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FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 7

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Week 7 - August 20th, 2007
Six weeks down, 10 to go! Before I summarize Week 7 of the plan, here’s a quote from this time last week:
“Although it’s been tough, I finally feel like I’m making headway and am looking forward to the next couple of weeks as the workouts continue to increase in difficulty.”
How […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 6

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Week 6 - August 13th, 2007
Hard to believe this is the sixth week of the Run Less, Run Faster training plan. Although it’s been tough, I finally feel like I’m making headway and am looking forward to the next couple of weeks as the workouts continue to increase in difficulty.
Here’s what I’ll be doing this […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 5

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

Week 5 - August 6th, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
3 x 1600m (1 min. Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
6 mile run:-
2 miles easy
3 miles @ ST (Short Tempo)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 18 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45-60 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of the FIRST to the Finish […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 4

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Week 4 - July 30th, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
5 x 1k (400m Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
6 mile run:-
1 mile easy
4 miles @ MT (Medium Tempo)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 20 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45-60 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of the FIRST to the Finish Marathon […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 3

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Week 3 - July 23rd, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
10-20 minute warm up
1200, 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200 (all with 200m Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
7 mile run:-
1 mile easy
5 miles @ LT (Long Tempo Pace)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 17 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of […]

FIRST Marathon Training Program: Week 2

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Week 2 - July 16th, 2007
Key Run Workout #1:
1 mile warm up
4 x 800m (2 min. Recovery Interval)
10 minute cool down
Key Run Workout #2:
7 mile run:-
1 mile easy
5 miles @ PMP (Planned Marathon Pace)
1 mile easy
Key Run Workout #3:
Distance:- 15 miles
Pace: PMP (Planned Marathon Pace) + (45 sec/mile)
All 16 weeks of the FIRST to the […]

Dehydration: Don’t Let It Slow You Down This Summer

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

With temperatures stuck in the 80s and 90s here in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the moment, it’s so important to stay hydrated. It’s astounding to think as little as 2% dehydration will have a huge negative effect on your training/race performance.
Dehydration can be defined as “a condition in which the body contains an insufficient volume […]

Sunday’s Long Run

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Full details of today’s 13 mile run can be found over at my RunBulldogRun blog.

Lone Tour de France Welshmen still flying high

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Geraint Thomas of Cardiff, Wales, at 21 the youngest rider in the Tour de France, kept up his good form in yesterday’s 193 km fourth stage from Villers-Cotterts to Joigny.
He finished one minute and seven seconds behind stage winner Thor Hushovd of Swtzerland and now stands in 47th position overall.
Geraint, who lost his spleen in […]

FREE Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Beach Towel

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

You may remember my recent post about Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon race organizers offering a FREE Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Beach Towel as an incentive to the first 250 people to sign up using the online code TOWEL.
Imagine my surprise tonight when the mailman delivered not 1, but 3 beach towels, each […]