re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

I’m headed to East Texas for family church camp.

I’m going to exchange 105 degrees with 85% humidity for 95 degrees and 100% humidity.

I have a very skinny frame. According to my scale, which I admit is likely not accurate, I'm at 17.5% BF. I should probably be at around 155-160 lb and 10% BF if I wanted to reach my potential for endurance sports. My first year in triathlon, I got down to 162. Took a break that fall and have had a hard time getting back below 170. Hover around 175 unless I work at it.

Took another break after my IM in April. Was just burnt out on training. Kept eating the same way though and got up to 180 with a quickness. So I'm focusing on weight loss for now. If I can get down into the 150s by the fall, I'll do it, but I know that's not reasonable. Shooting for low 160s. Too hot to start really running, so I'm hitting the gym and trying the Keto thing for a while. Figure it fits my situation. I realize it's a difficult diet to sustain, but I just need 2 months. When I fall off the wagon, I'll be training again. And hopefully that high level of work allows me to maintain with a typical diet.

In terms of weight and performance, there is a rule of thumb that every pound lost is 2 seconds off your pace. So drop 20 lbs and go from a 9 min per mile to a 8:20 min per mile just due to weight loss. I'd much rather not have to carry an extra 20 lbs around for 26 miles.

Good info. I've been doing some form of keto for awhile and I'll never go back. Despite certain accusations on here, I'm not religious or dogmatic about it. It just fits me well, and the science--which I continue learning daily--makes sense to me.

More to follow

My old Garmin won’t hold a charge more than a day now. I doubt it would hold a charge for a full marathon.

I’ll be buying a new one soon. I’ll probably just get the 235.

Then I’ll be able join all the cool kids on Strava.

Glad I've found this thread. I'm nto training for any specific but always training.

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I've heard of the "Keto Flu" and don't think I have that since it's only during activity, but at the end of the run, it felt like that.

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I usually just eat whatever because I stay active but over the last 7 days I thought I'd try the Keto thing on a whim. I am all out of whack starting yesterday. Funny taste in my mouth and super tired but can only sleep in 2 bursts. I'm not sure how long I'll keep going but thought it would be interesting to see what happens.

So back to the training thread.

Mon:Plyometric training. lots of jumping and with upper body and core mixed in.
tues: track work
Wed: more plyometric work
Thurs: parking garages/hillwork
Fri: 1hr tempo

Sat or Sun: long run which varies.

I love the plyometric work. I feel that's where I build a lot for strength and endurance.

I'm in. I haven't run a marathon since Jan 2016. Since then the miles have been few and far between. I gained a lot of weight in that time frame.
Started training last week and going low carb diet until the miles start to add up enough for it to matter.

Marathon: Walt Disney World Marathon 1/13/19. Since I am nearly starting from zero, my marathon goal is sub 4 hours.

For Disney races you need to submit a proof of time race for coral placement, if not your in the back. Must submit by October 9 or 10th. I need races that are 10 milers, or a half. Next one up is a 10 mile night time race in August and my second attempt to improve it Oct 7.

Hope to get caught up in this thread. Best of luck to everyone.

Hey OP, how about keeping a list of usernames and goal races they have?

I updated OP to add all of our races

Should I add a column for goal times and then add our finish times after the race to see if we met our goals?

Got out and ran 4.5 miles today around noon at a 9:15 pace. Heat was brutal today of course and direct sunlight was killer. I thought I would get some cloud cover and I did up until mile 3, then the sun ate me up. I will start Hal Higdon's 12 week program on 8/6, so just trying to get some decent mileage in until then. Will incorporate a speed workout for the first time this week also.

I'll throw out some quick vital stats, since I plan to follow the thread and contribute. 37 y/o, 5' 7" on a good day, weighed 152 this am. As the pic may indicate below, I feel alot heavier than 152 when running (and also have a partially torn left quad). I've always been "top heavy", even though I've always trained legs as much as upper. I've dropped about 10-12 lbs in the last couple of months since I've been running and cutting back on the weights. I feel like I need to be lighter. I'm feeling like I'm carrying too much upper body mass.

What I'm struggling with is do I drop the weights completely? I've trimmed down to only doing compound movements for the most part: barbell bench, military presses, deads, squats, straight leg deads, calf work and doing core exercises everyday when I weight train (2-3 x per week, upper and lower on separate days). I'm at a cross roads because I want all of my training and focus to be on improving my run performance, but on the other hand, I'd like to at least retain some upper body muscle.

Diet stays clean, lean meats, vegetables, low carb/grains.

ad hoc run --was supposed to be a long slow but friend came in town last minute, so I cut it short and found a couple hills.

i messed up my watch after 5k and don't feel like adding everything up (calculating ave pace I mean) for just an extra mile.

first 3.14 miles:
8:29/mi
275ft gain

additional mile:
8:09/mi
46ft gain

Again, my immediate race is :

Aug 4 - McLemore - SnowBowl 15K (no clue re: goal -- i haven't run straight up for 4.5 miles in some time, so just don't get booted from course; _________)

I'd like to find an October marathon. Baby due Nov 1, so....