| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 73.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.50 |
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10:00 a.m. 7 miles slow. Planned to start my 'proper' training from today but my RHR was still elevated (normal 38-42 up to low 60's). So I decided to do a slow 13. 4.5 miles in and I felt whacked. I remembered what Russ said about it taking longer to recover from sickness if you've had a temperature. I cut off and jogged home for a 7.
I think I'll take this week as it comes, use it as a week to recover and launch into the serious stuff from next week.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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9:30 a.m. 8 miles in the teeming rain. Fantastic. Great fun leaping over puddles. Got my mojo back. I feel ready to start doing doubles again, but I'll wait until tomorrow.
Back to work tonight! I tutor a brother (14) and sister (16) in English literature during term times on Mondays, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Two hours of bliss - Seamus Heaney and Shakespeare. Lovely jubbly. |
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| | 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. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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9:30 a.m. 8 miles easy. Cold, wet, and windy. Winter's on its way.
7:00 p.m. 5 miles easy. Half a mile jog up to the pub and then ran 3.5 miles with Tom - a chap I met at the race on Friday - and then jogged another mile. Tom was a handy enough 800m in his day and he's getting back into the old running. We're going out again on Friday.
That's the first time I've run with anybody since starting back a year ago. It's more interesting having a conversation with a real person than having internal monologues. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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10:00 a.m. 8 miles slow. Left soleus was playing up, so I took it nice and easy. Might need a trip to the PT to get the legs stripped, which means pain. My PT was an All Ireland Powerlifting Champion and his biceps are bigger than my waist - slight exaggeration there, but hopefully you get the idea.
I need new trainers. Can't make my mind up on the Nimbus 14's: they're not as cushioned as the 13's. I might go for the Adidas Response Cushion 20's - I can get four pairs of these for the same price as 2 pairs of Nimbus. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
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10:00 a.m. 8 miles easy. Leg's much improved and everything should be 'A' ok for Sunday when I hope to launch the much lauded (by me) Qwer Old Eegit's Marathon Method. It somehow seems appropriate to commence my marathon training on the weekend that so many FRBers will obliterate their marathon PR's at TOU and beyond.
Good luck to all of you competing this weekend. Get your race reports up early as I'll be waiting to read them. 7:00 p.m. 4.5 miles with Tom. Jogged half a mile up to the pub to meet Tom and then did an easy 3.5 miles. I jogged another half mile home to make the 4.5 miles. Leg is nearly 100%. |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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9:00 a.m. 6 miles easy.
Spent the day painting the living-room. Should keep the old lady happy for few hours.
5:30 p.m. 6 miles easy with Tom.
Training starts tomorrow... |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 73.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 73.50 |
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