SwStudio said:Greetings, rec.runners! Please tell us about your training
week and goals.
Mon 0.00 rest
Tue 7.07 easy
Wed 12.09 lt - 4 up, 7 @ LT, 1 down
Thu 5.02 easy
Fri 12.00 med long
Sat 5.01 easy
Sun 13.82 long
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Wk 55
Yr 462
Week 11 of 18-week training program for Boston, week 5 of 5-week
lactate threshold phase. This week was a disaster. I caught a cold on
Monday with a slight fever (101). During Wednesday's LT run I found it
very difficult to stay at the proper pace. My body just did not want to
push that hard for so long. Friday's longish run was a little better.
However, Sunday was not a good day. It was raining all day and in the
upper 30s. I spent most of the day moping around wondering when I was
going to get in a 22 mile run. I set out my bottles around noon.
Finally at 2:00 PM I headed out. Most of the run wasn't too bad, until
I started to head east into the wind (20 mph gusts) and rain. On top of
that, I was getting "runner's trots." I had to stop somewhere. I
decided to just bag the whole thing and stop at 14 miles. I tried
calling my wife on my cell, but it was busy. I finally had the operator
break through the line. While waiting for my wife to pick me up,
standing in my wet clothes, I was getting hypothermic and was shaking
uncontrollably. About 15 minutes later I saw my wife go by as she
missed seeing me on the corner where I said I would be. I suddenly had
this vision of Kate Winslet trying to shout "Come back!" but could only
muster a hoarse whisper from the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.
When I got home I immediately got off all my wet clothes and jumped
into bed with the electric blanket cranked all the way up.
I guess I should be gratefull I only had a cold and I still was able to
keep my weekly mileage at a respectable volume. This week I'm scheduled
for an 18-miler. Maybe I'll see how I feel at 18 and try to make it
20+.
Racing Goals:
Tune-up races for Boston
3/5/05 Chattahoochee Roadrunners 10K, Atlanta GA
3/19/05 Leprechaun Road Race 10K, Dublin GA
4/2/05 Chickamauga Chase 15K, Chickamauga, GA
4/18/05 Boston Marathon, Boston MA
Have a great week rec.runners.
Phil M.