The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

May 02, 2024

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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

Sat, Nov 03, 2012

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

116 miles for the week in thirteen sessions.

Key sessions:

17.5 miles - 10 miles @ 80% of PMP, 7.5 miles @ 90% of PMP.

19.5 miles – 10 miles @ 80% 0f PMP, 9.5 miles @ 90% of PMP.

Hill circuit – added an extra circuit this week (4).

8x8 sec hill blasts.

10x100m hill sprints walk back rec.

Recovery runs.

Pleased with the week.

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

Comments

From Jake K on Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 16:04:31 from 67.177.11.154

That's a good week! I like those kinda long, but not too long, runs at 80-90% MP

From Bret on Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 16:37:05 from 96.228.167.228

Really impressive week Bam - and your entry is way too humble - (especially for you.) Keep it going!

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 16:46:30 from 24.10.249.165

I like the large font. Easy on my 48-year-old eyes.

I'd be pleased with that week too.

From Bam on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 03:43:20 from 213.191.239.81

Jake - 17.5 and 19.5 are the two longest runs I've ever done. But I have to say, although I did them on the hilly Tralee course I found them enjoyable and they were easier than I anticipated - no gel or water or any of that malarkey:)

Bret - that made me smile - I'm a very humble man in real life. Honest. It's time for business, the messing's finished.

Rob - Big miles = big font.

From Russ on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 10:12:57 from 24.72.195.219

Awesome week! Bring on the Tralee 26.2.

From ACorn on Sun, Nov 04, 2012 at 19:21:30 from 24.2.76.146

Pretty impressive that you didn't take any liquids or sugar and electrolytes on your run, maybe you're a born marathoner :>

From Bam on Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 02:11:47 from 89.204.253.33

Acorn - if only that were so. It's more to do with ignorance and luck. I must do some reading on the subject of fuel and hydration.(I've got the article that Jake posted about the Canadian marathoners - just got to read it again.) That said, I didn't feel like I needed anything - maybe I wasn't running fast enough.

From Claudio on Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 08:47:21 from 216.99.185.50

Bam - 100 miles weeks? wow, congratulations, looks like I have missed a lot in your blog in recent months! I like your goals, I think you should also list breaking 30' for 10 km (which is a "secret" goal of mine too, by the way...) as far as I know, which is not much, no one over 45 years old has ever done it.

From Bam on Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 15:01:28 from 89.204.234.67

Claudio - thanks. I've been ambling along around the 100 mark - give or take a few miles here and there - since June; apart from a 'peppering' of speed, it's all been base stuff. Nothing too taxing.

I think the 10,000m 'track' record is 30.04. I believe a few have gone under 30 on the roads, but I don't think they count for record purposes.

I'm tuned into the marathon (the wind where I live is savage and not conjucive to the necessary track work for running sub 30. Sub 15 for 5,000m will be a tough ask.

2:19 for the marathon, on a flat course, in a few years time will be very tough, but I think it's there for the taking.

First, I've got to go faster than 2:37 on a very tough Tralee course in 4 months...I know that doesn't sound like much, but if you take into account I've only been running properly for a few months (the first 12 months were about shedding weight) then 2:37 is a good "point of reference," as Brandon called it. The foundation.

From aleph on Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 08:54:18 from 140.32.107.150

Nice week! I want to find some way to make fun of you for your giant font but I am coming up with nothing... I guess I'm too impressed by your running.

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