Saturday, April 2, 2011

Week Before The Two Weeks Before

Three weeks out before a marathon is my toughest week for a few reasons.  I usually "up" the intensity quite a bit, plus I just want to get it over with and start easing the mileage load the last two weeks.  This past week was three weeks out before Boston.

The toughest run was on Tuesday in Omaha, NE.  (check out the elevation below)  I ran one of the toughest hill workouts I've ever ran.  The overall elevation gain was about 990ft in only 14 miles, with 10 different 50-100ft climbs.  Plus, the toughest hill was a 200ft monster over about a mile.  I managed to run the workout at a 7:31 pace, which I was happy with for the elevation.  I took it easy toward the end - I didn't want to screw anything up physically for my race.
Here is how the week went:
Sunday - 18 miles @ 7:21 pace (long run)
Monday - 4 miles (recovery)
Tuesday - 14 miles @ 7:31 pace (hill workout)
Wednesday - 10 miles (recovery)
Thursday - 11 miles @ 7:47 pace (tempo run)
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 20 miles @ 7:42 (long run) 
Total - 77 miles

I'll plan on about 45-50 miles this week with a hard tempo run toward the end, and then chill out the following week, rest and prepping for the race.  Hope your training is going well!
... be great today!

25 comments:

  1. Wow - that is some impressive mileage. Keep it up!

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  2. Man I am envious of you midweek mileage!

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  3. Man...big numbers.....are you injury free?

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  4. Way to go, that is a lot of miles. Boston is getting closer, stay injured free.

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  5. Oops! typo: YOUR not you..

    and that was a heck of a hilly 14 miler!

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  6. Holy Hills! Starting off up hill too.... Excited for you and all the others Boston bound. Jealous of your pre-Boston Friday night outing :oD Wishing you well.

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  7. You are a monster! What a run on those hills! You are seriously setup perfect for Boston. I've said it before, but I think you can PR there if you want to - it's just a matter of whether you want to push it, or save some juice for Oklahoma City 2 weeks later. PRing in Boston does sound pretty sweet though, haha

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  8. Way to go on those hills! My parents used live in that part of NE and I was always surprised by how hilly it was out there...who said NE was flat?

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  9. wow what a week!
    Great job with the hills!! You will destroy boston!!!

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  10. my gracious you're a machine! keep on keepin' on! never become numb to the amazing things you're accomplishing!

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  11. Nice mileage! Looks like a series of great runs.

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  12. I don't think I have even run 77 miles this year!! You're awesome!

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  13. Keeping that kind of pace on hills is amazing! You really tick me off....ahem...I mean...you really impress me!

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  14. Great job on the hills! Enjoy the miles, and then enjoy the taper. Take care not to get sick--lots of handwashing and sleep.

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  15. yeah, i'm pretty sure you run more than me on most days than i run most weeks!!

    sounds like your wife killed it today!! ( :

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  16. Holy crap, Jim! That hill workout looked intense! Felt great afterward, though, right? Was it repeats or did you just find a really hilly route??

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  17. So darn close! You are going to be in top shape from the sounds of it.

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  18. Still complaining about hills after running Austin? kidding. Those hills look just as tough. That's an awesome weekly mileage total, are you sure you're in your taper? I predict a PR for you in Boston.

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  19. Wow! Great week! You are so ready for this race!

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  20. Nice job young man. Awesome week. You are doing to do well in Boston.

    Hey, our Royals are 3-1 and in first place.

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  21. Boston is so close! Enjoy the taper time.

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  22. DAAAAAANG. =)
    Proud of you, pops.
    My training is going well, thanks for asking at the end of the post. Lol. =P

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  23. Had to follow Chris K's lead and comment on the Royals, they are playing great right now! Maybe I should have picked them to finish above the cellar this year, haha Awesome walk off win yesterday!

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  24. Absolutely fantastic runs. You've got Boston in your pocket. Good for you. Now you make me feel like a slacker.
    Hey! Good luck on the 18th - I'll be there :)

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  25. Awesome work!! You are so ready to "be great today" at Boston.

    In reference to your earlier blog about why you like blogging, only this unique group of people can understand the workout description of "ten miles (recovery)". LOL!

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