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Aug 30, 2007

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Age Division Winner

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PR's

5K: 21:26 (2005)

4 mile: 28:10 (2005)

10K: 43:33 (2010)

10 mile: 1:13:35 (2009) (1:12:15 split in 1/2 marathon, 2011)

1/2 marathon: 1:34:31 (2011)

marathon: 3:19:15 (2013)

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~3:20 marathon - Eugene Marathon, April 28, 2013 (can I say I really want a sub 3:20? but I will be happy with 3:20-3:23)~~ -- whoohoo!

~~Some good intermediate races 15K - 1/2 marathon, to gauge my fitness level~~ (done this, hit a 1:34:35 1/2 marathon in March 2013, on a hilly course)

Going after my 10 mile PR in Fall 2013

Maybe some good 10K races after the infernal Arizona summer is over!

Long-Term Running Goals:

I want to be one of those runners who is still running in their 80s (or 90s?). You know the ones, who look all grisley and fit? That is what I would like! Until then, I just want to work hard and be as fast as I can, for as long as I can.

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50 year old, trying to defy gravity and time

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Sun, Apr 05, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
17.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.00

AM: (12 miles, 1:46:53). Easy run. I decided to switch my 20 miler with my Tuesday run, to give myself more time to recover from this "thing" I have. I feel much better today (I have been on antibiotics since Friday night). ~~If I still feel good tonight I will run another 4 miles.~~ It will be interesting to switch days like this because I will have 2 MP runs within a day of eachother this way (Tuesday and Thursday). But, as long as I keep it at MP and no faster I really shouldn't have too much trouble recovering (I hope). Happy Sunday bloggers, congratulations to all the great races yesterday in what sounds like sub-optimal conditions for many.

PM: (5 miles, 47:59). I got lost ... so I ran longer than I had meant to ... it was probably longer than 5 miles, but I am pretty sure it wasn't 5.5 so I am just going to log 5 miles. It was pretty slow. My throat hurts more now than it did this morning, but I almost always feel worse at night.

Comments

From Marion on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 15:40:34 from 71.213.113.191

Nice miles :) I hope your weather is great down there :) It's pretty today :) Good luck with the 20 miler on Tuesday:) WOW!! That is a ton of miles ;)

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 15:46:41 from 67.171.56.164

Glad to see you are feeling better. You should be in fine shape on Tuesday. Have a great day!

From Bonnie on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 15:48:18 from 71.210.121.51

Hi Marion, I am getting spoiled, it is beautiful here right now. PERFECT weather for running. I hope you guys get some good weather soon! I am pretty happy with my ability to run a little higher mileage this year. So far, I am adapting pretty well. I think it is because I ramped up pretty slowly (over the course of a year).

Happy Sunday. I really enjoy reading your blog. You are such a positive person and are always so encouraging to everyone, you are a very special person (she says from 400 miles away and never having met you in person!).

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 15:53:20 from 71.229.164.25

It's great that you're feeling better. I hope you feel well enough tonight to do your extra 4 miles, but don't sweat it if you don't. You're getting plenty of miles in.

From Bonnie on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 15:55:54 from 71.210.121.51

Hi Carolyn, try to get some rest today and take mega-vitamin C (and zinc if you have it)!! I hope you beat this thing. Happy Sunday.

From Marion on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 16:00:05 from 71.213.113.191

Bonnie- You are too nice :)

I have been taking that Emergen-C stuff all winter and I really think it has helped. I have been able to ward off pretty much everything my HUGE family has brought home (there are EIGHT of us ;). It has also helped with my feeling this past fall of being "off" nutritionally as I have upped my miles. I take two a day if I feel something new might be trying to make me sick ;)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 23:03:05 from 71.229.164.25

I'm glad you got out for your even run, but I hope you didn't overdo it, what with getting lost and all. Take care of that throat.

For the record, I've been taking Emergen-C every morning for quite some time, but I've been taking extra the last couple of days. In fact, I should go have some now.

From Bonnie on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 23:17:46 from 71.210.121.51

Good for you with the Emergen-C ... I hope it pays off, that has zinc in it too doesn't it? I have my fingers and toes crossed that you fight this thing Carolyn.

tomorrow is my day off (from running), so hopefully all will be wonderful by Tuesday!

From april27 on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 23:05:43 from 99.188.251.180

Do you split your 20 miler as well? Just curious b/c you split Sundays run.

From Bonnie on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 23:10:39 from 128.196.228.134

Hi April! no I have one long run a week and then 3 times a week I run two times a day (plus 2 recovery days). This allows me to get in extra miles. This Sunday I ran what I normally would run on Tuesday and tomorrow I will be running 20 miles with the last 8 at marathon pace (my usual long run).

From april27 on Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 23:35:45 from 99.188.251.180

I have thought about splitting runs but I didn't think it added benefit to the whole mileage b/c it wasn't all at once...if that makes sense...

From Bonnie on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 09:58:49 from 71.210.121.51

Hi April. I started adding extra runs when I was maxing out on singles. Many people advocate singles based on running more than 70 mpw; Since I am slower, I base it on number of hours I can run in singles (based on work and how much my legs/body can take all at once).

Before I started running doubles I was training primarily for 1/2 marathons running about 60-65 mpw (8-9 hours/week for me) and it looked like this

Tues 90-105 min (10-12 miles - easy workout)

Wed 60-70 min (7-8 miles)

Thurs 90-120 (10-14 miles - hard workout)

Fri 60-70 (7-8 miles)

Sat 70-80 (8-9 miles)

Sun 12-16 miles (occasionally hard workout - fast finish or progression run)

I couldn't really do much more than that on singles, it took too much time and I got too tired (not able to concentrate at work). So, I started to add 3-5 miles three times a week which bumps my overall mileage up 9-15 miles week.

I think that anytime you can increase your mileage by running doubles it is good, but you need to make sure that you can run some medium long (80 + minutes) and long (105 - 120 min or more depending what you are training for) runs during the week as well. So two 5 mile runs are not necessarily as good as a 10 mile run, unless it is the only way you can run 10 miles that day. Jack Daniels suggests that 30 mins is the minimum time on your feet for any benefit (although he also says any time is better than no time!).

I hope this helps.

From april27 on Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 11:24:21 from 99.188.251.180

I see. thank you for explaining that to me. I may consider doing that when I start adding more mileage again. NOw that i have my shoes figured out I may consider running a 1/2 in the summer or fall...

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