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Food and beverages are so gooooood during Christmas holidays taht is hard to follow a running schedule! -- Anyway, I am trying, I am trying!


Mon: 6m bike hilly course
Tue: 2.5m running
Wed: 6m bike hilly course
Thu: 4m running
Fri: OFF
Sat: Long run, 12 miles
Sun: OFF

I managed to go out and run a couple of miles this morning in Austin. Therefore, my week went like this

Mon: OFF
Tue: OFF
Wed: 6m running
Thu: 5m running
Fri: OFF
Sat: OFF
Sun: 5m running

I may look for a local event to run on New Year's Day.... well.... I will do it if it starts after 10am!!! How can you run at 7-8am on January First?

Raul, enjoy Austin! I love it there! In fact, I'll be there next weekend so get it all good and ready for me!

Well... I hope this week marks the end of so many OFF days!
I went yesterday to Jackson, ran the half marathon, and had a great time. It was a nice and really HILLY course. I was glad with my time (around 1:49:21 We will send some pics, comments on the race later.

Mon: OFF
Tue: 3.5m running (including Resolution 5K Run ---> 21:44)
Wed: OFF
Thu: OFF
Fri: OFF
Sat: 14m running (including MS Blues Half Marathon --> 1:49:21)
Sun: OFF

Too much work was waiting for me in the office and the lab!!
The week went like this...

Mon: OFF
Tue: OFF
Wed: OFF
Thu: OFF
Fri: 3.5m running in the treadmill
Sat: OFF
Sun: 10K in Mobile (46minutes and half! - anchorin a relay team in the First Light Marathon)

Looks like you had an excellent taper. Maybe you should try that for all your races. One of my friends in Houston, who was an excellent runner, used to run only on the weekends and would then run fairly good race times, including marathons. That worked for about a year and then she slowly gained so much weight that she started having knee and back problems and now she doesn't run at all.

Raul---don't let that be you. I suggest that you run at least three days a week. You're so tough you could still race very well on such a program.

ryderruns wrote:Looks like you had an excellent taper. Maybe you should try that for all your races. One of my friends in Houston, who was an excellent runner, used to run only on the weekends and would then run fairly good race times, including marathons. That worked for about a year and then she slowly gained so much weight that she started having knee and back problems and now she doesn't run at all.
Raul---don't let that be you. I suggest that you run at least three days a week. You're so tough you could still race very well on such a program.

You are right Becky! I was planning to keep running at least 4 days a week beginning January 3rd. However, I have been so busy in work that I have been unable to do it!
Gaining some weight? I am doing that part so well!!! -- I was in 178lb in December; now I am in 185lb -- I will try to stop the process this week. Wish me luck!!!

I am thinking about quiting posting this schedule. It has become a pain in... to keep regular training and runs. This week looks lexactly ike the previous one. My bad!

Mon: OFF
Tue: OFF
Wed: OFF
Thu: OFF
Fri: 3m running in the treadmill
Sat: OFF
Sun: 4m (long run? hahaha!)

Hang in there!! It will get better! I enjoy reading eveyone's training logs. Since I just recently started posting mine, it is keeping me accountable, and it helps to get the support and advice of other PBP members. Keep posting, and remember everyone's legs need a break so this may just be as Becky says a good taper.

Finally, I had a good training week! Yesterday, for the first time in my life I did a "long run" in the treadmill. It was so cold and rainy early morning that I just went to the YMCA. While running 9 miles, I watched some news, the weather forecast, and a program in the Discovery Channel. Running in the treadmill is kind of boring! However, it is the only occasion in which I run a steady pace and don't stop to drink water or Gatorade. Today I went to the Trace and ran another 8 miles. By the way, it was muy first training session outside a Gym in 2008.
It feels good to be back! (Let's see whether it is just one week in the whole semester! )

The week went like this:

Mon: 5m running, 3m bike
Tue: 2.5m running
Wed: OFF
Thu: 3.5m running
Fri: 6.5m bike (hilly course)
Sat: "Long run": 9 miles in the treadmill
Sun: Run 8 miles at the Trace

Another good week of training! Yesterday, I went to Bogalusa, ran the Milltown Classic and a couple of extra-miles. This morning I ran 16 miles in the Trace under perfect weather conditions.
Aaaah....One final suggestion: If you ara planning to do a long run, try to sleep at least 4 hours the night before, and don't eat too much or drink too many of those adult Gatorades! You will feel the effect in the last couple of miles of your run

My week went as follows:
Mon: 7.7m bike (hilly course)
Tue: 3m running
Wed: OFF
Thu: 3.5m running
Fri: 8.5m bike (hilly course)
Sat: run 7 miles in Bogalusa (including 5K run: 21:25)
Sun: Run 16 miles at the Trace

Another good week. I went yesterday to Ocean Spring to run the Valentine's Day 5K Run. After losing at least 2 pints of blood because of the clouds of 1 billion bugs that attacked the runners before the race, I ran the 5k in 21:54... not a great time but still under my goal of 5ks under 22. As usual in the gulf coast races, I was fourth in my age group (It doesn't matter whether there are 50, 100 or 500 people running, I always finish in fourth place ) -- However, right before the 5K, I signed for the team competition with a local runner, Jeanne Quesenberry, and we got second place in the Team Masters category. In the afternoon I went for a walk in the Trace with my wife and kids (we were walking; they were in their bikes). Today, I did a 9m long run. It was cold, but it was fast.

Anyway, my week went as follows:

Mon: 3.5m running
Tue: 3.5m running
Wed: 7m bike (hilly course)
Thu: 3m running
Fri: 7m bike (hilly course)
Sat: run, 8 miles in Ocean Spring (including 5K run: 21:54), 3m walk
Sun: Long Run, 9 miles at the Trace

I had forgotten about this one. The training week was really fine. I did my last long run before Mardi Gras Marathon and got a new PR for the 26.2m.
The week went as follows:

Mon: 7m bike (hilly course)
Tue: 3.5m running
Wed: 7m bike (hilly course)
Thu: 3m running
Fri: 6m bike (hilly course)
Sat: OFF
Sun: Long Run, 27m (including Pensacola Marathon 3:58:35)

Another good week of training and speed work!

Mon: OFF
Tue: 2.5m running
Wed: OFF
Thu: 3m running
Fri: 9m bike (hilly course)
Sat: 4m running (including 5K Run for Love 21:24)
Sun: Long Run, 14m (including Mardi Gras 1/2 Marathon 1:43:27)

I had a very busy week at work, so I didn't run any single mile until Saturday. I went yesterday to Vicksburg to participate in the Run Thru History and finished in my slowest time for the distance in the last 2 years, 48:34. Anyway, I am pleased I survived the hills -- This morning I went for a slow 6m run in the Trace.

The week went like this -->

Mon: OFF
Tue: OFF
Wed: OFF
Thu: OFF
Fri: 7m bike (hilly course)
Sat: 7m run (including 10K Run Thru History, 48:34)
Sun: 6m long relaxed run