This blog isn't going to be too detailed or exciting because I didn't decided that I was going to do this until the end of the week so my notes are non-existant.
January 4th and 5th- 6 miles each day at an average pace around 7 minutes per mile. Nothing too exciting, just getting out the door.
January 6th- Didn't run
January 7th- 5 miles in 34, a little quicker today. Had a few home made hard ciders after with the training partner, Alex.
January 8th- Ironically, the same day that I decide to get in shape I don't run. I have had a weird pain in my upper hamstring. Whenever I bend down it pulls a lot and I have been trying to stretch it out a lot and it hasn't gotten much looser. It doesn't hurt much when I run but is of some concern. The other reason I didn't run is that I had to clean up the apartment before Danielle got back from her conference.
January 9th- First long run of the marathon cycle- 10 miles. I expect to increase this a few miles per week until 26 is an afterthought. It was a nicer day than expected and I overdressed.
January 10th- I try to take advantage of the days that I don't work to get a few extra miles in. Got 7 in today.
34 miles this week with a goal of 45 for next week.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Weekly Goals: February 11-17
With last week nearly in the books, it is time to look at next week.
Last week:
Total Miles: Mid-30s
Long Run: 10
Push-Ups: N/A (didn't keep track)
Weight: Too Much
Next week goals:
Mileage: 45
Long Run: 11-12
Push-Ups: 500 for the week.
Weight: <160 consistantly
Long Term Goals:
Weekly Miles: I want to run in the 70s in singles and see how that feels. Morning runs probably aren't going to happen on the 4 days that I work, at least not until there is more light and heat.
Long Run: I want to run an ultra (probably 50k to 50 mile) within a year-ish. Ideally, I want to make the 26.2 distance something I can accomplish often on weekends.
Push-Ups: I am getting quite good at these. I don't think doing a certain amount of these is going to make me any faster but overall they are good.
Weight: I have thought my ideal race weight is 152 so I will get there and see what happens.
Overall, I don't want to structure out my weeks too much. They vary based on which days I work, the weather, etc. I might do some kind of workout just to test my fitness a little but I am mostly in the base stage for now and am working on getting the long run above 26.2 within a couple months here.
My first real race goal is a marathon. I am going to sign up for Deadwood (DNF with bronchitis last year) or the Wyoming Marathon outside Laramie. They are both run on gravel at altitude and as a result are quite slow courses. The marathons are back to back weekends at the end of May/beginning of June so preparation is going to be very similar.
There are a lot of races within Laramie and the Northern Colorado area so I will have no trouble finding a tune up or two. For workouts, I want to do a lot of effort based workouts instead of time/distance based. Living and training at 7200 feet or higher can make track workouts depressing. I will do a few time/distance workouts just to affirm that I actually am gaining fitness, maybe once every couple weeks.
Look for my last week's recap, most likely out tomorrow!
Last week:
Total Miles: Mid-30s
Long Run: 10
Push-Ups: N/A (didn't keep track)
Weight: Too Much
Next week goals:
Mileage: 45
Long Run: 11-12
Push-Ups: 500 for the week.
Weight: <160 consistantly
Long Term Goals:
Weekly Miles: I want to run in the 70s in singles and see how that feels. Morning runs probably aren't going to happen on the 4 days that I work, at least not until there is more light and heat.
Long Run: I want to run an ultra (probably 50k to 50 mile) within a year-ish. Ideally, I want to make the 26.2 distance something I can accomplish often on weekends.
Push-Ups: I am getting quite good at these. I don't think doing a certain amount of these is going to make me any faster but overall they are good.
Weight: I have thought my ideal race weight is 152 so I will get there and see what happens.
Overall, I don't want to structure out my weeks too much. They vary based on which days I work, the weather, etc. I might do some kind of workout just to test my fitness a little but I am mostly in the base stage for now and am working on getting the long run above 26.2 within a couple months here.
My first real race goal is a marathon. I am going to sign up for Deadwood (DNF with bronchitis last year) or the Wyoming Marathon outside Laramie. They are both run on gravel at altitude and as a result are quite slow courses. The marathons are back to back weekends at the end of May/beginning of June so preparation is going to be very similar.
