Your Week in Training April 30 - May 6

Tame as compared to Kevin. Actually had sun poisoning on Sunday after/during my tennis match (it was 98F on the court). Not sure what caused it, but I still have some of the rash. Paid for it on Monday.

Mon - 3.5 miles Couldn't go further, still feeling dizzy and nauseous
Tues - Day off
Wed - 5.2 miles. Ran in the early am (before the sun came up) and felt normal again.
Thurs - 6 mile tempo run
Fri - 11 miles in a rain storm Longest run since Boston
Sat - 5 easy miles with Peachtree Training Group. Recovery pace.
Sun - 5.1 miles (5K with a friend and her 12 yr old daughter in 26 min; then 2 more easy miles with my friend)

WTD: 35.8 YTD:763

Mon 4/30: 4.1 miles @ 8:04
Tue 5/1: Lazy
Wed 5/2: 8.5 miles @ 7:36
Thu 5/3: 7.2 miles @ 7:35
Fri 5/4: 7.0 miles @ 7:14 6x800 (400 Jog Recovery): 2:39, 2:39, 2:38, 2:35, 2:36, 2:34 [Negative split 800/0.25s - Felt strong, not quite pre-Boston, but getting better]
Sat 5/5: 5.4 miles @ 8:28 & Coaching 3.8 miles @ 10:21 (This run ranged from 4:30 pace to stopping, to keep my group of 7 runners from getting lost on pretty hilly terrain)
Sun 5/6: 10.2 @ 8:13

Week: 46 Miles
YTD: 935 Miles

Still mixing it up, and keeping the mileage on the moderate side.

Mon: 3.5 miles barefoot on dry asphalt
Tue: 2 mile lunchtime walk
Wed: 2.5 mile lunchtime walk
Thu: 30 minutes low HR (2.2 miles)
Fri: 90 minutes low HR (7.5 miles)
Sat: 1 mile in sandals
Sun: 120 minutes low HR in hills (9.2 miles)

Total: 23.3 miles running (4.5 of those barefoot or in thin sandals), 4.5 miles walking

Finally feeling alive again!

M - 35min recovery
T - 1hr42min bike w/ some fun thrown in
W - 35min recovery
Th - 57min GA
F - just a jaunt on the bike to get groceries
S - 58min easy/GA
S - 1hr17min easy/GA; possible easy bike ride later if the wind dies down

Week - 6hr5min combined

Week 1 base building
6 days of running 3-5 miles slowly each day,

26 miles total

M-3mi elliptical w/45 min core strength
Tu-5mi easy
W- 4mi recovery pace w/dog
Th-5mi tempo pace pyramid 8:30-6:15-8:30
Fr-5mi easy
Sa-7hrs of playground building (Kaboom)
Su-10mi @8:10 pace (lovely 60F coolness after the storms passed)
32mi week 731 YTD

An interesting week to say the least

Mon - 4 mile GA to my daughter's track meet and saw her set a 6th grade record of 2:54 in the 800 > second time running it > then rushed to the airport and off to Phoenix for a golf tournament
Tue - 7 mile w/ 8 strides at Desert Mtn > 3500 altitude and a whole bunch of up and down
Wed - 9 w/ 8 strides > there is nothing flat out here
Thu - off
Fri - 10 mile w/ 7x800 @ 5k -- oh God was this a killer 80 degrees, a whole lot of uphill for 4 of the intervals -- ugh
Sat - 6 mile trail run on a new trail -- started at 3300 ft, went up to 4500 - ran/walked a couple of loops -- Running back down the hill and I thought I heard a rattle - ran back to my wife and friends who were walking to warn them -- sure enough we walked the 100 or so yards back and a 3 ft rattler came slithering out onto the trail. He was really taking his time too. Cool -- got a couple of pics too.
Sun -- hungover big time - flew home and ran 5 recovery -- was supposed to be a 16 mile LSD two weeks out from my maybe marathon 5 wks after BOS -- oh well, such is life.

Every day in AZ -- high in low 90s, low in high 60s. With the golf, eating, drinking, running and heat, I need another month of recovery.

late to the party...
Mon - day after Big Sur Marathon. rest day. walked/hiked 5ish miles.
Tues - run 8 miles along Monterey coast - beautiful! loosened things up, felt good.
Wed - run 6 miles, 30 min. easy elliptical, core
Thurs - run 6 miles, Ironstrength no legs
Fri - 70 min. elliptical
Sat - run 10 miles
Sun - run 6 miles, 30 min. easy elliptical

36 mpw, 130 min. elliptical
1,343 miles ytd