Help ...I can't stop running !

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
12-10-09|6|8:10|Recovery|Fresh|2
13-10-09|8|6:42|Vo2|Glorious|2
14-10-09|Rest||||2
15-10-09|5|7:12|Aerobic|Fantastic|2
16-10-09|4|7:59|Recovery|fantastic|2
17-10-09|Rest||||2
18-10-09|||||2


Just 4 at recovery pace today,i don't like these.


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|25|19|4|6|3|82



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45||

Krusty_Clown

Hadrly seems worth getting out of bed to do a four mile recovery run, does it?!
Marathoning really changes your persepctive!

eliwallach

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hadrly seems worth getting out of bed to do a four mile recovery run, does it?!
Marathoning really changes your persepctive!

I did a 4 mile run today as well, and tried not to sweat too much so I wouldn't have to wash the gear :rolleyes:. Failed.

Sosa

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Hadrly seems worth getting out of bed to do a four mile recovery run, does it?!
Marathoning really changes your persepctive!

eliwallach wrote: »

I did a 4 mile run today as well, and tried not to sweat too much so I wouldn't have to wash the gear :rolleyes:. Failed.

I am not looking forward to next week,only 25m to do.
I will be climbing the walls.
Also,i am doing a 10m charity run on Sunday,it will be the first time i ever entered a race that i didnt race ( if you know what i mean )

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
12-10-09|6|8:10|Recovery|Fresh|2
13-10-09|8|6:42|Vo2|Glorious|2
14-10-09|Rest||||2
15-10-09|5|7:12|Aerobic|Fantastic|2
16-10-09|4|7:59|Recovery|fantastic|2
17-10-09|Rest||||2
[EMAIL="18-10-09|12|w/10@7:15|Aerobic|Dark and drizzly|2"]18-10-09|12|w/10@7:15|Aerobic|Dark and drizzly|2[/EMAIL]


Did a 2m trot down to the start and then ran the "Run for Life" with two of the lads.We all stayed together for 8m and then one of them wanted to push on so we covered the last 2 in 13:05 to finish in 72:25...
Big crowd and good atmosphere all the way round,was bursting with energy but wary of saving it for next week.

No more weeks to count down now....only days :eek:


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|26|19|4|6|3|83



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45|35|

ike

Enjoy the last few days Sosa! This time next week you'll be well on your way to the sub 3. This has been one the most consistant training logs which leaves you well positioned for a great finish time. Its the most common piece of advice but remember you only ever run your first marathon once so enjoy the occasion as well as everything else.

Best of luck

Sosa

ike wrote: »

Enjoy the last few days Sosa! This time next week you'll be well on your way to the sub 3. This has been one the most consistant training logs which leaves you well positioned for a great finish time. Its the most common piece of advice but remember you only ever run your first marathon once so enjoy the occasion as well as everything else.

Best of luck

Thanks Ike,
Everything has gone to plan,i have done what i set out to do,we will just wait and see what happens.
Amadeus going so close yesterday proved that even if you do all the hard work,you still may not get there,not taking anything away from his time but he set out for sub 3,if thats me next week i will be gutted.

Someone said on here a while back that its better to fail at a very hard target time that have success at an easier one.
True words.

Bring it on !

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
19-10-09|6|8:02|Recovery|Blustery|7
20-10-09|Rest||||6
21-10-09|||||5
22-10-09|||||4
23-10-09|||||3
24-10-09|||||2
[EMAIL="25-10-09|12|w/10@|||1"]25-10-09|||||1[/EMAIL]


Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
26-10-09|26.2||Race||0


Recovery run today,just ticking off the days now....


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|26|20|4|6|3|84



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45|35|

village runner

Sosa wrote: »

Thanks Ike,


Someone said on here a while back that its better to fail at a very hard target time that have success at an easier one.
True words.

Bring it on !

You have to have a go. Will be looking forward to reading your sub 3 report nxt monday.
Beware of the mind playing games with the marathon virgin.

--amadeus--

Sosa wrote: »

Thanks Ike,
Everything has gone to plan,i have done what i set out to do,we will just wait and see what happens.
Amadeus going so close yesterday proved that even if you do all the hard work,you still may not get there,not taking anything away from his time but he set out for sub 3,if thats me next week i will be gutted.

Someone said on here a while back that its better to fail at a very hard target time that have success at an easier one.
True words.

Bring it on !

Ahhh, but you've trained better than I had. VR is right, the only thing stopping you now is mind games. 4 10ks of 42:30 each and it's yours.

Sosa

--amadeus-- wrote: »

Ahhh, but you've trained better than I had. VR is right, the only thing stopping you now is mind games. 4 10ks of 42:30 each and it's yours.

4 x10k @ 42:30 sounds ok,but you have to go do it.

Thanks again and i hope to get over to the Conrad afterwards for a half hour maybe before i get collected ( have to get the dart out to dun laoirghe )

Well done again on your PB,and i suppose you are already thinking of where you plan to shave off those 35 seconds.

Sosa

village runner wrote: »

You have to have a go. Will be looking forward to reading your sub 3 report nxt monday.
Beware of the mind playing games with the marathon virgin.

Thanks VR,i will be having a go alright.
I am just going to tag along with those pacers,as that will keep me on track,during my MP runs i was going about 7/8 secs a mile to fast anyway on those.

ManFromAtlantis

dying to see how you get on. best of luck. in my humble experience its hard to not go too fast at teh start so watch this.

best of luck and keep away from people shaking hands and coughing etc.

