The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

April 26, 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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Wed, Apr 10, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.25	3.00	0.75	0.00	6.00

a.m. 6 miles out and back along the canal towpath with 4 miles progession.

Jogged the mile or so down to the canal and then picked up the pace for a mile to about normal steady run pace. Increased it slightly in half mile(ish) increments until the 4th mile, where I picked it up a good bit and ran about 0.75 miles around LT pace. I eased off 0.25 miles earlier than intended as I didn't want to cross the threshold, which seemed likely. Jogged back home.

Legs felt better than yesterday but every stride seems to rattle my old bones. I think I might revert to the Asics Nimbus - in November, when I first started having 'problems' (yes, I can hear the smart remarks before they're even uttered) I had changed my shoes to the Adidas Response Cushion (nearly a third of the price); I don't think these are the reason for getting injured but I suspect they are not helping.

Before I dive in and spend big bucks on two pair of Nimbuseseseses, I'll try out an old pair tomorrow and see if I notice a difference to my bockety skeleton.

Anyway, good to get a bit of work in rather than plodding (just for you, April) along.

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

Comments

From Bret on Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 05:53:59 from 166.205.55.33

Invest in the Nimbi!! Good to see you getting some rewarding work in.

From Russ on Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:29:11 from 74.114.3.253

Interesting thought on the shoes. And yes, I think Nimbi are a good choice, both for grammarians and for Bam's body.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:21:39 from 155.219.241.10

Why would you go back to the shoe that.....wait, never mind.

Good session, I bet the bones will feel less rattled once you've churned out a few more just like that.

From allie on Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:26:52 from 161.38.221.168

my vote goes to nibmuses.

octopuses, hippopotamuses, syllabuses...must stick with the pattern.

From Jason D on Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:49:07 from 24.1.80.94

Nimbus, Nimbi, Nimbo, Nimbum, Nimbo,

Nimbi, Nimborum, Nimbis, Nimbos, Nimbis

Some Latin back at you, Bam.

Shoes do make a difference I think. You're light and fast, why not go with something that's not as bulky? When you interfere with prioprioception, you tend to get hurt. You don't need to be in Vibrams, but something 4mm differential range is pretty good and it won't kill you as an everyday shoe. I do like Saucony as a another choice here, but they don't hold up mileagewise like my Newtons. Fitter, lighter lads and ladies will have a different experience.

From Bam on Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 13:02:12 from 89.126.28.24

Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions. I've order two pairs of, now what shall I call them? I do like Nimborum.

From Jason D on Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 15:30:13 from 24.1.80.94

Nimborum is correct for the use in the above sentence. -orum is genitive plural (plural possessive)

From Bam on Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 03:05:02 from 89.126.28.24

Genitive smenitive. I heard the sweet whispers of Ovid and I knew instinctively that orum was correct:) Although I studied Ovid's Metamorphoses and Vergil's Aeneid, they were English translations. To be honest, Latin is all Greek to me.

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