Lazy Summer Already
Summer is really here in Minneapolis. Nice and warm and very humid. Needless to say last week wasn't the best training I've had. Somehow I did manage 73 miles last week. I was hoping for a bit more. Had a really good tempo run on Monday, followed by a hilly run on Tuesday. It was supposed to be 14 miles and only ended up with 13.5. Plus, I cut Thursday's run a half mile short and Saturday's long run two miles. The humid conditions are really bothering me.
Overall training for last week looked like this:
Su - 6/4
M - 10 w/4 Tempo
Tu - 13.5
W - 6
Th - 4/11.5
F - 6
Sa - 14
Overall 73 miles at 7:57/mile
So Chris Carr finished his first marathon in 4:45. Not a bad first time, but could've been a lot better if he trained properly. Made way too many first timer mistakes. Hopefully he sticks with running and keeps his fitness, then tries a marathon next year. I guarantee if he does this he will take an hour of his time.
If you're going to run a marathon on less than a 40 mpw base, please read this article. Another reason why the marathon deserves more respect than a majority of people give it.
Oh, no matter what Runner's World says, running with headphones in a race is bad. Very bad and very dangerous. Another of the reasons I don't read Runner's World. If you're a runner and are going to read a magazine, please read Running Times. It's geared towards runners, not Gallow-walkers.
One of these days I will post my lessons learned and give out all the running secrets I know.
Overall training for last week looked like this:
Su - 6/4
M - 10 w/4 Tempo
Tu - 13.5
W - 6
Th - 4/11.5
F - 6
Sa - 14
Overall 73 miles at 7:57/mile
So Chris Carr finished his first marathon in 4:45. Not a bad first time, but could've been a lot better if he trained properly. Made way too many first timer mistakes. Hopefully he sticks with running and keeps his fitness, then tries a marathon next year. I guarantee if he does this he will take an hour of his time.
If you're going to run a marathon on less than a 40 mpw base, please read this article. Another reason why the marathon deserves more respect than a majority of people give it.
Oh, no matter what Runner's World says, running with headphones in a race is bad. Very bad and very dangerous. Another of the reasons I don't read Runner's World. If you're a runner and are going to read a magazine, please read Running Times. It's geared towards runners, not Gallow-walkers.
One of these days I will post my lessons learned and give out all the running secrets I know.
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7:24 AM
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