Marathon Plan

Fri P.m.

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[li]200’s, grass, straight. [/li][li]35-36sec with the wind[/li][li]37-38sec against the wind [/li][li]36sec rests [/li][li]18 x 200’s - Skipped the next Two[/li][li]8 x 200’s [/li][li]2 x 150’s [/li][/ul]

Didn’t really La+ out, more just ran out of steam, hurt chest/lungs

Sat
5km all up
2.5km time trial (i think that’s the distance?? - out on the road)
8:24

Sunday
10km jog
Dismal effort.
Havnt been for a jog in Ages - and it really shows.
Fat stores forgot how to work…

Monday
20 x 200’s on a track - but in joggers.
Except for the 1st two, they were all within +/- half a second of Goal 36sec.
Got pretty hot by 14, also didn’t have time to hit out all 30 reps - had to get to work

Tue
50min of running circuits

Wed
15 x 280’s with 1min 50sec recoverys
Then
5 x 280’s with 60sec recoverys

Got pretty good at keeping right on target time (50.40)
And even the last 5, where i droped the recovery time, i knocked off a few faster by a second and the last one was 5sec faster.
Ready to hit that with 60sec recoverys for the entire lot.

Thur
Off

Fri, am,
10x 390m @ 68sec

Pm,
7 x 400m at 72

Sat,
Off

Sun
Off

Mon
2 x 600m
Was stupidly hot.
Was on target times, but couldnt cool off.

Tue
50min running circuits

Wed
3 500s
400
300
500
300
300
300
300
Was smashed by the 500s.
All with 2min recoveries.

Thur
4km jog then swim

Fri am
Easy recovry session, lower legs been hating me this week.

Fri pm

200m work - 100m jog (as above) 10 reps of 200m
38
38
39
36
36
36
36
35
36
33
Avg jog time was 38-41sec
Max HR 163
36 is my goal speed - so finally hitting rep speed.

Sat - Off

Sun -
45min of pacing out others over 280m.
For them it was Time trials, for me, it was rep speed. Felt pretty solid

Mon -
20min Jog - midday run, followed by a short cool swim.

Tue -
5 x 420m reps (on mostly cement/tarmac)
A few sharp corners also, slows things down a little.
Right after the reps, we did 1 min of exercises, eg, burpees, or squat jumps etc.
Felt pretty hard and developed a bit of La+

Been awhile since i was last on this computer…
Perhaps i need to spend some time setting up my Galaxy Note?

Wed
800’s - around a park and roads - so not Flat. - goal speed is 2;24
1st - 2;28
rest - 6;26
2nd - 2;27
rest - 6.44
3rd - 2.26

Finished - total session, 53min

Thurs
Off

Fri
a.m.
running circuits for 44min

p.m.
8km
4km run and 4km of tempo

Sat
off

Sun
1hr bike ride - with some intervals thrown in.

Weekly total
4hrs 11min

Mon
off

Tue
50min of running circuits

Wed
800’s - Same as last wed
1st - 2;26
rest - 7;20
2nd - 2;24
rest - 6;00
3rd - 1;31 (had to stop at 550 to race to toilet…)
rest - unsure - around 6-7min?
4th - 2;25
rest - 7.40
5th - 2;09 (stopped about 50m to go, back cramps and the headache i had all session was tooooo much)
rest - 8;22
6th - 2;59 (tried to pace a fellow to 3.08 - just couldn’t run that slow…)

Thurs
off

Fri
a.m.
run throughs and then 400’s - goal pace 72sec
1st - 68
rest - 2;18
2nd - 67
rest - 2;41
3rd - 69
rest - 2.59
4th - 68
rest - 3.07
5th - 68
rest - 3.34
6th - 69

Fri
pm
Same session as above
33
rest - 43
38
rest - 36
38
rest - 38
35
rest - 38
37
rest - 36
35
rest - 39
36
rest - 32
35
rest - 36
37
rest - 33
33

So, still getting faster - and recovery jogs are getting Faster and therefore less time :slight_smile:

Sat
off

Sun
10km run
33 deg C heat - hilly. So was pretty slow. 43min.
Didn’t push it hard

Weekly total
4hr 1min.

Mon
20min of weights (have started doing some basic weights the last 10days, maybe 2 x week)

Tue
41min of tempo
Very humid - very hard to breath.
A very slack session made very hard via humidity…

Wed
800s
2:30
Jog 5:48
2:27
Jog 6:08
2:28
Jog 6:00
2:29
Walk 6:09 stomach cramps
2:55
5:56 Stand, heat and stomach cramps
2:29
Stand 7:10
2:32

Finished with chin ups and push ups.

What’s with the stomach cramps??

