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wurkit_gurl - 2008-07-09 11:27 AM I am currently flipping through 'First Marathons' to get myself psyched about the race - that is still 3 months away

Just checked it out on Amazon - looks interesting.  I haven't really read much in the "running" catagory.  I picked up a fairly quick read last summer called Running With the Buffalos by Chris Lear.  It follows a season with the University of Colorado Cross Country team.  Those dudes run a lot.  And fast. 

Glad to hear things are going well! I'm on a training streak with no rest days for almost a month...I am still alive, though starting to feel it a bit. I still suck on the bike...arg...but my run and swim are coming along nicely.

esc - 2008-07-09 4:03 PM

wurkit_gurl - 2008-07-09 11:27 AM I am currently flipping through 'First Marathons' to get myself psyched about the race - that is still 3 months away

Just checked it out on Amazon - looks interesting.  I haven't really read much in the "running" catagory.  I picked up a fairly quick read last summer called Running With the Buffalos by Chris Lear.  It follows a season with the University of Colorado Cross Country team.  Those dudes run a lot.  And fast. 

Another one I read that I thought was kinda interesting was Lance's "It's Not About The Bike". Yeah, it's not about triathlon, lots of people are not huge Lance fans (I'm not), and none of us are super-hard-core roadies, but I still thought it was an interesting read. He's a bit full of himself, but it kind of gives you an idea of the kind of personality it often takes to really succeed in some of these sports. The dude did seem to have a drive like no other. I felt kinda bad for him, actually, after reading it.

Some of the ones here are pretty darned good. The Oly plan I've been using is kicking my butt. Granted, mine was one of the plans that only paying members can access, but they do have quite a few that are free.

I'm using the Olympic 16-week, 3x balanced program.  It's a free program since I'm not a paying member of the site.  I've just started the second month of training and so far so good.

Brian - glad you had a good race!

I'm looking forward to a race on Saturday - should be a nice, fast sprint.  500m swim, 10mi bike, 3mi run.  Anyone else racing this weekend?

I know  - our fearless leader seems to have fallen off the face of the earth.

I had been BAD this week. Will be back on track next week.

You might consider devising your own running plan using the basic math that they use to build most of the basic training plans on this site.

Let's say you want to run three times a week - that gives you a long, medium, and short run - but you don't want any single run to be more than 45 minutes in duration.  The plans are built using the following percentages:
 - medium run is 80% of the long run
 - short run is 60% of the long run
 - each week volume increases by 10% for three weeks
 - forth week in the cycle is a reduced volume week (40% reduction in volume compared to week 3)
 - fifth week starts at the same volumes as the third week

So if you want to start your first month with a maxium of a 45 minute run, you'd do:
 - week 1: 22, 29, and 36 min
 - week 2: 24, 32, 40 min
 - week 3: 27, 36, 45 min
 - week 4: 16, 21, 27 min
 - week 5: 27, 36, 45 min

yada, yada, yada...I'm sure you can do the rest of the math.

This lets you build up to longer distances over a longer time period and helps prevent injury from trying to add too much volume too quickly.  Plus, as your running improves, you can pick up the pace a bit on the shorter runs.

Or you can just ignore my babbling (can you tell I'm bored at work?) and go out and run when you feel like it for as long as you like.

Glad to have helped!  I'm a dorky, numbers kind of person.  Every once in awhile, the dorkiness actually pays off!

bcart1991 - 2008-07-18 10:34 PM Ohhhhh I was bad this evening. Showed my friend Matt the wonder that is clipless pedals. Then went to Five Guys and ate VERY BADLY. I'll make it up tomorrow with a tennis match and my memorial 5k in the evening, before I go drinking of course.

Hehe....I just got back from my tri and am totally planning a big splurge of eating for this evening.  I think a big, juicy cheeseburger and some onion rings might just hit the spot!

Have fun at your 5K and enjoy those drinks afterwards!

bcart1991 - 2008-07-21 10:16 AM Kate, I wanna go diving. Lucky... Chrissy, come ride the Three Gap 50-miler with us in September. http://www.cyclenorthgeorgia.com/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&I... You'll have your cycling legs for sure after that. My current top speed on the bike is around 47 mph. I plan on hitting 60 on these descents...

Hahah, hellz no! I'd die. Plus, after the Oly on the 7th, I'm not really going to be doing anything that will jeopardize the marathon - which includes shooting down hills at 40+ mph