PLAN: Rest
I felt wonderful when I woke up. I was getting really sore last night, but this morning - nothing. Just a little calf pain (hip still bothering me).
If I wasn't before (and I was) I am now a true believer in stretching - a good 20 minutes after Sunday's run made this happen.
90 mins of P90X yoga today.
Training Wk1 Summary - 22mi
PLAN: 22mi
RAN: did it all "с грехом пополам"
I did expect the first week to be very difficult. I got all the miles in (22.. sounds like a whole lot!) whether it was screeching my teeth on the elliptical or pushing against the wind.
I was incredibly excited about the 7-miler - to feel *that* good after a non-existent mileage base was incredible and incredibly motivating for me to keep doing this!
RAN: did it all "с грехом пополам"
I did expect the first week to be very difficult. I got all the miles in (22.. sounds like a whole lot!) whether it was screeching my teeth on the elliptical or pushing against the wind.
I was incredibly excited about the 7-miler - to feel *that* good after a non-existent mileage base was incredible and incredibly motivating for me to keep doing this!
03/28: 7mi - MB Wk9
PLAN: 7mi (dear god)
RAN: 4mi / 5min walk-str / 3mi @ 10m/mi
LOC: Herrick Lake 7mi
OMG! What an AMAZING run!!! Pomplamoose rocks! It was SO windy, I was afraid the run will suck ass, but it was amazing. There were only a couple of killer spots. I felt very weak on uphills. Legs started getting heavy last 1/2mi.
AMAZING. This was the feeling I've been waiting for this whole time - just close my eyes and run.
RAN: 4mi / 5min walk-str / 3mi @ 10m/mi
LOC: Herrick Lake 7mi
OMG! What an AMAZING run!!! Pomplamoose rocks! It was SO windy, I was afraid the run will suck ass, but it was amazing. There were only a couple of killer spots. I felt very weak on uphills. Legs started getting heavy last 1/2mi.
AMAZING. This was the feeling I've been waiting for this whole time - just close my eyes and run.
03/27: 3mi - MB Wk9
PLAN: 3mi
RAN: 3mi @ 10m/mi
LOC: Hidden Lake
It was a good run. I felt a lot better after a break on Friday. It wasn't completely painless or effortless, but it was certainly not painful, and mostly enjoyable.
RAN: 3mi @ 10m/mi
LOC: Hidden Lake
It was a good run. I felt a lot better after a break on Friday. It wasn't completely painless or effortless, but it was certainly not painful, and mostly enjoyable.
03/26: Rest - MB Wk9
PLAN: Rest
I am not in nearly as much pain as I expected.
Climbing today.
Wee… I can't wait for 7 miles on Sunday! … ((painful smile))
I am not in nearly as much pain as I expected.
Climbing today.
Wee… I can't wait for 7 miles on Sunday! … ((painful smile))
03/25: 4mi - MB Wk9
PLAN: 4mi
RAN: 1mi elliptical; 3mi walk/run
LOC: LTF @ lunch
Holy f… this was one of the most painful experiences EVER. I am definitely paying for yesterday. I've NEVER not been able to run 1 mile. I can't pinpoint why it hurts so much, but I think it's because everything is hurting all at once..
My body was losing its voice, screaming "WTF??"
RAN: 1mi elliptical; 3mi walk/run
LOC: LTF @ lunch
Holy f… this was one of the most painful experiences EVER. I am definitely paying for yesterday. I've NEVER not been able to run 1 mile. I can't pinpoint why it hurts so much, but I think it's because everything is hurting all at once..
My body was losing its voice, screaming "WTF??"
03/24: 5mi - MB Wk9
PLAN: 5mi
RAN: 4mi run @ 11m/mi; 1mi walk
LOC: Hidden Lake
surprisingly painful
I really had to convince myself not to do all 5, but it didn't work
RAN: 4mi run @ 11m/mi; 1mi walk
LOC: Hidden Lake
surprisingly painful
I really had to convince myself not to do all 5, but it didn't work
03/23 - 3mi - MB Wk9
PLAN: 3mi
RAN: 3mi
LOC: Hidden Lake
Day 1. Considering that I've ran 3mi at lunch semi-regularly, semi-recently, this was much harder than expected. My body felt like it was grumbing "WTF?"
RAN: 3mi
LOC: Hidden Lake
Day 1. Considering that I've ran 3mi at lunch semi-regularly, semi-recently, this was much harder than expected. My body felt like it was grumbing "WTF?"
Training Schedule
Here is my "official" schedule which is a slightly modified Excel copy of the marathontraining.com training plan. (This is re-modified from my original as I've made a fortunate mistake by 1 week which luckily allows me to take a week off for my vacay, which is included along with all other currently planned vacations, highlighted)
Speaking of vacations and missed training.
I did some research online and did not find any conclusive recommendations on how to deal with missed training runs.
