Archive for August, 2008
Four Million Steps Day 4
Latest update from Tommy, received about an hour ago: Day 4 done. Legs feel great and the blisters seem manageable. Tossing out the first pitch for the Portland Seadogs. Tommy Four Million Steps web site Where’s Tommy? Make a donation
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 9 Day 6
Week 9, Day 6 Phase: Marathon Workout: 30 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Feeling good despite the crazy high humidity! If conditions are the same tomorrow a lot of people will suffer. Luckily I’ve been training in the worst of the heat and humidity throughout the summer, so I feel like my body is [...]
Four Million Steps Day 3
Quick update received via text message: Day 3 in the books. 105 in the last 3 days. Legs felt great the last 13 miles. Blisters may become an issue. Patched them up with crazy glue. Tommy Four Million Steps web site Where’s Tommy? Make a donation
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 9 Day 5
Week 9, Day 5 Phase: Marathon Workout: 40 to 50 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Cut the run a little short this afternoon. More car issues (another flat), so time was quite limited and I wanted to pick up my goody bag, race number etc. for Rock ‘n’ Roll this evening before the expo [...]
More On The Four Million Steps Ronald McDonald House Run for Compassion
Posted on HamptonRoads.tv earlier today…. Cool story….
Brian Sell’s Olympic Marathon: And The Moral Of The Story Is…
…..wear socks! How about this for a picture of Brian Sell’s Brooks T6 shoes shortly after last weekend’s Olympic Marathon in Beijing? Can you imagine what his feet must look like? According to the interview on Flotrack.org Sell prefers to go sockless in a marathon: I never wore socks running a marathon. But I never [...]
Four Million Steps Update: The Ronald McDonald House Run for Compassion
Friend and local runner Tommy Neeson has successfully completed Day 2 of his 2300 mile charity run! Yesterday Tommy started his epic adventure in Bangor, Maine, made it safely to Unity, Maine some time during the day and this morning set off in good spirits to Augusta, Maine, some 36 miles away. On the way [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 9 Day 4
Week 9, Day 4 Phase: Marathon Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Fartlek Workout: 6 to 8 times 1 minute at 10K effort with 1 minute recovery jog + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down Purpose: Build Speed – Aerobic Capacity (VO2max) Nice to get this one out of the way – now I can [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 9 Day 3
Week 9, Day 3 Phase: Marathon Workout: 60 to 70 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Just did 30 minutes on the treadmill after work. Nothing too exciting, but I did mix up the speed and incline to simulate a nice hilly course. Covered about 4.5 miles and am now looking forward to tomorrow’s fartlek [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 9 Day 2
Week 9, Day 2 Phase: Marathon Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Tempo Interval Workout: 4 to 5 x 2000 meters with 2 minutes 30 seconds recovery jog followed by 3 times 200 meters with 200 meter recovery jog + 15 to 30 minute Cool-down Purpose: Build Stamina – lactate threshold Deceptively tough workout [...]
