Comments on: 2007 Marine Corps Marathon Race Report & MotionBased Stats

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:59:29 +0000

Good luck with your training Larry. I would just mix in some random incline work on your treadmill workouts a couple of times a week. Actually, I never set the incline to 0%; I much prefer it at 1 or 2% as a standard.

If you like a little more structure to your workouts and have access to a DVD player, I definitely recommend the following workout by Troy Jacobson: http://tinyurl.com/hill-dvd

Troy’s Runervals DVD’s are very popular. I own several of them and every one is a challenge.

The hills at Marine Corps weren’t too bad in all honesty, so don’t worry about them too much. Just mix in some varying inclines into your regular routines and you’ll be fine.

By: Larry Watson II

Larry Watson II — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:08:01 +0000

I’m doing the 2008 MCM, I live on the Eastern Shore of Va, as I’m sure you’re aware, there’s not many hills over here – What do you recommend I do as far as hill training on my treadmill? Looks like the first 7 miles are so are going to have some incline/decline? Any advice you have will be helpful – thanks

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:58:47 +0000

Thanks Dane! I’d forgotten how painful the last three miles were until I just re-read my MCM post.

Maybe we will cross paths one day…

Happy Miles!

–Steve

By: Dane Rauschenberg

Dane Rauschenberg — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:53:56 +0000

“Mile 24 was a 6:54 (slowest of the race so far), but that title was about to be transferred to Mile 25 and then Mile 26 – 7:02 & 7:13.”

So funny. I like the turn of phrase there. hope our paths cross again when we know each other!

By: cyberpenguin

cyberpenguin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:43:00 +0000

Great post! Enjoyed reading all of play-by-play details of your race. You’ve really got the marathon pacing strategy down-pat.

By: cymrusteve

cymrusteve — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:51:00 +0000

Thanks Alicia,

I think the FIRST program is excellent and prepared me well for the race. However, I must admit I was very slack with the cross training piece of the plan and maybe that was the difference between finishing strong and fading slightly.

As you know I struggled with some of the speed work, but found the long runs manageable. It was great to reach the start line injury free with no hint of any aches and pains. I definitely recommend the plan...

--Steve

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:37:00 +0000

Congrats. It sounds like you felt great for most of the race (I think miles 25 and 26 are just about survival).

How did you think FIRST prepared you for the race? Would you do anything different in training?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:45:00 +0000

Congratulations Steve on your race!

Great report...I can only admire your splits...even the 7 minute ones at the end.

Nice race and enjoy the rest of the season,
Charlie

By: cymrusteve

cymrusteve — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:35:00 +0000

Haha Thanks! You didn’t even give me chance to write up my race “report”, which I’m hoping to do tonight…

Legs are feeling good. Going for an easy run tonight to see how they’re doing.

Check back soon

–Steve

By: cyberpenguin

cyberpenguin — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:27:00 +0000

Hi Steve,
Congratulations on your excellent 12th place finish in your age category! You are so amazing! Hope you enjoyed the race & had a good post-race recovery. You should feel really good about your running performance. Wow!
-C