From runnersworld.com:
If you were to plot the mileage of most marathon-training schedules on a graph, it would show a straight, slowly rising line followed by a short, steep plunge during the taper. But reality is never that smooth. "Expect peaks and valleys - periods of improvement and stagnation," says Connelly. And if you miss a day or two of training, just go back to the schedule. "If you miss a whole week, backtrack the same amount of time that you skipped," say the Finkes. "If you miss more than two weeks, adjust your goals or switch to a later marathon."
From marathonrookie.com:
If you miss a week of runs during a training period, do not try to make up for lost time when you start back. Just move on as if you ran that week and pick up with the current schedule. However, start back at a slower pace to allow your body to adjust, especially if your time off was due to illness.
A nice set of guidelines from runningplanet.com (I pasted selectively what applies to me):
What I take from all this is
#1 - if you are able to run on vacation - run as closely to the plan as possible
#2 - if you know you won't be able to run - adjust the schedule as best as you can
#3 - if the missed training is unexpected - the guidelines above are great
Once I get into a routine and become slightly more intelligent about all this, I will certainly have to get back to this topic and manipulate my schedule.
Speaking of vacations and missed training.
I did some research online and did not find any conclusive recommendations on how to deal with missed training runs.
From runnersworld.com:
If you were to plot the mileage of most marathon-training schedules on a graph, it would show a straight, slowly rising line followed by a short, steep plunge during the taper. But reality is never that smooth. "Expect peaks and valleys - periods of improvement and stagnation," says Connelly. And if you miss a day or two of training, just go back to the schedule. "If you miss a whole week, backtrack the same amount of time that you skipped," say the Finkes. "If you miss more than two weeks, adjust your goals or switch to a later marathon."
From marathonrookie.com:
If you miss a week of runs during a training period, do not try to make up for lost time when you start back. Just move on as if you ran that week and pick up with the current schedule. However, start back at a slower pace to allow your body to adjust, especially if your time off was due to illness.
A nice set of guidelines from runningplanet.com (I pasted selectively what applies to me):
Injured 12 Weeks or More Before Marathon
| Recovery Time | Adjustments |
| Up to 1 Week | Pick up with current training week @ 75% of recommended volume for one week. The resume normal training. |
| 1 - 2 Weeks | Pick up with current training week @ 50% of recommended volume for one week and 75% of recommended volume for a second week. Then resume normal training. |
| 2 - 3 Weeks | Pick up with current training week @ 50% of recommended volume for one week and 75% of recommended volume for a second week. Then resume normal training. Consider adjusting your finishing time goal to a slightly lower level. |
Injured 5 to 8 Weeks Before Marathon
| Recovery Time | Adjustments |
| Up to 1 Week | Pick up with current training week @75% of recommended volume for one week. Then resume normal training. |
| 1 - 2 Weeks | Pick up with current training week @ 50% of recommended volume for one week and 75% of recommended volume for a second week. Then resume normal training. |
What I take from all this is
#1 - if you are able to run on vacation - run as closely to the plan as possible
#2 - if you know you won't be able to run - adjust the schedule as best as you can
#3 - if the missed training is unexpected - the guidelines above are great
Once I get into a routine and become slightly more intelligent about all this, I will certainly have to get back to this topic and manipulate my schedule.
Prelim Research
Amazingly concise-and-to-the-point website:
http://www.marathontraining.com/
I have done minimal research and simply committed to the following schedule:
The following logic was simple - Chicago Marathon is scheduled for October 10th http://www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/
Therefore, I had to start at week 9 of the mileage buildup schedule in order to sync the timing.
In retrospect, after reading all of the articles on the website mentioned above, it was not a good idea to jump from zero to 22 mi/week. but I knew that I would start easy, at my own pace.
http://www.marathontraining.com/
I have done minimal research and simply committed to the following schedule:
The following logic was simple - Chicago Marathon is scheduled for October 10th http://www.chicagomarathon.com/cms400min/chicago_marathon/
Therefore, I had to start at week 9 of the mileage buildup schedule in order to sync the timing.
In retrospect, after reading all of the articles on the website mentioned above, it was not a good idea to jump from zero to 22 mi/week. but I knew that I would start easy, at my own pace.
In The Beginning...
There is no amazingly inspiring story that caused me to decide to train. I saw something on TV, and I said - "why not?" I don't like running all that much, and all that drives me is my nostalgia of my high school X-Country and Track days, which are the happiest memories of my otherwise depressing teenage years; as well as the only reason I think that I potentially, maybe, there is a slight chance.. that I might actually be able to do this.
Self-pity aside: I am medium-athletic; I started running ~3mi on a treadmill sparingly since about February, but I have not been very committed to it and would describe myself as having minimal to null mileage base and I expect this to be thoroughly painful.
Self-pity aside: I am medium-athletic; I started running ~3mi on a treadmill sparingly since about February, but I have not been very committed to it and would describe myself as having minimal to null mileage base and I expect this to be thoroughly painful.
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