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Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

MCM Ron — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:33:19 GMT

JerryX wrote:

5 miles @ 8:50.

Once a runner .... that ran 21 miles at 8:00....will i ever get back there?

Jerry, I have every confidence that you'll get it back fast!

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Immer treu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:05 GMT

Brent, depending on the temperature and your distance, 3-4 ounces per mile may be reasonable right now, whether sip-and-go or swinging by someplace you can keep it cool. Up to 8-10 miles even now, I can get by pre-chugging, probably 13-15 in cool weather, but it makes more sense to replace your losses as you go if possible. Running half to marathon pace, I might be able to handle 20-24 ounces per hour, on slower runs up to 30 ounces before the slosh factor does more harm than good, even if I'm sweating much more; there's only so much blood your gut will receive at faster running paces, and your absorptive capacity may be limited.

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Skidkid267 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:35:57 GMT

Immer,

I really do appreciate your comments, most helpful for a newb. I am fortunate in that where I live and where I run are very different as far as temp goes. I live in Perris (CA...HOT!) and work in Oceanside CA. (nice fog and cool temps in the A.M.) I must say that my runs at home are for sure harder than my early A.M. runs down by the ocean.

I am planning on switching my long runs fron O'side to Perris about 2 months out...even if I can't keep the same pace, If I can keep the mileage up I think it will benefit me come the big day!!!

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

JerryX — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:40:57 GMT

5 miles @ 8:50.

Once a runner .... that ran 21 miles at 8:00....will i ever get back there?

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Immer treu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:11:04 GMT

Great running by you all! Sounds like a great evening, rain delay or not!

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

MCM Ron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:16:41 GMT

I'm clocking in a little late here, but had a nice night at the track, despite a rain delay and much concern that the festivites would get canceled. First up were the little kiddies in the 200 M dash. That's a long way for a 3 yr old, but Skylar hung with the older kids great and finished the 200 in about 64 seconds! She was utterly adorable out there, running free, elbows straight like only a toddler knows how, and a huge smile on her face flanked by dimples!

Next up: Lincoln. Though he was tired from basketball camp today, he still brought home a 5 second PR by beating last summer's time. I think he finished in about 48 seconds.

I ran with the big dogs in the last, fast heat, though whether I really belonged there might have been iffy. With the rain and monitoring 2 kids, I didn't warm up completely as I might have liked. But I got off to nice, quick start anyway. By the straightaway, though, it was clear that a few of the young guys were too fast for too long. I finished 5th of 6 with a 28.88s. This beats last year's time by almost a second, and I think I could still improve it a little with some more focused training.

The "workout" session after the main event tonight was a predict-your-finish 5k. I didn't give it much thought and put down 23:00. I was rather surprised to find that I ran smoothly so soon after the 200. My pace was steady throughout and I had a nice dogfight with another guy over the last 3 laps. I took over in the last straightaway, though, and got him by a few seconds. 23:23 - and 3rd place in being close to my predicted time!But the real story was my son. He was beat from basketball, beat from the 200 sprint, but wanted to give the 5k a shot anyway. I figured he'd jog a couple laps and get tired a walk for a while before retiring. He'd never gone more than 2 miles before. I told him to just go for as long as he felt like it and not worry about doing the full distance. I knew he was beat.

I'll tell you what, that boy ran and ran and ran! We all started together, so I got to cheer him on a few times while lapping him. He just kept on going! Half way through I could tell he was psyched that he'd even done that much. With 2 laps to go I was screaming my fool head off for him! He was steady throughout and even finished with a kick to pass another kid. 34:15 PR for Lincoln!!!

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Skidkid267 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:45:35 GMT

Good deal...Thanks Immer. All 9 on hard roads, very flat but for sure a bit of camber. I guess I am too much of a newbie to realize that these things must be taken into consideration.

Here's one...I drank 15-16 oz of H2O during the run...no problems with that at all...should I try to drink more on the next long run?

Brent

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Immer treu — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:33:29 GMT

about 7, near 5 at goal pace, the heel somewhat better

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Ruby_2009 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:22:40 GMT

Weird workout for me. Ran about 2.5 on the treadmill. 1.5 on the stairclimber & 1/4-1/2 mile of hills in the drizzly rain. My plans for a good 5 miles was basically ruined b/c I thought it would thunderstorm this evening.

Great workouts everyone. Keep it up.

Re: WEDNESDAY MILEAGE!

Al-MCM — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:15:30 GMT

Ran 6 miles at a comfortable pace for me (9:50). It was warm but there was a stiff wind which made it feel better. I have made it back up to the double digits this weekend with an 11 mile run scheduled.