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I probably will. I do feel like I have some unfinished business with the marathon - basically sub 4:00.Just do it. :swoosh:
I probably will. I do feel like I have some unfinished business with the marathon - basically sub 4:00.Just do it. :swoosh:
When is your goal marathon, Fubar?
Speaking of marathons, I feel like I'm already itching to sign up for another one. Isn't if funny how short our memories are? Or how selective? I look back at the summer training fondly, even though I know it was pure misery over half the time. Anyway, I'll probably wait and most likely run the same marathon in the fall.
December. HIM in May, a few local Oly/Sprint Tri's this summer, then the December marathon. I don't even have a fall race yet (registration opens for the HM in a few months).I hope you get better soon and you get your mojo back. This thread is a lot more fun when you are chasing after PRs. I am afraid your training guilt is only going to get worse this summer when you see Hang10 working his way to a sub 3 and FUBAR getting a BQ. You could be on that wave.
December. HIM in May, a few local Oly/Sprint Tri's this summer, then the December marathon. I don't even have a fall race yet (registration opens for the HM in a few months).
yeah, that's for this weekend's marathon. http://jager66.wix.com/mitchellsplash#!Oh geez...for some reason I thought it was sooner because all the long runs you've done lately. Guess that's for the other marathon?
+1. Best of luck Worrieking.
Yeah, I looked into the logistics (who I need to talk to about getting a spot, what races I can run, getting into the races) during my week off and the first couple of weeks back. It actually took a good 4 weeks of post-marathon hangover before my training came around last week. It's funny how quickly things turn around, about 10 days ago I was starting to think about pulling the plug on an April marathon because the 4-5 workouts I tried to do up to that point were absolute crap. Then I went ahead and strung together 3 decent workouts in a row. (in fact, after this morning's workout I think I may even be able to run a half-marathon PR if I got into the right race in the next 2-3 weeks). I guess the old rule-of-thumb "it takes about one day for each mile you race to recover fully" rule is true in this case.Steve, it is one heck of a consolation prize. The ups and downs associated with not making the US Trials after all the work you put in, and now you have a legit chance of running in the Olympics is unreal. Which marathons are you considering? You just raced a marathon a month ago, are you recovered from that effort?
Tri-man, if you keep putting in 70 mile weeks you are going to be much faster than 3:30.
Steve what an awesome opportunity! Nothing but the best man, follow the dream then CRUSH IT!Hi all, sorry for not being around for the past couple of weeks. I made a decision to take on more responsibilities at work that ended up being more time consuming than I expected. (then again, I am sure almost everyone here can relate, so I am not going to ##### about it, part of growing up)
I was going through the thread and trying to catch up on the last 2-3 weeks I've missed before I make a big personal announcement on the running front, and it looks like MAC ran a huge PR at a local 10K and there is an impending showdown at Broad Street. (which is a bucketlist race of mine, but I can't run it this year due to the latest curveball I have been thrown in my spring racing plan). Looks like this year's Boston marathon crew is putting together some solid training as well.
I am going to piggyback off of Triman's post above since it's related to some huge news I got about a month ago, but I have finally done enough research/follow-up/prep and my training is coming around again that I am now comfortable announcing that I am going to follow through with the opportunity of a lifetime.
