Everything in its right PACE

misty floyd · 04-04-2010 01:36PM

Week 17 down (1 to go)
(29th Mar - 4th April)

Monday: Rest
Tuesday: 5m easy
Wednesday: 5x1m @ HMP with 2m warm up/down (10.2m total)
HMP miles: 6:10/6:18/6:20/6:19/6:16
Thursday: 5.9m easy.
Friday: Rest.
Saturday: 6.2m @ 7:37m/m (included 5xstrides)
Sunday: 13.1m easy in 1:43:12 @7:52m/m. Take 1.5mins off that and a year ago that was my PB :eek: Todays effort was really really easy. Legs are coming back to life after a long spell of hard work.

Total for week: 40.4m

Very handy week next week....apart from the marathon obviously.

Notes: Do not eat a banana before the race. Heartburn.

Oisin11178 · 04-04-2010 01:44PM

Only thing left to do now is run the race.
I feel your pain with the heartburn issue. I cant eat before running at all. I get savage heartburn.

misty floyd · 06-04-2010 07:58PM

5th April
Rest.

6th April
2m warm up / 2x1m @ 10km / 2min jog between / 2m cool down
Splits: 5:54 / 6:00
Total 6.1m

Finding it hard to think about anything other than the race. Just aswell things are busy in work. Some Forecasts suggests 20 degrees for Sunday in Rotterdam. Will have to adjust plan if that happens but I'm ok with that. Thats not to say I'm afraid of the sub 3 or give me an excuse and I won't go for it.

Sosa · 06-04-2010 08:39PM

misty floyd wrote: »

5th April
Rest.

6th April
2m warm up / 2x1m @ 10km / 2min jog between / 2m cool down
Splits: 5:54 / 6:00
Total 6.1m

Finding it hard to think about anything other than the race. Just aswell things are busy in work. Some Forecasts suggests 20 degrees for Sunday in Rotterdam. Will have to adjust plan if that happens but I'm ok with that. Thats not to say I'm afraid of the sub 3 or give me an excuse and I won't go for it.

Best of luck the w/e Misty...i look forward to your report.

Salty Dog · 06-04-2010 08:49PM

Sosa wrote: »

Best of luck the w/e Misty...i look forward to your report.

+1

Looking forward to the PB report from the race on Sunday. Keep the head strong and believe in all the hard work you've put in. Good luck !

theboyblunder · 06-04-2010 08:55PM

good luck misty! youve ticked all the boxes - enjoy the race now.

tisnotover · 06-04-2010 09:09PM

Best of luck Misty, enjoy it, looking forward to the report !

aero2k · 06-04-2010 09:32PM

Hi Misty,

I almost missed the chance to wish you good luck in good time before your departure - for some reason I thought this race was on the 17th! Sounds like you've all the hard work done, and it's just about being nice and relaxed and enjoying the day. Don't worry too much about the niggles - for me anyway they seem to be an integral part of the week(s) leading up to a big race, and everything is fine once the start siren goes off.
Warm weather shouldn't be a biggie either if you keep well hydrated.

kennyb3 · 06-04-2010 09:32PM

misty you know yourself you ve come on a bundle since dub, you ve done some savage training. enjoy it more than anything

Peckham · 06-04-2010 09:35PM

Am excited for you misty. You've really put in the work, and if you keep your head it's all going pay huge dividends.

Speedy44 · 06-04-2010 09:48PM

Best of luck Misty, as they say, all the hardwork is done, you'll go sub 3 comfortably

misty floyd · 06-04-2010 09:54PM

Jasus, thanks very much everyone. I really appreciate that.

Gringo78 · 06-04-2010 09:58PM

best of luck sunday. drink plenty during and after...uisce during, uisce beatha after. you've really quality structured training done, looking forward to the race report. you'll do great.

misty floyd · 07-04-2010 11:20PM

7th April
3m easy

Massage tonight. I cannot stand the part where the IT band gets rubbed...it just feels wrong....and the groin, and the back of the knee, and everywhere really. Glad thats over.

dermCu · 08-04-2010 08:41AM

misty floyd wrote: »

Sunday: 13.1m easy in 1:43:12 @7:52m/m. Take 1.5mins off that and a year ago that was my PB :eek: Todays effort was really really easy. .

If the above doesn't leave you full of confidence nothing ever will.
That's brilliant progression in a year. Best of luck at the weekend. Run your own race and you'll nail it.

Krusty_Clown · 08-04-2010 10:09AM

Regardless of how the marathon goes, the training has been an outstanding piece of work and is already a huge achievement. The marathon is just the icing on the cake. Enjoy yourself throughout the race. Keep smiling... Run comfortably and the rest will happen naturally. Go get it..

misty floyd · 08-04-2010 11:28AM

Thanks Lads.

Krusty, I remember your post on the first page of this log:

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Something positively wrong here:
Pearl Izumi 10km: 39’10 (I’m still buzzing about that one)
Adidas half marathon (Sept 09): 1’29’01
DCM Oct 09: 3’25’16

Either you're built for 10ks and 1/2s, or you owe that marathon a beating.
Good luck with the new log and Rotterdam.

I really owe that a beating but at the back of the mind (just a little) is that I may not be cut out for marathons. I've yet to run a controlled one

Sub 3 target on Sunday. If I blow up, I'm not cut out for marathons, if I sub 3:05, I'll be back for more this Autumn. By the way, I think I'll do well on Sunday. Don't mean to sound cocky.

