What are you training for?
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I took large chunks of time off my 5k by... training for a half marathon. And another big chunk, over a minute, when training for a marathon and 50k, even though I dropped any speed work besides a weekly run at MP during those training cycles.Was going to train for a charity 5K Feb13, because after 6 months of mostly Long Slow Distance runs for half marathon training, I lost some of my fast twitch abilities. But I found it hard to get back into it, and it's an untimed 5K, so I'm moving on. Will start training next week for the Flying Pig HM (May 1), to be followed by the Ventura HM (Sep 11), and Santa to the Sea HM (Dec 11). I'll take the month of May off!
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Training for Myrtle Beach Marathon on March 5 where I will make my first attempt at BQ. Behind that is the Cooper River Bridge Run (10K, 4/2), RnR Raleigh Marathon (4/10) and the Tar Heel 10-Miler on 4/23.
The only other race I really have penciled in is the Venice (Italy) Marathon on 10/23. That one precedes a Mediterranean cruise we'd like to take that leaves that evening after the marathon. That would also be my 10th marathon in 3 years.0 -
lporter229 wrote: »Gouldy_locks wrote: »Hi friends,
What is everyone training for?!?
I'm training for the Indy Mini on May 7th!
My husband is thinking about running this race and I will do it with him if he does. It will be his first HM. Most of the races I have scoped out for the beginning of this year are for other people. Right now I am in training limbo and it's kind of driving me crazy. I need to come up with a racing plan. Trying to keep it low key because my main objective is to remain uninjured until the end of the year when I start training for Boston in 2017. Any thoughts on how to get through the next 10 months with minimal risk of injury, yet still maintaining a strong base and my sanity are much appreciated!
Run three days per week (e.g., Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday). Make one of the weekdays a somewhat speedy run, the other one a nominally easy/moderate paced one. Run for between 45 minutes to an hour.
And then on the weekends run a range of longer runs where about once per month you do at least on long run in the 18-20 mile range. That way you really building only slowly (with the speedier runs) and its more about maintenance of fitness as a threshold step to training in earnest.0 -
First marathon June 4! Pretty nervous, I've only ever done 5k's.. Could use any advice!0
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A 9 mile running leg of a triathlon in April, my 3rd 1/2 in June, and my 1st full in September. I'm fighting IT band issues right now, so I'm a little bummed.0
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2 halfs in May . . . and a variety of 3-milers-to-10Ks in between
Ideally, I'd like to break 2:28 for the half because, ultimately, it's part of full training . . . planning that for next January.Gouldy_locks wrote: »Not gonna lie.... There is a lot of badassness going on here!!
For realz!! I kind of feel out of my league. You people effin' ROCK!!
I did 2 halfs 6 days apart last June...my first was a 2:10 and my second (more technical trail run) was a 2:24...you can do it!!
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Target race for the year is my first miler. WTF100 That's in September, between now and then I'm trying to hit all bar one local ultras, so averaging 1 per month. They're mainly being used as training runs and for experience though. My year is looking like
23/1 ADU 100K (12:34:01)
5/3 Lark Hill Dusk till Dawn (100K, might drop to 50k depending on this weeks training)
28/3 WAMC 40 Miler
10/4 Bunbury 3 Waters 50K
8/5 Murray Marathon (If there's a 50k option)
5/6 Kep Ultra (Fat@ss event, due to red tape BS last year) 100K
2/7 Feral Pig 50 Miler
13/8 24hr Track Ultra
24/9 WTF100 (Hoping sub 24hr)
20/11 Truth or Consequences 50K
18/12 6inch
21/1/17 ADU (Hoping to do the 50K & 25K. Have to hold a 6min/km pace or better for both, with no rest between them)
Holy crap that's a little scary seeing it written out like that. I'm going to be dancing on the knife edge of over training/overuse/burnout for a while!0 -
My first full marathon in May (Ogden Marathon in UT) and I just decided to return to Moab on March 12th for the Canyonlands Half, which was my first half 2 years ago (I haven't done one since). After that, not sure. Guess I should look at a race calendar for the summer and fall0
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Half marathon on May 1st.0
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28/2 - Marathon
30/4 - 30 miler
1/5 - 30 miler
3/7 - 70 miler, (20hour cut off)
I probably need to find a half or something in March and June just as timed training runs for the 70 miler in July0 -
Currently, for the first half of the year:
2/28 - Marathon
4/23 - Half Marathon (probably, not signed up yet)
6/18 - Half Ironman
I need to fill in some other races, especially an olympic tri.0 -
half april 17th.