Sosa

ManFromAtlantis wrote: »

dying to see how you get on. best of luck. in my humble experience its hard to not go too fast at teh start so watch this.

best of luck and keep away from people shaking hands and coughing etc.

Thanks,as i said above that wont happen as i plan to tag along with the pacers.

Sosa

--amadeus-- wrote: »

Ahhh, but you've trained better than I had. VR is right, the only thing stopping you now is mind games. 4 10ks of 42:30 each and it's yours.

Ahhh,nothing like a bit of added pressure

asimonov

best of luck on monday sosa - would love to be running it with you. I don't think you could have approached your training any better than you did, i'm sure the same even, consistent approach to the race will see you there in good time.

Sosa

asimonov wrote: »

best of luck on monday sosa - would love to be running it with you. I don't think you could have approached your training any better than you did, i'm sure the same even, consistent approach to the race will see you there in good time.

Thanks Asimonov,thank god for the pacers,i would say that if they were not there i would go to fast to early,i have pacing issues,today i could not even do [EMAIL="2@MP,they"]2@MP,they[/EMAIL] were 6:46 and 6:48,i know its hard to get it spot on but i had to slow down to get it to that.
At least on Monday i will not pass the pacers unless they are not keeping up the pace or i have a bit in the tank with 1/2 to go ( which i doubt ),so its all about tagging along with them.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
19-10-09|6|8:02|Recovery|Blustery|7
20-10-09|Rest||||6
21-10-09|6|7:14|Aerobic|Blustery|5
22-10-09|||||4
23-10-09|||||3
24-10-09|||||2
25-10-09|||||1


Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
26-10-09|26.2||Race||0


An aerobic run today with [EMAIL="2@MP,wen"]2@MP,wen[/EMAIL] very well,7:15p for the first 2,then 6:46 and 6:48,finished with 8:02 and 7:45.
Can't wait now,at this stage.


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|27|20|4|6|3|85



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45|35|

tisnotover

best of luck in the Marathon Sosa...all the hard work has been put in now...enjoy the rest of the taper, looking forward to reading the report!

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
19-10-09|6|8:02|Recovery|Blustery|7
20-10-09|Rest||||6
21-10-09|6|7:14|Aerobic|Blustery|5
22-10-09|6|8:05|Recovery|Sunny and warm|4
23-10-09|Rest||||3
24-10-09|||||2
25-10-09|||||1


Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
26-10-09|26.2||Race||0


Aaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh.....hate this waiting,just want to get going.


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|27|21|4|6|3|86



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45|35|

kennyb3

give it everything monday, best of luck

showry

I'd say you're like a caged animal Sosa, enjoy it sham.

Gringo78

Best of luck on Monday, you'll nail it.

Slogger Jogger

Good luck on Monday.

Sosa

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Good luck on Monday.

Thanks Slogger,same to yourself...are you going for sub 3 again ?
I cannot remember you saying it on your log.

I am bib 723,black shorts,long sleeve black top (or short sleeve black )
Give me a holler if you see me,i will probably be shaking (before the off i will be wearing a red windbreaker type jacket)

Krusty_Clown

If you've put as much effort into your training, as you have into the tables in your log, I predict you'll record one of the best debut marathon times we've seen around these parts.

Best of luck on Monday. I don't think you're going to need it.

Sosa

Thanks Krusty,
I will be stalking those pacers for as long as possible.

another world

Best of luck Sosa. You have some very impressive training put in and the consistency you´ve shown in your training will pay off on race day.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
19-10-09|6|8:02|Recovery|Blustery|7
20-10-09|Rest||||6
21-10-09|6|7:14|Aerobic|Blustery|5
22-10-09|6|8:05|Recovery|Sunny and warm|4
23-10-09|Rest||||3
24-10-09|4|8:09|Recovery|Blustery|2
25-10-09|Rest||||1


Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Days to Go
26-10-09|26.2||Race||0


So,thats it now.
18 weeks down...only one thing left to do.
I am very happy with the way my training went,i was very fortunate in that i avoided injury and more or less avoided any sickness.
I am really looking forward to Monday now.
Hope to bump in to a few boardsies while i am up there.
Bib 723...i will be all in black ( either long or short sleeve,have not decided yet ) if anyone sees me.

Good luck to everyone else doing it and i hope you all have a great day,and thanks also to everyone for reading my log and wishing me well.
I would never imagined that i would have over 15,000 views when i set out,thanks again,it kept me going during the last 4 months.


Breakdown of training

Long 16+|Med 12-16|10+ @ MP|Aerobic|Recovery|Tempo|Vo2|Race|Total
6|14|5|27|22|4|6|3|87



Wk 1|Wk 2|Wk 3|Wk 4|Wk 5|Wk 6|Wk 7|Wk 8|Wk 9
40.5|45.8|40.4|45|45|34.2|50|55.3|50

Wk 10|Wk 11|Wk 12|Wk 13|Wk 14|Wk 15|Wk 16|Wk 17|Wk 18
45|56.4|51.7|50.8|55.8|60.1|45|35|22

Woddle

Hi Sosa I'll keep an eye out for you, you won't know where I'll be so make sure you keep smiling and don't let your guard down for a second cause if you do, you know that'll be the pic I get
Sosa this log has been fantastic and one of the best since racing flats sub 3 attempt, its a credit to you and I don't think you need to be wished good luck but good luck.