginia Highland

PM: 

Warmup with strides at grant park (grass) 

Speedwork at Phoenix Park: 2x 200 R pace 1x400  R pace

Cooldown Phoenix Park (grass)

Newton Gravity Miles: 2.77Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 0.50Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 163.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.770.000.000.004.77

AM: Easy miles

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 4.77
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 163.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM:  Easy miles with a set of warm up drills and strides; felt good

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.330.000.000.004.33

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.300.000.000.003.30

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

PM

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM:  Biking 30 min, Stairmast, rowing, and jump rope (yoga)

 

 

Bike Miles: 9.00Bootcamp Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

Am: treadmill, jump rope stationary bike

Bike Miles: 7.50Bootcamp Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

AM:

7 easy miles West side and back. First run after the marathon that felt normal with the normal aches and strains.  Glad that the recovery period seems to be over;  in retrospect i was definietly pushing myself thorugh the marathon training program, but i guess that is not a bad thing.  Started running in April 2012 and ran the first marathon 1 year and 1/2 later without getting injured, mission acomplished.  Now its time to pick it up.  Looking forward to it.

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.300.001.500.0011.80

AM: Crosstraining; jump rope/stationary bike

PM: Cabbagetown running group

Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 4.50Bike Miles: 19.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.810.000.000.003.81

Went to the ATC Atlanta Track Club Party to cheer the runners of the one mile prediction run; saw Bert and some volunteer coaches (Clarke).

 

Then easy run with the ATL running group (Rehan, David)

 

Went to another race, the 10k Beltline run; saw Subhuo, Sonja, ....

 

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.81
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM:  Swim/Bike/Run

Bike Miles: 6.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Am crosstraining, bike, rope, row

Bike Miles: 12.00Saucony Mirage III Miles: 4.00Bootcamp Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.700.000.000.007.70

Easy run with the urban run club

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 7.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.150.000.000.0011.15

Am 18 mile biking 5 miles running

Bike Miles: 18.00Saucony Mirage III Miles: 5.15
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

AM:  Swim and run

PM: 15 bike miles

Bike Miles: 15.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

PM:  Slope Creek trail run

 

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 163.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.300.000.000.008.30

Crosstraining: bike (12.9 miles) and swim (30min)

Bike Miles: 12.90Swim Miles: 0.40
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 164.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.001.000.007.00

PM:

4 miles warm up:

2 miles speed play (strides, 1200 m)

1 mile cooldown

Nike Luna Racer Miles: 1.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.50Total Sleep Time: 8.50Weight: 162.30Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

AM 40 min of swimming

Swim Miles: 0.70
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 2.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 162.30Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.800.000.000.007.80

PM Easy pace jinglejog with the Cabbage town running group

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 7.80
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Am:

Easy stationary bike

Bike Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.100.000.000.004.10

AM: Easy 4.1miles with David, Ron, Mike, Elisabeth, Kathleen, Doreen, ...

Saucony Mirage III Miles: 4.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

AM

Nice run with Doreen, Erica, Pat, John, and DAvid

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 13.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

Bike ans swimm workout 

Bike Miles: 18.70Swim Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.500.000.000.006.50

AM: 25 min swiming; 10 miles biking; 3.2 miles running

Bike Miles: 10.00Saucony Mirage III Miles: 3.20
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.200.000.000.004.20

AM:  Easy miles with strides

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 4.20
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.001.002.000.0011.00

AM: Easy run in Midtown and Virginia Highland

Easy run with the Cabbagetown running group

Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 4.70Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 6.30
Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.67Total Sleep Time: 9.67Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

PM:  60 min swim

Night Sleep Time: 9.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 9.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Easy miles with the ATL running meetup people.

Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.000.000.000.0010.00

AM:

Light and easy trail (Slope Creek trail) run at C-shoals. The best of the best.

Brooks Cascadia Miles: 10.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

AM:

Swim workout 20 min breaststr; 20 min crawl

Bike: 60min (18.7miles) 

 

Bike Miles: 18.70Swim Miles: 1.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2199.37168.50130.6010.882509.35
Bike-test Miles: 172.37Newton Momentum Miles: 64.72Brooks Cascadia Miles: 82.22Adidas Copa Mundial Miles: 15.01Newton Gravity Miles: 384.37Nike Turf Shoe Miles: 37.01Nike Luna Racer Miles: 22.97Saucony Mirage 2 Miles: 273.15Adidas Adios 2 Miles: 296.28Saucony Kinvara 2 Miles: 38.25Bike Miles: 402.00Saucony Mirage 3 Miles: 296.71Newton Distance Miles: 10.65Saucony Mirage III Miles: 98.85Bootcamp Miles: 28.00Brooks Cascadia 7 Miles: 24.00Swim Miles: 3.10
Night Sleep Time: 1087.38Nap Time: 128.18Total Sleep Time: 1215.57Weight: 161.68Calories: 7750.00
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