Archive for October, 2008
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 4
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Just an easy 40 minute treadmill run this afternoon. My legs felt quite tired from a few tough days of training, so it was good to have a steady run. […]
New British Record As Paula Radcliffe Tunes Up For NYC Marathon
Paula Radcliffe warmed up for next weekend’s New York City Marathon with a fine performance and new British Record at the 10 mile BUPA Great South Run.
Radcliffe, competing for the first time since her disappointment at the Beijing Olympics, won in 51 minutes 11 seconds; 30 seconds faster than the 17 year old record held […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 3
Week 18, Day 3
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 65 to 75 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Due to a busy Thursday schedule I decided to swap today’s easy run with tomorrow’s steady state run. I warmed up for about four miles, before stepping up the pace for the remaining six. Despite the blustery wind I actually felt fairly strong […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 2
Week 18, Day 2
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 15 to 30 minute Warm-Up + Stride Workout: 8 to 10 times 20 seconds with 1 minute recovery jog between + 15 to 30minute Cool-down
Purpose: Build Sprint - leg turnover and lactic acid tolerance
Confidence boosting run this afternoon despite the blustery weather. With just 19 days to the Richmond Marathon […]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 18 Day 1
Week 18, Day 1
Phase: Marathon
Workout: 45 to 60 minute Easy Run
Purpose: Build Endurance
Not feeling too bad after yesterday’s 20 miler but it was nice to have just an easy treadmill run today; 45 minutes at 2% incline and a variable speed.
Hard to believe there’s only 3 weeks until the Richmond Marathon. I still feel […]
FREE “Run For Your Life” DVD
Blaine Moore is holding a great contest over at Run to Win where you can one of 5 copies of the brand new “Run for Your Life” DVDs.
To enter the contest, simply leave a comment on the contest page with a valid name and email address.
The winner of each of the 5 3 daily […]
