Morning Peeps!
I don't have too much real training to share. I'm using the time post Boston till about mid June (start of Chicago training) to do whatever I want to do! No schedule. No goals. Screw it, I want to enjoy my fitness and be my own boss.
So that means in practical terms:
70-75 miles a week
5 days at the gym post run for strength training
A 30 day squat challenge
Meh, hey it's not 95 miles so it's not too hard. My pace is faster than I'd like. I'd say the 70 miles are at about 7:10 pace. I will slow my roll when I start real training so that I can add in fast stuff and not die.
For now, that's my shit around pace. haha
IN OTHER NEWS:
I paced the NCRC Invitational Half Marathon last weekend. 1:45 pace group. I loooove pacing the half. Especially on courses I know well. It was pretty miserable as far as conditions. 100% humidity and nearly 1300ft of elevation and low 70's.
Being the bossy pacer that I can be I was having my group dump water on their heads. One guy was like, "but I have a hat on." Arg, "hat off, dump water, hat on" was my reply. This is so effective I force it on people. But in the end I crossed the mats alone with most of my group ahead of me. Awwwe, love that.
THINGS WORTH NOTING:
Squat!! I swear this 30 day program has changed my body. I feel like my legs are stronger and that my gluts are climbing up my back. I'm doing this:
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That's about it for now. Thanks for checking in. I'll keep my blog updated much more frequently when I start Chicago sub 2:55 training!! Yay!!
Laura
Those tops look nice, but I just don't see them on me!!!
ReplyDeleteYes water on the head will keep you cool, so why not, I wish I couls line up for a half and take it easy, but me and the half have a race against the clock. I do pace friends for marathon, but if I can get my old body in shape I will maybe put the hammer down later this year...
But if I have glasses on won't the water get all over those....then I can't see? LOL
ReplyDeleteLaura, Finished the Vermont City Marathon in 3:22 this past weekend and qualified for Boston after 14 tries!! Woo Hoo!! Alsomost 1/2 hour slower than you but I'm happy! Running Market Square Day in Portsmouth on June 8th, starting out as a great summer!!!
ReplyDeleteBob! No freaken way!!! Congratulations!! That's almost statistically impossible this time of year. What an awesome accomplishment! You must be on cloud 9 (and your couch lol)!!! I will definitely see you there next year! Congrats again!
DeleteSounds good, thanks!! See you there! Check out Vermont City for your marathon to-do list, alot of fun, Nice course, Burlington's a cool town!
DeleteOK, that squat routine looks like an enormous number of reps. I may attempt it, but just looking at it makes me picture my legs exploding, leaving me with nothing but bones and knobby knees and me looking all ridiculous.
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