downgraded from full training after last 20 miler.need more base.0 -
5 Mile July 14, hoping to come close to PR at 45:00 and a half on September 24, first half, hoping to do it in under 2:30:000
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Looking to do a sub 2:30 half in May, a full in October as close to 5:00 as I can, and a series of back-to-back (Saturday and Sunday) halfs over 3 weekends in November.0
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That is total beastmode. I salute youWhatMeRunning wrote: »Looking to do a sub 2:30 half in May, a full in October as close to 5:00 as I can, and a series of back-to-back (Saturday and Sunday) halfs over 3 weekends in November.0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »Looking to do a sub 2:30 half in May, a full in October as close to 5:00 as I can, and a series of back-to-back (Saturday and Sunday) halfs over 3 weekends in November.
@WhatMeRunning Do you get some special Half Fanatics label for that? That's an intimidating race calendar!0 -
Long Term: Live to 100
Medium Term: Run California International Marathon 12/4/2016
Short Term: Run the San Lorenzo River Half Marathon 6/26/2016
Today: Enjoy Spring!0 -
Flying Pig half (Cincinnati) - May 1st
Ragnar Relay Colorado August 12-13
Wineglass Full Marathon (New York)- Oct. 2nd
I would like to be running all my long life:).0 -
Up coming schedule looks like this:
5K - 4/16/16
13.1 - 4/23/16
5K - 4/30/16
50K - 7/23/16 (just so I can call myself and Ultra Marathoner)
48.6 - 1/5/17 - 1/7/17 (Disney World Dopey's Challenge - 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 on consecutive days) Penciled in for now have not registered yet.
I will fill in the summer and fall schedule as work permits. I'm usually a last minute sign up for most races.0 -
Boston - 4/18/16
Cincinnati Flying Pig - 5/1/16, distance is tbd--I need to see what Boston does to me. I will run the 5k with my kids on 4/30/16. Ideally, I would like to do the hm the next day.
Peachtree Road Race -10k, 7/4/16
Chicago Marathon - 10/9/16, goal is sub 3 hours.
Thanksgiving Day Race -10k
There will be more races but I fit them in as I can and do them more as tune ups for my bigger races.0 -
Up coming schedule looks like this:
48.6 - 1/5/17 - 1/7/17 (Disney World Dopey's Challenge - 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 on consecutive days) Penciled in for now have not registered yet.
if you want to do this you better register as soon as it opens in April. I think this and the Goofy sold out in just a few hours after registration opened.
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Up coming schedule looks like this:
48.6 - 1/5/17 - 1/7/17 (Disney World Dopey's Challenge - 5K, 10K, 13.1, and 26.2 on consecutive days) Penciled in for now have not registered yet.
if you want to do this you better register as soon as it opens in April. I think this and the Goofy sold out in just a few hours after registration opened.
Yep planning on it0 -
kristinegift wrote: »WhatMeRunning wrote: »Looking to do a sub 2:30 half in May, a full in October as close to 5:00 as I can, and a series of back-to-back (Saturday and Sunday) halfs over 3 weekends in November.
@WhatMeRunning Do you get some special Half Fanatics label for that? That's an intimidating race calendar!
Yes, yes it does earn a Half Fanatics moon level of Earth. The secret is out, that's my real motivation there for the halfs.
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Updated with Results and new events
Feb 7,2016 Chilly Willy HM Grande Prairie, AB, Canada 2nd in AG and 34/41 02:12:59.87
Feb 21, 2016 Hypothermic HM Edmonton, AB, Canada 188/417 02:12:59.00 Consistent or what?
April 16 Saturday - Jasper Alberta Inaugural HM.
