The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

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Location:

Tralee,Ireland

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've never worn compression socks.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To do a race.

Long-Term Running Goals:

1. Break the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group, when I'm 50 in 2015.

2. Never wear compression socks.

Personal:

Married with two girls (6 and 10).

The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method is a four year experiment.

The first year (2012) was about getting back into running, staying off the smokes and booze, while sticking to a healthy eating plan and shedding mountains of lard. All boxes ticked.

Year two (2013 - age: 48) Injured Jan through March. Build back up and work on my 5k speed. Goal 15:45.

Year three (2014) will be about doing my first marathon in the spring. (Just for the experience and on a tough course - maybe Tralee; goal time, 2:30ish.) Then begins the prep work for Berlin 2015

Year four (2015) is all about breaking the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group - it's only 2:19 :).

The above might sound nuts; it is, but then I'm nuts. Please do not copy any of the training I do: if you do, you are likely to end up running like me - not a good idea.

The idea is to have a laugh along the way. If I fail, I don't know what I'll do - my whole belief system will crumble and I suspect that this little rock might just stop spinning for a couple of seconds. Jakers, I better not fail for all our sakes. That's some burden, even for SuperBam.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Tue, Sep 11, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

10:30 a.m. 7 miles, including 4.5 miles @ 7:20 pace, 7x8 sec hill blasts (2 min rec), 2.5 miles @ 7:20 pace. The hill blasts were pathetic. Geriatric ambles would be a better description. Couldn't get up on the old toes as my left soleus was complaining. Cut the session one short to be safe - didn't want my leg to ping. After each amble, I reset my soleus and it gradually improved. When I got back I managed to sort it and it has now settled:)

6:00 p.m. 6 miles relaxed (7:00ish pace)in the evening rain. Top stuff.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 131.00

Comments

From Bret on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:45:20 from 64.128.133.66

Fairly good day of training for you - back in the swing. Good to see you back at it.

Trying to figure out my own plan for work out this evening...

From Bam on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 13:38:27 from 213.191.250.83

I'd go 5x800m. Get some speed in and then the next session should be 4x1 mile and you'll find your AP will have improved substantially. This will help the confidence. You could do it the other way round and go 4x1 mile first - you'll improve on your last session and this should help too.

I was thinking about you blowing up (metaphorically, of course) - I think a 4 mile lactate threshold run would help. You could develop these into your tempo runs as you hit that section of your training. Just an idea...

From Bret on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 13:42:10 from 64.128.133.66

Thanks - I was thinking of splitting the difference and doing 1200's :) or doing and LT session. I will keep you posted.

From Bam on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 13:50:36 from 213.191.250.83

Not a bad idea, but if you do a session you've already done, you'll see the improvement. If you do 1200's, it'll be hard to work out the impact of the session. Your call. Either way, give it some welly!

From allie on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 14:51:58 from 161.38.218.168

decrepit dawdles.

From scottkeate on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 14:53:30 from 216.49.181.254

Good to give the recovering body a test drive to see where you're at. I like your plan to use the week as a recovery week and just take the miles and workouts as they come. We will put it out to the universe that you will be feeling better than ever before the end of the week; ready to ramp things back up.

From Bam on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 16:06:37 from 213.191.250.83

allie, I like that, very much. 'Decrepit dawdles', has a nice ring to it that extends beyond the alliteration.

I've got it: it's the inexorable link between form and content. The heavy polysyllabic 'decrepit' is difficult to pronounce: it's ponderous (the conglomeration of consonants slows articulation - each syllable starts and ends in a consonant, which impedes articulation).

The second word, 'dawdles', is kinaesthetic but slow - the 'd's' echo and amplify the 'd' from 'decrepit' and enact the repetitive and turgid nature of the the hill reps - as executed by yours truly.

But it's the simplicity that I like. No explanation. Just, decrepit dawdles. The words do the work in an apocalyptic way. Much like McCarthy's refusal to conform to the rules of grammar, allie the kid drops her words and leaves with the stealth and skill of a special forces operative. No fuss. No histrionics. Have it.

Your work transcends that of the Japanese masters of syllabic poetry - two words, three syllables followed by two syllables: the allieku.

(I think my kids have put something in my tea.)

Scott - 'I'll be back!'

From scottkeate on Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 18:09:48 from 71.199.4.146

Wow! Bonus point for the literary genius of your last comment, Bam. Whatever your kids put in your tea, I gotta get me some of that :-)

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