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Training Info

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For a 1/2 hilly marathon in mid October 2005

DATE MILES TIME PACE HR AVERAGE COMMENT
9-11-05 6.2 55:00 8:52 147 Olympic distance tri run.
9-12-05 CROSS DAY   125 Arc Trainer 45 minutes of cardio and weights, legs.
9-13-05 CROSS DAY     40 minute cardio on a stationary recumbent (6 intervals) followed by a 50 minute upper body weight workout.
9-14-05 5.75 58:00 10:00 135 AM-This pace and HR were very comfortable and is probably the pace I will start out with for the first hour or two.
9-15-05 CROSS DAY   115 Lemond Rev Cycle, first 30 minutes seated, second 30 minutes standing.
9-16-05 8.5 1:27:00 10:14 133 HR: 125 down hill, 135 on the flats, 145 up hill. HR was comfortable.
9-17-05 CROSS DAY   94 Stationary recumbent 75 minutes.
9-17-05 20.45 3:20:00 Weekly Total    
9-18-05 CROSS DAY   119 25 mile bike ride, average 15.9 MPH, 1h35m.
9-19-05 5.75 49:05 8:32 148 Chi run and Fuel Belt, lower body weight workout.
9-20-05 CROSS DAY     Stationary recumbent 30 minutes-low intensity, upper body weights 1 hour.
9-21-05 5.75 49:29 8:36 146 Ran course in reverse. No HR data. Changed HR monitor battery.
9-22-05 8.5 1:13:53 8:42 144 New course. Maintained steady cadence from start to finish.
9-23-05 5.75 50:40 8:49 142 Cadence 95 checked 1.5 mile after start and 1.5 miles before finish.
9-24-05 CROSS DAY     Golf 9 holes walking and carrying.
9-24-05 25.75 3:43:07 Weekly Total    
9-25-05 11.0 1:48:02 9:49 134 Cadence: 88 at 2.5miles, 90 at 5miles, 95 at 10 miles. 55-60 degrees.
9-26-05 5.75 51:48 9:01 141 Focused on form. Felt rested and recovered from Sunday's run, lower body weight workout.
9-27-05 5.75 50:58 8:52 145 Cadence 95, focused on form and relaxing quads, upper body weight workout.
9-28-05 4.0 36.51 9:13 136 44 degrees. Time constraints so easy day. Pants and long sleeves.
9-29-05 8.5 1:19:26 9:21 142 60-65 degrees. Hill workout. Cadence 95 from start to finish.
9-30-05 5.75 55:35 9:40 134 44 degrees at the start. Cadence 90. Fun easy run.
10-1-05 REST DAY     REST
10-1-05 40.75 5:32:40 Weekly Total    
10-2-05 14.2 2:14:29 9:28 138 Cadence 95 start to finish. 48 degrees at the start. 20G+20W-fluids.
10-3-05 7.8 1:21:13 10:25 130 Strict focus on form and body scanning. Cadence 90.
10-4-05 CROSS DAY   90-110 Stationary recumbent, upper body weight workout.
10-5-05 5.7 49:57 8:41 144 Good run, tempo, cadence 90-95.
10-6-05 10.9 1:44:04 9:32 136 Hilliest run to date. Focused on ascending and descending form.
10-7-05 CROSS DAY   111 Stationary recumbent, 60 minutes to stay loose.
10-8-05 5.7 53:00 9:18 139 71 degrees and light to medium rain; nice!
10-8-05 44.3 7:02:43 Weekly Total    
10-9-05 REST DAY     REST
10-10-05 17.0 2:46:41 9:48 136 Focuses-cotton and steel, foot strike, form and posture, pace and hydration.
10-11-05 CROSS DAY   113 Stationary recumbent, 60 minutes to stay loose, upper body weight workout.
10-12-05 5.7 51:36 9:03 142 Tempo run.
10-13-05 7.8 1:16:10 9:46 139 Hills, pace setting, acclimatization.
10-14-05 CROSS DAY     2 hour walk about 5 miles
10-15-05 REST DAY     REST
10-15-05 30.5 4:54:27 Weekly Total    
10-16-05 26.2 4:29:43 10:18 141 MDI Marathon
10-17-05 REST DAY     REST
10-18-05 CROSS DAY   119 Stationary recumbent, 48 minutes light tempo, upper body weight workout
10-19-05 CROSS DAY   129 Lemond stationary bike, 50 minutes moderate tempo and 2 moderate intervals.
10-20-05 CROSS DAY   143 Arc Trainer-tempo with several (about 10) intervals, 3 mile walk.
10-21-05 5.7 56:07 10:01 132 Easy does it. Not fully recovered. Focus on REST!
10-22-05 31.9 5:25:50 Weekly Total   That's it for this year!!!


My original goal was a half marathon but that changed somewhere along the way. I had run the half in preparation so had figured on running 16 or 17 miles the day of the marathon but then at that point just took it a mile at a time until mile 22 when soggy and wet and just one more long hill to go  decided to finish.