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Location:

Windsor,Ontario

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Detroit Marathon....October 2008...3:48:16

Half Marathon...Tecumseh Run From Cancer....July 2009....1:30:13

Detroit Free Pree/Flagstar Marathon...October 2009...3:30:24. Qualified for Boston!!


Short-Term Running Goals:

Maintain weekly mileage at 80 or more....


Long-Term Running Goals:

train and run a 30 mile ultra-marathon.

Personal:

I am a 52 yr. old single father of four children.  I am retired after injuring my back in 2000. I had back surgery, stopped running, and gained about 80 pounds. Decided to take my health into my own hands....lost 100 pounds, went to Nepal and trekked for two months in the Himalayas...climbed almost 18,000 ft.....felt so proud of myself....began running again. I qualified for Boston in Oct. 2009. I have shifted my focus now on ultra-marathons with the hope to run my first this year.
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Strength training at the gym.....arms.

My running plan for 2009, based on lessons learned from 2008, and from advice from very helpful fellow bloggers....consistency is key....build of solid base of 50-60 miles per week, and when I feel comfortable with that, I will add 1 day of speed work per week. Every 4 weeks, I will add a recovery week of approximetely 30 miles. This will take some self-disipline, but I am determined to get a BQ this year. I am at 52 miles this week, so I'm going to take today and tomorrow off and do a long run on Sunday. Any suggestions out there?.

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Comments
From rockness18 on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 14:15:17

Rather than take 2 days off in a row, I'd suggest take one off and use the other day to do a recovery run (1 to 1 1/2 minutes below marathon pace). Ideally, you should get the best results by running 6 days a week and spreading out most of the volume equally (exception: weekly long run). Just my 2 cents.

Nice week of running...great start towards your BQ!

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