There are a lot of races within Laramie and the Northern Colorado area so I will have no trouble finding a tune up or two. For workouts, I want to do a lot of effort based workouts instead of time/distance based. Living and training at 7200 feet or higher can make track workouts depressing. I will do a few time/distance workouts just to affirm that I actually am gaining fitness, maybe once every couple weeks.
Look for my last week's recap, most likely out tomorrow!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Motivation
Motivation is the first theme of this blog. Mine goes up and down like a huge roller coaster. There are days when I simply don't want to run and there are days when I want to run farther than would be healthy in my current fitness. Today is one of those days where I am super motivated. It is a slow day at work and I've been bouncing around the internet. First, I was informed via e-mail that I was entered into the Twin Mountain Trudge in a few weeks. I gladly accepted only to look at my work schedule to find that wasn't going to work. Big dissapointment. Eventually, my chain of browsing led me to the blog of Nick Clark (Rocky Mountain Dirt Running). I had seen Nick's name show up in Laramie area road race results and I was always impressed so I decided to see what else I could find. This is a true mountain running man. Racing weekly or more and running lots up and down mountains.
Now on the the next theme of this post: Accountability. Nick's blog, while interesting, is quite simple. He details his training on a weekly basis, throws in a race report here and there, and adds various stats about his running and racing. I want to take it one step further and add a weekly plan at the beginning of my week. Then at the end of the week, I will detail my training and if it isn't similar to my weekly plan then I am going to be unhappy with myself. I really should think of some legitimate punishment for not meeting (or at least attempting to meet) my goals. Another way I am going to hold myself accountable is putting my money where my mouth is. I'm going to sign up for a few longer races down the road and not wanting to look like a fool, I am going to adequately train for those races. People don't run good marathons (or longer) without good preparation unless they're Eric Schmidt (3:27 on literally 3 days of training) or Alex Hall (Sub-3 while training to run a mile in high school).
Starting with my training recap from this past week (it won't be much, I promise) and beyond you can expect a weekly plan followed by a training recap every week as well as race reports when those come (not as often as Nick).
My goal is to emulate guys like Nick Clark and Max King. For those that haven't heard of Max, read Here. I'm pretty sure he was the only man in the Olympic Trials in the Steeplechase and Marathon while also winning a wide variety of trail races. The man is a beast. I want to run a wide variety of distances on a wide variety of surfaces and most importantly, have a ton of fun.
As my friends, blog followers, family, training partners, etc, I expect a decent amount of help from you. If I post a weak training week that didn't meet my goals without a valid reason then I expect you to ask me what's up. Tell me to get my butt out the door. I always like it when I do, it's just that initial bit of motivation that I need.
Now on the the next theme of this post: Accountability. Nick's blog, while interesting, is quite simple. He details his training on a weekly basis, throws in a race report here and there, and adds various stats about his running and racing. I want to take it one step further and add a weekly plan at the beginning of my week. Then at the end of the week, I will detail my training and if it isn't similar to my weekly plan then I am going to be unhappy with myself. I really should think of some legitimate punishment for not meeting (or at least attempting to meet) my goals. Another way I am going to hold myself accountable is putting my money where my mouth is. I'm going to sign up for a few longer races down the road and not wanting to look like a fool, I am going to adequately train for those races. People don't run good marathons (or longer) without good preparation unless they're Eric Schmidt (3:27 on literally 3 days of training) or Alex Hall (Sub-3 while training to run a mile in high school).
Starting with my training recap from this past week (it won't be much, I promise) and beyond you can expect a weekly plan followed by a training recap every week as well as race reports when those come (not as often as Nick).
My goal is to emulate guys like Nick Clark and Max King. For those that haven't heard of Max, read Here. I'm pretty sure he was the only man in the Olympic Trials in the Steeplechase and Marathon while also winning a wide variety of trail races. The man is a beast. I want to run a wide variety of distances on a wide variety of surfaces and most importantly, have a ton of fun.
As my friends, blog followers, family, training partners, etc, I expect a decent amount of help from you. If I post a weak training week that didn't meet my goals without a valid reason then I expect you to ask me what's up. Tell me to get my butt out the door. I always like it when I do, it's just that initial bit of motivation that I need.
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