So I was born in Taiwan and actually moved to the United States when I was 9, and became a naturalized citizen in 2004 at the age of 22. At the time I was a recent college graduate and no plans of running competitively again, so when I was told that U.S. did not recognize dual citizenship with Taiwan I just nodded my head and accepted it as a fact. Well, the weekend of the Houston marathon a friend told me about a dual citizen of Taiwan/U.S that had recently represented Taiwan at the Junior/Youth world championships in 2015 and also competed at USATF junior nationals. My father and I did some research and made a few phone calls after the race and we got confirmation that I am indeed still eligible to represent Taiwan in international competition. Long story short, I am going to try to get an Olympic Marathon qualifier (2:19:00) their qualification window closes, and with only one other Taiwanese national with the standard so far I may have a shot of going to Rio if I get it. I was planning on going for it at Boston, but the kicker is the time has to be run on a IAAF-certified course, and Boston is out. (well, you can get a qualifier if you finish top 10 in that race since it's an IAAF gold label race, but the only way that's happening is if some natural disaster prevented all the Africans from making the trip). The IAAF-certification requirement also pretty much knocks out every race in the U.S. this spring (unreliable conditions, hilly courses, lack of competition). I got into a coupe of fast races in Europe in mid-April, so I'll be putting my money where my mouth is and spending a nice chunk of savings to go chase the time there in a couple of months.![]()
HFMD?![]()
Now I've been diagnosed with HFMD, doc gave me the lecture about running though she didn't order me to not run the marathon this weekend. I'll see how I feel tomorrow but taking it easy today.
I'm guessing with the 23 kids he's got running around, he caught hand foot and mouth?HFMD?
yes.I'm guessing with the 23 kids he's got running around, he caught hand foot and mouth?
Yep to allHR question
I am trying to train by HR. This morning I ran 4 miles avg pace 12:51, HR avg 143. It was excruciatingly slow. Am I doing this right? If I stay the course will my pace eventually increase at the aerobic HR?
Before I had the HR monitor I was running an avg pace of 9:30-10:00. I will say I was struggling at that pace about 3 miles into a run. I could carry on but it was work and I am not sure I would have a good conversation but maybe. With this HR training I can easily have a conversation and I feel like I could run for MUCH longer but I have to physically slow down and at times go to a fast walk to maintain that HR. I consider myself in fairly good shape. I am not over weight. I have only tried this HR training for two runs. Am I being to impatient?
I will be 50 in June. My best I have ever run was an 8:30 pace for a half in 2013Yep to all
How old are you?
We have all been through this. When I started at that HR (143 ish) I was at around a 12:10 pace. 2 years later, I can run at that same HR in the 10:20 ish range.HR question
I am trying to train by HR. This morning I ran 4 miles avg pace 12:51, HR avg 143. It was excruciatingly slow. Am I doing this right? If I stay the course will my pace eventually increase at the aerobic HR?
Before I had the HR monitor I was running an avg pace of 9:30-10:00. I will say I was struggling at that pace about 3 miles into a run. I could carry on but it was work and I am not sure I would have a good conversation but maybe. With this HR training I can easily have a conversation and I feel like I could run for MUCH longer but I have to physically slow down and at times go to a fast walk to maintain that HR. I consider myself in fairly good shape. I am not over weight. I have only tried this HR training for two runs. Am I being to impatient?
Where did you get the 143 goal hr?I will be 50 in June. My best I have ever run was an 8:30 pace for a half in 2013
I put my resting and Max HR into my Garmin 225 and got the following zonesWhere did you get the 143 goal hr?
If you wanted to use the same method many of us do, you'd go 180-age.
I'd encourage you to do more of your runs in the aerobic zone. That will be slower of course but it will pay off in the long run.prosopis said:I put my resting and Max HR into my Garmin 225 and got the following zones
warm up 85-103
easy 103-120
aerobic 120-137
threshold 137-154
max 154-191
With this HR training I can easily have a conversation and I feel like I could run for MUCH longer but I have to physically slow down and at times go to a fast walk to maintain that HR.
the bold is a very good point I missed. Frankly, you probably don't know your true zones. Most of us don't really unless we've been using HR training for a long time. Getting your max is a good place to start and that gives you a set of ranges to work with but there's disagreement even among the experts. Two things we all agree on is the age methods are inaccurate, but different methods work for different people. Two of our most popular methods are Friel (seems more useful for the experienced runner) and MAF (which is the most basic useful technique IMO and doesn't require finding your max first). MAF might be too slow for you as it would put your target HR at 130 (+- 5 depending on experience). And there's been some discussion lately about adjusting MAF for "mature" runners.@prosopis
I agree 100% with Ned, particularly about just collecting the data at first.
