Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

If anyone else would like to post their weekly workouts, please do so.
:)

Mon: weights & core work
Tues: 2 miles, hill work (up and down the nasty hills next my
apartment, ug!)
Wed: 3 miles, slow pace of 10 min miles
Thurs: 2 miles, mid tempo, 9 min mile, with a warm of up 10 min miles,
the first and last half mile
Fri: no work out
Sat: 2.5 miles, mid tempo
Sun: 6 miles LSD (long slow distance, 10 min miles)

Total for week: 15.5 miles
Total for 2007: 15.5 miles

Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

On 7 Jan 2007 12:21:29 -0800, "SFrunner" wrote:

If anyone else would like to post their weekly workouts, please do so.
:)

Mon: weights & core work
Tues: 2 miles, hill work (up and down the nasty hills next my
apartment, ug!)
Wed: 3 miles, slow pace of 10 min miles
Thurs: 2 miles, mid tempo, 9 min mile, with a warm of up 10 min miles,
the first and last half mile
Fri: no work out
Sat: 2.5 miles, mid tempo
Sun: 6 miles LSD (long slow distance, 10 min miles)

Total for week: 15.5 miles
Total for 2007: 15.5 miles

Well, I really do this already, but at least this once for the heck of
it:

Mon: weights, yoga
Tues: 4 mile run (steady pace, slighltly hilly)
Wed: weights, yoga
Thurs: 3 hours shoveling & hauling mulch (counts as exercise in my
book :-) )
Fri: weights, yoga
Sat: hip-hop class
Sun: 5 mile run, hilly

Since I'm not really trying to be a runner, I don't worry about adding
up mileage. It's less this week than it might have been because I did
the mulching work at the conservancy instead of my Thursday run. Today
was a pretty good run, though. I ran to the winery, and I live at the
foothills of a small mountain and the winery is on the other of the
mountain. The run is through a pass, but it's still quite a hilly
route. (One of these days I want to run back -- after a wine & cheese
break -- but not today -- the weather was going downhill rapidly.)







Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

Chris Braun wrote:


Since I'm not really trying to be a runner, I don't worry about adding
up mileage. It's less this week than it might have been because I did
the mulching work at the conservancy instead of my Thursday run. Today
was a pretty good run, though. I ran to the winery, and I live at the
foothills of a small mountain and the winery is on the other of the
mountain. The run is through a pass, but it's still quite a hilly
route. (One of these days I want to run back -- after a wine & cheese
break -- but not today -- the weather was going downhill rapidly.)


Do be so sure, Chris, it looks like you might have the makings of a
distance runner. ;)

You're up 5 miles, that's great!





Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

On 7 Jan 2007 13:31:57 -0800, "SFrunner" wrote:


Chris Braun wrote:


Since I'm not really trying to be a runner, I don't worry about adding
up mileage. It's less this week than it might have been because I did
the mulching work at the conservancy instead of my Thursday run. Today
was a pretty good run, though. I ran to the winery, and I live at the
foothills of a small mountain and the winery is on the other of the
mountain. The run is through a pass, but it's still quite a hilly
route. (One of these days I want to run back -- after a wine & cheese
break -- but not today -- the weather was going downhill rapidly.)


Do be so sure, Chris, it looks like you might have the makings of a
distance runner. ;)

You're up 5 miles, that's great!

Well, it's really not a goal I have -- I'm more into a general fitness
mode. And I probably do way too much weight training to be a serious
runner. I enjoy the running, though. I find it much more fun when
I'm actually going someplace, like today, than just running around the
neighborhood. I need to find more ways to do that sort of thing.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

Chris Braun wrote:

Well, it's really not a goal I have -- I'm more into a general fitness
mode. And I probably do way too much weight training to be a serious
runner. I enjoy the running, though. I find it much more fun when
I'm actually going someplace, like today, than just running around the
neighborhood. I need to find more ways to do that sort of thing.


This is a great site. You can log in your routes or check out others in
any part of the US. I may not follow the courses I scope out for
myself, but it gives me an idea of how far they are, so when I go out
and I have a bit of a clue where I'm running.


http://www.favoriterun.com/

Weekly Workouts Jan 1-7, 2007
 

On 7 Jan 2007 13:45:44 -0800, "SFrunner" wrote:


Chris Braun wrote:

Well, it's really not a goal I have -- I'm more into a general fitness
mode. And I probably do way too much weight training to be a serious
runner. I enjoy the running, though. I find it much more fun when
I'm actually going someplace, like today, than just running around the
neighborhood. I need to find more ways to do that sort of thing.


This is a great site. You can log in your routes or check out others in
any part of the US. I may not follow the courses I scope out for
myself, but it gives me an idea of how far they are, so when I go out
and I have a bit of a clue where I'm running.


http://www.favoriterun.com/

Thanks -- looks interesting!