Don't you just love this game. Best hobby ever.

Oisin11178 · 08-04-2010 02:06PM

Good luck the weekend misty:-)

asimonov · 08-04-2010 02:50PM

Best of luck MF, as Krusty says - your training has been brilliant. looking forward to the report.

elvis jones · 08-04-2010 02:52PM

Misty the e mail updates of your training sometimes made my jaw drop as a complete newbie to running.

Best of luck and i look forward to a nice long run down of the day !!!

heffsarmy · 08-04-2010 04:00PM

Good luck Misty, I'll be probably hanging around the Irish bar after the race, if ur not there we might meet you in the night club later

Slogger Jogger · 08-04-2010 09:14PM

Best wishes Misty.

gilmore · 08-04-2010 09:24PM

Best of luck Misty, although i wouldn't be as talented or dedicated as yourself i've learnt a lot from your log.
Sub 3 all the way:)

RacoonQueen · 08-04-2010 09:30PM

Best of luck Misty. Hope you achieve your goal, you deserve it given all your hard work. Gis a text and let us know how you got on if you've still got my numero - I'll be finishing Conn hours after you be nice to receive good news when I cross the line.

menoscemo · 08-04-2010 09:33PM

I've been reading this log for a few months now and it really is an inspiration. Thanks for putting up the excell of your training program too. When I run a marathon again I plan on basing my schedle around what you did because it definaetly seems to be the right way to approach the distance (hope you don't mind). The Hal Higdon Novice 1 programme just doesn't seem to stack up by comaprison

Best of luck at the weekend I'd say your a shoe in for a sub 3.

misty floyd · 08-04-2010 10:56PM

Thanks everyone, you've no idea how much all of those comments mean. I sound like a sentimental twat here but I really appreciate that and all of the postive comments across this training log.

elvis jones wrote: »

Misty the e mail updates of your training sometimes made my jaw drop as a complete newbie to running.

Best of luck and i look forward to a nice long run down of the day !!!

You should check some of the other logs around here. Makes me feel very slow but I'll get there and no reason why you won't either.

heffsarmy wrote: »

Good luck Misty, I'll be probably hanging around the Irish bar after the race, if ur not there we might meet you in the night club later

Good stuff heff, I should be there alright. Look forward to swapping war stories.

gilmore wrote: »

Best of luck Misty, although i wouldn't be as talented or dedicated as yourself i've learnt a lot from your log.
Sub 3 all the way:)

Nice one gilmore. Good to know people are getting something from it. Thats the beauty of the logs (my favourite part of A/R/T), you get so much from so many peoples logs, no matter what level they are at.

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Best of luck Misty. Hope you achieve your goal, you deserve it given all your hard work. Gis a text and let us know how you got on if you've still got my numero - I'll be finishing Conn hours after you be nice to receive good news when I cross the line.

Ah yeah I still have it alright, I will. The very best of luck to yourself RQ. No bother to ya. You don't need any encouragment from me. Made of tough stuff!....like Leeds.....before xmas

menoscemo wrote: »

I've been reading this log for a few months now and it really is an inspiration. Thanks for putting up the excell of your training program too. When I run a marathon again I plan on basing my schedle around what you did because it definaetly seems to be the right way to approach the distance (hope you don't mind). The Hal Higdon Novice 1 programme just doesn't seem to stack up by comaprison

Best of luck at the weekend I'd say your a shoe in for a sub 3.

Wow thanks Menoscemo. That pleases me to no end. Really glad you got something from the log, lets hope things work out. I must say though, I nicked most of the plan from Tergat and just plugged away on a weekly basis. I just found it great to have a simple plan, add a few miles per week, hit some PMP, easy running between two big workouts. I used to think HH was great but not for me now. Good for first time marathoner I think.

misty floyd · 08-04-2010 11:00PM

8th April
5m very slow with a buddy. Added 4 strides. What a great day.

Very happy to be off work. Its been nuts in there over these last few weeks.

Sosa · 08-04-2010 11:07PM

misty floyd wrote: »

I just found it great to have a simple plan, add a few miles per week, hit some PMP, easy running between two big workouts. I used to think HH was great but not for me now. Good for first time marathoner I think.

+1 on the program Misty...same train of thought as myself.

Best of Luck Sunday,you have trained hard,let your feet do the talking Sunday...and as the d'unbelievables would say "go out there,and enjoy yourself"

DustyBin · 09-04-2010 09:32AM

You've done all the hard work so you hardly need good wishes but ... best of luck in Rotterdam!
Whatever happens with the sub 3 attempt (just give it socks) you are now seen as one of the serious / senior runners around these parts.
You know that you've a sub 3 in you, just get out and prove it to yourself.
Lots and lots of hard work and mileage has brought you here, you just got to do another 26.2 now

Good luck and we're all looking forward to reading a great report.

misty floyd · 09-04-2010 09:42AM

DustyBin wrote: »

You've done all the hard work so you hardly need good wishes but ... best of luck in Rotterdam!
Whatever happens with the sub 3 attempt (just give it socks) you are now seen as one of the serious / senior runners around these parts.
You know that you've a sub 3 in you, just get out and prove it to yourself.
Lots and lots of hard work and mileage has brought you here, you just got to do another 26.2 now
Good luck and we're all looking forward to reading a great report.

Thanks very much DustyBin. Not sure about the senior runners comment

but cheers.

Everything in its right PACE

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