Still been training - been very busy of late
1 - turning my Personal training studio into a little Gym
2 - Christmas and new years

ATM - am working on regaining my aerobic zone, so km volume will go up, and overall intensity will go down.
I’ll still keep 1-2 vo2max or threshold runs each week.
The extra km will consist of Hard aerobic runs. NOT long slow runs, but, long fast runs (just not going into La+ zone)

Knocked out just over 1hr on Wed (and it was hot too)
Planning on heading out for another 1hr run tonight after work.

As a side note- i reached up to 22 chin non stop chin ups just before Christmas :slight_smile:

impressed with the chins and training in the heat there, well done. I thought you ran a gym already? :confused:

Cheers John
I own a Personal Training studio for the last 3yrs, thats been active for the last 10yrs. So, it’ll be purely a small scale gym. 100-200 people (hopefully)

Hornblower = cramps from heat, late lunch n long hard reps :slight_smile:

Thurs, plan was 1hr run, heat was terrible, so walked instead

Fri am
50min of non stop running circuits, 8km
Fri pm
1hr of split runs 1km, road based, so not flat.
800m / 30sec recovery / 200m
10min of hiding from the sun…
For 3 reps.
1st = 2:25 / rec / 37
2nd = 2:20 / rec / 38 (course record over 800m)
3rd = 2:24 / rec / 38 (pace for 800m is goal pace for 10km)

Very hot day. A.m. training we all sweated like we went swimming, probably been drier swimming…
Pm hotter, so we stood around between reps trying to cool off.

Saturday
45min run
Nearly killed my brother, he was dying big time from heat. We found a tap at 30min, cooled down and resumed.

The heat has been insane. I dont mind it this year, unlike the last 10yrs where its been a Hate every summer.
Worked hard on fixing an under active thyroid, and keeping the bidies Ph levels in check.
The work has paid off, and a lot of other side effects from fixing those issues have pleasently turned up. Good side effects :wink:

Sunday
50min of running circuits.
Shorter runs and more exerxises, so easier cardio.
For a hot day, it was pretty relaxing.

Monday
Wanted to run, but, just didnt have the time.
30min of foamrolling though.

Tue
10min bike
50min of running circuits
About 9km all up.
Finally a cooler day :slight_smile:

I’ll knock out some more foamrolling and or cupping during day. Everything feels good, it’s better to prevent than cure :wink:

Wed
1hr 10min running session
Main set
1500m street loop, hilly.
4.38 = which is a pb over this course
6min rest
1km = 3.11, 70% was up hill

Ankle/heel started to get sore.
800m = 2:35 = which was mostly due to sore heel

Finished with a 200m
Was pretty La+ after the 1500, not destroyed, but enough to slow the following reps.

Thurs
Choice of therapy or a easy run.
Chose therapy,
Hopefully i can upload a pic of my right thigh, the rectus femos is pretty beaten up!

rectus femoris after cupping.

Cupping Thighs.jpg

do you rub alcohol on afterwards?

I should post a few of my back and shoulders… :stuck_out_tongue:

Is that to
A - get drunk??
B - Help thin the thick blood? - If so, what about Treameel cream or such?

So - No, i don’t :slight_smile:

Fri - am
50min of running circuits

Fri pm
32min of running circuits - the plan was for a solid 50min, but, geezer, the heat killed me…

Sat
Stinking hot prick of a day…
Zero training

Sun
Plan was for at least 1hr of training, gunning for 1.5hrs.
Lasted about 45min - with a pit stop after 30min for 10min just to cool down…
This is turning out to be a very hot summer

Total for the week = 4hr 15min.
Goal was for close to 6hrs

Also - Getting tired to constantly chasing sore lower legs.
New weights program for them
Calf raises
Tib Ant toe raises
Toe curls (curling a towel up with the feet)

Yep, its great for livening up a party or smuggling booze into the cricket!

Actually, it’s supposed to open the pores in the skin and let the toxins out…

Yeah, not heard of that, what do you use, alcohol wipes?

Mon till thurs = zero running

Mon
25 min of cycling / boxing / leg weights

Tue
Foamrolling and 25min of cycling n boxing

Wed
20min of upperbody (managed 25 non stop chin ups)

Thurs
25min boxing / cycling n leg weights

Fri
1hr 30min run (in the rain)
Last 45min the shoes were heavy as, lots of long gradual up hill… Was an effort…

Sat
Thighs cupping, found some nasty adhesive elements that I worked out,.
Plan on doing a 10km this arvo (in rain again)

Just bought some rubbing alcohol from the chemist. I’m not sure that I’ve really noticed much difference but I try to use it most times…

Thanks hornblower

Sat - 8km in rain
Better pace than fri, easier too.
2nd toe on right foot and both heels dont like these shoes once wet…

Sun
30min of running / burpee in middle of 80km/hr winds/heavy rain.
Even Heard a tree break and fall…

Plenty of flooding in the region. Lost power for 36hrs.

Mon day off

Tue
Sun came out, and humidy was murderious…
Training, no thanks.