A few other points:
Don't let a number on your watch override how you feel and what your body is telling you. It sounds like you were running at the right pace and didn't need to slow down.
Something is wrong with those Garmin zones. If 143 felt "excruciatingly slow" it was not in your "threshold" zone which should be at least somewhat uncomfortable. But, don't worry about this now. Zones will become clearer in time.
Do you upload your runs to Garmin Connect? If so, you can set them up to automatically transfer to Strava. Ned links to our Strava page in the first post of this thread. Most of us are on Strava. We will be able to see all your runs and your data. That allows us to give you more informed advice. Also, you will be able to views our runs to get an idea how others use heart rate training. To be sure, it's a mixed bag. What's an "easy" heart rate number for some of us is much different than others. Still, I think there is value in seeing how zones work for others and you'll probably end up being very similar to a few of us.
Prosopis - welcome back! Dude you're old!![]()
To be honest, we are all just guessing on what you should be running. Basing it on your resting HR (do you really know your true resting HR? It's when you first wake up in bed not just sitting around), or using some generic calculation is just asking to be wrong.
I'd recommend running in that very comfortable range you've found and just collect the data. If you're running and feeling gassed after 3 miles, you're running way too hard for an every day type of aerobic run. You should have that 'I can go forever' feeling or feel like you have more in you when you finish.
After you've collected the data for a few months, you'll be able to see a trend starting to form. It's a much safer way of learning your body. IIRC, your frustrations from the last time was expecting HR training to be a magic bullet. Be super patient - it took me forever to get my arms around it and am still learning today. Ask @Hang 10 how long it took him to 'get it'.
Or you can go race a few 5Ks and hammer the snot out of the last mile to the point you'd rather curl up and die than keep going. That'll give you a close idea of your max that you can then base your training ranges on.
Yeah, I have actually hit 195 before, but I'm guessing it may be a few beats faster than that.tri-man 47 said:Chief, do you have a sense of your max HR? 143 is rather common for my long, slow runs, and that's with a max HR of close to 190.
The old saying is to run 90% of your runs slower, and 10% faster. I believe if you add some consistent speed work on the top end, it will make your body and aerobic capacity stronger, which will more quickly improve that slow pace. Sorry that I'm not remembering what interval and tempo work you've been doing along the way.
Was there nothing else available?Today's 20 had me wondering why I do this. Weather was great, everything else sucked hard. Don't think I was hydrated enough and foolishly added a coulple of miles to my first loop so I didn't get back to my truck/Gatorade until 11.5. I think it was too late, I was thirsty the rest of the run. Had to wait in a long line at a Dunkin Donuts to buy a drink at 15. ####ty planning overall. Ball of my right foot was on fire the entire run. Ankle was ok but I felt like I had to #####foot around the whole run to avoid aggravating it. Not much swelling or stiffness afterwards so that's a positive. Iced it then took a two hour nap.
Ok, done complaining...glad it's over with.![]()
This is why. You ran 20 miles on a beautiful day.Today's 20 had me wondering why I do this. Weather was great
You had me at "today's 20 ..."Today's 20 had me wondering why I do this. Weather was great, everything else sucked hard. Don't think I was hydrated enough and foolishly added a coulple of miles to my first loop so I didn't get back to my truck/Gatorade until 11.5. I think it was too late, I was thirsty the rest of the run. Had to wait in a long line at a Dunkin Donuts to buy a drink at 15. ####ty planning overall. Ball of my right foot was on fire the entire run. Ankle was ok but I felt like I had to #####foot around the whole run to avoid aggravating it. Not much swelling or stiffness afterwards so that's a positive. Iced it then took a two hour nap.
Ok, done complaining...glad it's over with.![]()