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Location:

Pleasanton,CA,US

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

1M 4:53.2

5k 17:19 Spring 2009

5M 28:52

10M 59:47 (on way to my half PR)

13.1 1:18:47 2009 New Bedford Half Marathon

26.2 2:57:55 2008 Mohawk Hudson River Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train for pacific crest trail thru hike 2017.

Run lots of miles and lose some weight in the process.

DON'T FALL OFF THE WAGON

Extend childhood (at least from fitness perspective) into my mid 40's

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

 

I want to beat my half marathon PR. And if I'm in shape to do that then I should be able to crush my marathon PR.

Personal:

31y/o computational biologist. Hoping to take 5 months off next year to hike the PCT.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Sun, Aug 30, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

AM: 5.7

PM: 7.3

Is the plan of 80-90mpw too much for me at this point in my running career? It might destroy me.  I survived the 80mpw for a season but that was also extremely aggressive. Its man vs. reason.

Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From big legs on Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 22:45:13 from 173.2.120.87

you're going to run 85 mpw on almost no training for the past several months? If you're going to not have time to run in a couple months why not go for it, especially since you've never been injured in the past really with stress fractures, etc. are you still planning on the mohawk half?

From wheaton on Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 07:27:23 from 68.230.152.239

I have been running 40-56 miles per week for the past 2 months but I haven't been updating fastrunningblog because to me that much running doesnt seem like real training. So I am doing a single transition week of 70ish mpw and then going for 85 for the next 2 months. After that I may or may not be able to continue at that level. For the followin 3 months I have internal medicine which is known to be the 3rd hardest rotation but the hours arent nearly as bad as surgery or ob/gyn. I think like 7-4 or 5 most days with 7-7 thrown in every 3rd or 4th day.

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