May 8 Sunday - Brian Harms Memorial 16 km ( 10 Miles ) Grande Prairie, AB
May 14 Saturday 5:45-7:15pm. Tri-specific swim clinic at the Peace River Regional Pool
May 28 Saturday - DHT Press Run HM Grande Prairie, AB
June 12 Sunday - Peace River Heritage Run HM
August 6th Saturday - Emperor's Challenge 20 km and 2050 Meter Elevation Gain ( True Mountain Run )
September 23 Friday @ 6:00pm Roots and Ruts Grande Prairie0 -
I am in absolute awe of this!Target race for the year is my first miler. WTF100 That's in September, between now and then I'm trying to hit all bar one local ultras, so averaging 1 per month. They're mainly being used as training runs and for experience though. My year is looking like
23/1 ADU 100K (12:34:01)
5/3 Lark Hill Dusk till Dawn (100K, might drop to 50k depending on this weeks training)
28/3 WAMC 40 Miler
10/4 Bunbury 3 Waters 50K
8/5 Murray Marathon (If there's a 50k option)
5/6 Kep Ultra (Fat@ss event, due to red tape BS last year) 100K
2/7 Feral Pig 50 Miler
13/8 24hr Track Ultra
24/9 WTF100 (Hoping sub 24hr)
20/11 Truth or Consequences 50K
18/12 6inch
21/1/17 ADU (Hoping to do the 50K & 25K. Have to hold a 6min/km pace or better for both, with no rest between them)
Holy crap that's a little scary seeing it written out like that. I'm going to be dancing on the knife edge of over training/overuse/burnout for a while!0 -
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hilton, NY)
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY
Boston is the A race. It's beginning to feel imminent.
I'm not really training for Spring Forward as a race; it will be a training exercise for Boston. (That, and with it coming up tomorrow I'm out of time to train for a 15K.)
Flower City is awfully close to Boston, but I couldn't pass up the price of $250 for 3 halfs and a full marathon. So I might have to run Flower City slow. I'll see how much Boston beats me up.
More races will appear on the calendar, and I know what some of them probably are; but this is all I'm currently registered for.0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »
I am in absolute awe of this!Target race for the year is my first miler. WTF100 That's in September, between now and then I'm trying to hit all bar one local ultras, so averaging 1 per month. They're mainly being used as training runs and for experience though. My year is looking like
23/1 ADU 100K (12:34:01)
5/3 Lark Hill Dusk till Dawn (100K, might drop to 50k depending on this weeks training)
28/3 WAMC 40 Miler
10/4 Bunbury 3 Waters 50K
8/5 Murray Marathon (If there's a 50k option)
5/6 Kep Ultra (Fat@ss event, due to red tape BS last year) 100K
2/7 Feral Pig 50 Miler
13/8 24hr Track Ultra
24/9 WTF100 (Hoping sub 24hr)
20/11 Truth or Consequences 50K
18/12 6inch
21/1/17 ADU (Hoping to do the 50K & 25K. Have to hold a 6min/km pace or better for both, with no rest between them)
Holy crap that's a little scary seeing it written out like that. I'm going to be dancing on the knife edge of over training/overuse/burnout for a while!
The above broke me! I DNF'ed my second 100K at 50k. I never entered the 40 Miler as I'm now in recovery mode. Bunbury 50K is now down to 10K (to be done at a power walk, still aiming for sub 65min though)
The 24hr and WTF100 are still on the calendar, but it is going to depend on my recovery. Nothing else is being considered currently.0 -
@taeliesyn - Hope your recovery is full in time for your next planned ultras!0
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Did New Orleans Marathon at the end of Feb, and now going to do a couple of half marathons before the triathlon season here gets started in earnest. Sly Fox in St. Charles, IL on April 23, and then Sunburst in South Bend, IN on June 4. My next marathon is going to be Seattle on Thanksgiving weekend, since my dad wants to do the half and it would be fun to do the same event while he can (he will be 73 when it happens).0
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Thanks @WhatMeRunning I seem to be making good progress so far, but it's a long way to go.0
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