Tam's training for 3:45:00" in Feb. 2008

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Location:

Austin,TX,USA

Member Since:

Sep 11, 2006

Gender:

Unknown

Goal Type:

Unknown

Running Accomplishments:

Paul & Tam at Congress Avenue Mile: 5:46" 2004. Marathon: 3:44'

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run AT&T Marathon (Feb.18, 2007) in 3:30:59" to qualify for Boston.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Being healthy at 59... like Paul!

Personal:

Married, 2 kids, boy and girl.
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Thu, Oct 05, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

AM at YMCA: 45 minutes.

Slept 3hrs. Coudn't sleep but relaxing / resting.

3x[(15x65 lbs)+(12x85 lbs)+(10x105 lbs)]. Plus 6x20 sit ups. Plus 6x20 plunges. Took less time to recover between sets. Heart rate felt like running at 9:00" pace. Stretched 10 min. Felt great. No soreness.

PM: T=95 degrees.

Felt very tired. Right knee is very tender, especially running downhill. Had to walk going downhill. Decided to take it real easy today. Jogged 4 mile very slowly.

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 07:27:31

What kind of exercise did you do with 65/85/105 pounds?

From Tam on Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 12:59:11

From Tam Hoang on Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 13:15:21

I started bench press about 6 weeks ago to improve my upper body strenght, especially my arms. Usually during the runs, my arms got tired first and I had to drop my arms down to relax, even in 1 or 2 mile time trial! I basically did not do any workout with my arms and abs for the last 20 years. My arms are my weakest links! I'm doing it now because I need all the help that I can get to qualify for Boston (=:

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 10:14:56

Actually, I think your arms are very strong for a woman athlete of any kind, and especially a runner. I cannot do three sets of 10x105 pounds, although my arm strength is a bit less than average for a guy. But still it is much higher than that of an elite female runner. My arms never get tired when I run. I suspect the reason yours get tired has more to do with the way you are holding them than with their actual strength.

However, bench press could help in other ways. Overall core strength is always a benefit as long as it does not add significantly to your weight.

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