re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Its time I join this thread.

Ive always been a 3 miler, but I dont want to get stuck in a rut so I will be branching out a little bit.

Got in 7 miles this morning at 8:59 pace. I didnt know what to expect so I took it easy but I felt good the entire time other than my ankles screaming at mile 6.

I run in Brooks Launch 6 but plan on going to Fleet Feet in Monroe for their scan and selection.

Major credit to Roots and Burt. Those guys really crushed it this weekend. Roots should be especially proud of his time and effort. We had a whopping 200+ ft of elevation that he handled like a pro. I'm rather disappointed in my effort. Elevation really drained my legs the second time. I learned a lot from this run though. Mostly that I shouldn't run any more races with elevation.

4 miles this morning on some slight hills

8:20 pace

Really having to relax and just run/zone out to get myself past my 3 mile mental block, but Im learning to enjoy it.

Prepping for a 10K on Saturday. I will probably run once more on Thursday, then lay up and hydrate on Friday. Hoping the "cool front" comes through.

How important are running shoes? I’ve been running in some old beater Nikes for some time now.

I recently ran a 10K in 54:56 and a 6-miler in 52:13. Do I need to go get fitted if I want to improve my times for a half and full marathon I plan to run next year?

Burt... you see big benefits from running those one minute on, one minute off workouts? I've steadily increased the length of my intervals from 800m to 1km to 1M. I was thinking about replicating one of your workouts, but wasn't sure being slightly over a month out from my next race.

Yes, for two reasons. They increase my vo2 max and help with leg turnover. The only workouts I did all summer was to increase my speed and get me used to running fast without panicking. You’ll see more cruising speed stuff from me this fall.

Cruise intervals @ marathon or half marathon speed.

Temp intervals 1000m @ 5-10k 2000m 10-15k pace. 400 meter recovery for the shorter, 200 meter recovery for the longer slower

Progressions, when you actually get to the workout part of the run should start fast and end fast Half pace progress to 5k

Mile repeats @ 5k with 2-3 minutes rest.

I do short fartleks at 5k or faster

(Disclaimer) These paces are specific to my routine.

Nah man closer to to 2500-3000 and what do you consider not ideal? I eat the hell out of every carb I can get my hands on or else my runs won’t be worth a damn. You know what’s funny though? Half my runs are no fuel a lot of those intervals you see is with the tank on E.

Nothing advanced about em friend, and I train my intervals on the road too. Novices to professionals use those types of workouts with the only difference being the time it takes to do them. Different lengths, speed and recovery do different things to your body. Shorter faster workouts with equal recovery is for speed (VO2 max). Longer intervals with shorter recovery increase lactate threshold. Another thing that the novice and pros share about these types of workouts is maximum effort = maximum results.

It's now under 40 days until I attempt my first marathon. I've been keeping up with my training runs and feel really confident about finishing with a decent time. However, I would really like to lose 8-10 lbs between now and raceday and from past experiences I know I can lose 2-3 lbs a week by counting my calories. Currently I bounce anywhere between 187lbs and 192 lbs, and would like to be as close to 180lbs as possible for the race.

I know what I need to do (calories in/calories out, dial back the alcohol consumption, watch the sodium), but does anyone have any suggestions for nutrition? Should I just consider chicken and broccoli for every meal?