Archive for September, 2008
Four Million Steps: 33 Miles With Tommy Not Going To Happen….today
Received an email from Tommy on Friday evening – subject “Day 31 – What’s Up Doc?” – ouch, doesn’t sound good I thought. To cut a long story short, I won’t be running with Tommy from Newport News to Norfolk, VA tomorrow morning…..or any time soon by the looks of things. Here’s an excerpt from [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 13 Day 5
Week 13, Day 5 Phase: Marathon Workout: 30 to 40 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance I like this; 3 easy days in a row! Gentle 30 minutes on the treadmill at varying speeds and inclines; perfect preparation for tomorrow’s 8k. Next week I plan on starting another six-week abs program, which should prepare me [...]
Four Million Steps: 33 Miles With Tommy
My two longest runs ever have been a couple of unofficial 50k’s back in 2002 and 2003. This coming Sunday I hope to set a new record when I run the 33rd leg of the Four Million Steps charity run with local runner Tommy Neeson. The 33rd leg will start at around 9am in Newport [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 13 Day 4
Week 13, Day 4 Phase: Marathon Workout: 50 to 60 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Comments: Run 6 to 8 strides after this run Nor’easter in town today, so it’s another treadmill run I’m afraid. I stuck with the New Balance 1062′s and actually, after a dodgy breaking in period, I’m beginning to like [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 13 Day 3
Week 13, Day 3 Phase: Marathon Workout: 65 to 75 minute Easy Run Purpose: Build Endurance Cut short today’s workout due to fatigued legs and other commitments. Actually, legs didn’t feel too bad in my relatively new 1062′s – maybe it’s time to retire a couple of my older Adidas shoes?? For the record: Time: [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 13 Day 2
Week 13, 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 Comments: You can [...]