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Marathon training week 2
 

"SFrunner" wrote in message
ups.com...
If anyone else would like to post their weekly workouts, please do so.
:)

Mon: weights & core work
Tues: 2 miles, hill work (up and down the nasty hills next my
apartment, ug!)
Wed: 3 miles, slow pace of 10 min miles
Thurs: 2 miles, mid tempo, 9 min mile, with a warm of up 10 min miles,
the first and last half mile
Fri: no work out
Sat: 2.5 miles, mid tempo
Sun: 6 miles LSD (long slow distance, 10 min miles)

Total for week: 15.5 miles
Total for 2007: 15.5 miles

Week Beginning 8 January
Mon Rest
Tue 1M jog, then 2 x 1.5M (or 11-12 mins) fast, with 800m (5-min) jog
recoveries, then 1M jog
Wed 5M (approx 50 mins) slow
Thu 1M jog, then 2M (approx 18 mins) brisk, then 1M jog
Fri Rest
Sat 8M (approx 82 mins) slow
Sun 4M (approx 42 mins) easy

Will add in a swim and a couple of weight classes too. Can't say I'm
looking forward to Tuesday.


--
Rachael

176/116/119

www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon

Marathon training week 2
 

Rachael Reynolds wrote:
"SFrunner" wrote in message
ups.com...
If anyone else would like to post their weekly workouts, please do so.
:)

Mon: weights & core work
Tues: 2 miles, hill work (up and down the nasty hills next my
apartment, ug!)
Wed: 3 miles, slow pace of 10 min miles
Thurs: 2 miles, mid tempo, 9 min mile, with a warm of up 10 min miles,
the first and last half mile
Fri: no work out
Sat: 2.5 miles, mid tempo
Sun: 6 miles LSD (long slow distance, 10 min miles)

Total for week: 15.5 miles
Total for 2007: 15.5 miles

Week Beginning 8 January
Mon Rest
Tue 1M jog, then 2 x 1.5M (or 11-12 mins) fast, with 800m (5-min) jog
recoveries, then 1M jog
Wed 5M (approx 50 mins) slow
Thu 1M jog, then 2M (approx 18 mins) brisk, then 1M jog
Fri Rest
Sat 8M (approx 82 mins) slow
Sun 4M (approx 42 mins) easy

Will add in a swim and a couple of weight classes too. Can't say I'm
looking forward to Tuesday.


Don't try to do too much. If you're training for a marathon, that's your focus. If you like swimming cool, but don't let that take energy away from your running. I wouldn't even do Tues if I were you, not just yet anyway. I'd get a couple more months running in. If it tires you out too much, especially since you're running the next day, than just do a mid tempo run instead. But, hey, if it feels good and works out great, go for it. :)

Marathon training week 2
 

"SFrunner" wrote in message
oups.com...

Rachael Reynolds wrote:
"SFrunner" wrote in message
ups.com...
If anyone else would like to post their weekly workouts, please do so.
:)

Mon: weights & core work
Tues: 2 miles, hill work (up and down the nasty hills next my
apartment, ug!)
Wed: 3 miles, slow pace of 10 min miles
Thurs: 2 miles, mid tempo, 9 min mile, with a warm of up 10 min miles,
the first and last half mile
Fri: no work out
Sat: 2.5 miles, mid tempo
Sun: 6 miles LSD (long slow distance, 10 min miles)

Total for week: 15.5 miles
Total for 2007: 15.5 miles

Week Beginning 8 January
Mon Rest
Tue 1M jog, then 2 x 1.5M (or 11-12 mins) fast, with 800m (5-min) jog
recoveries, then 1M jog
Wed 5M (approx 50 mins) slow
Thu 1M jog, then 2M (approx 18 mins) brisk, then 1M jog
Fri Rest
Sat 8M (approx 82 mins) slow
Sun 4M (approx 42 mins) easy

Will add in a swim and a couple of weight classes too. Can't say I'm
looking forward to Tuesday.


Don't try to do too much. If you're training for a marathon, that's your
focus. If you like swimming cool, but don't let that take energy away from
your running. I wouldn't even do Tues if I were you, not just yet anyway.
I'd get a couple more months running in. If it tires you out too much,
especially since you're running the next day, than just do a mid tempo run
instead. But, hey, if it feels good and works out great, go for it. :)

I'm following a Runners World programme so I'm going to try to stick to it
as much as I can. Tried and Tested as they say! They say that the long run
is the most important followed by the speed session so I'll do those. I
hope I'm not going to get too tired quite this early in the programme or
I'll never make it!


--
Rachael

176/116/119

www.justgiving.com/rachaelslondonmarathon

Marathon training week 2
 

Rachael Reynolds wrote:

I'm following a Runners World programme so I'm going to try to stick to it
as much as I can. Tried and Tested as they say! They say that the long run
is the most important followed by the speed session so I'll do those. I
hope I'm not going to get too tired quite this early in the programme or
I'll never make it!


That's cool! And you'll do it fine. :)