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Running 100 miles on 4 miles per day training runs. by Ken C. Patient Expert

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Posted Fri 23 Jan 2009 5:05pm Lately, I have almost given my running a back seat. Oh, I still get a run in 5 days a week, but 4-5 miles is all I have been getting per day. I fear my overall endurance has... splints last spring. This self imposed mileage deficit will be erased the 1st weekend in February. I plan to do the Dan Man, a trail race in Madill Oklahoma. This is a 50 mile Read on »

Training Update Week 33: Wherein I conquer a twenty mile long run, the common cold and set a new PR for the mile. by JayDub R. Posted Thu 19 Aug 2010 12:00am ! This was the fourth of my 32km/20mile runs for my marathon training program. The plan called for 32km at a target pace of 5:41min/km. And I did it in exactly 5:41min/km! This is the first time... The Cross Training I'm starting to really love swimming. This was the perfect way to end a hard working week last Friday. I mixed up some freestyle and breaststroke Read on »

Triathlon Training: 4 Mile Run + 5 Mile Bike + Bilateral Breathing Advice by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Mon 20 Jul 2009 11:24pm of control. Usually I will set the treadmill around 7.6-8.0 mph for my runs and my Heart Rate will usually stay in the mid to upper 160's. Today I checked my HR at the 1.5 mile mark... down and my HR dropped down to the lower 170's. With the slower pace I finished the 5k at 26 minutes. I walked a little to get my HR down and then ran another mile at a 9 minute Read on »

Triathlon Training Day 50: 1.2 Mile Bike + 1.2 Mile Walk of Bike Back to Car by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Tue 09 Jun 2009 11:16pm it was like CLICK HERE for Boomer's review. Sorry I didn't post yesterday about my 26 mile bike ride! It was mostly out of frustration that kept me from the blog. Here is what went... and the virtual training since I didn't know the route and I was riding alone. After about a 20 minute drive I got to the parking area and the fun was just beginning. I pulled the bike out Read on »

Triathlon Training Day 11 & 12: Stength Training + 4 Mile Run by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Apr 2009 11:30pm in some strength training. The P90X workouts have taken a bit of a backseat since I have started preparing for the Triathlon, but that needs to change because I really don't want to lose all the definition in my arms and back! Today was another long ass day working but at least i was home before dark! So, I did a 4-mile run. I am getting stronger each Read on »

1/2 Marathon Training: 12 Mile Run by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Oct 2009 10:01pm :40/mile pace. As required by the training plans (both Higdon and RW) we run this long day at about 75-80% of raceday pace. This way you add the distance on your legs and build up... on the Kingwood Greenbelt trails. These are a series of paved trails that run along the roads and through the woods for like 75 miles. We needed a change of scenery and it ended up being Read on »

Hal Higdon Training: 5 Mile Run by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Tue 24 Nov 2009 10:01pm Just checked my workout logs and I'm up to 101.62 miles running for November. Still have three days left with 9 miles, 5 miles, and 14 miles scheduled. That is a lot of miles for me! Annie had to be at work early this morning so no morning run for us. She was going to do her run mid-morning, she was working a split shift thing today. And I Read on »

1 Mile Warm-Up Run + Strength-Training Workout by Corey I. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 18 Oct 2008 4:08pm Today at around 8 am, Erik & I went to the fitness center for our strength training workout. I ran a mile on the treadmill to warm-up & then did various leg lift exercises (20 reps each for each leg), free-weight arm exercises (for each arm, 20 reps each of the following: flat flies, shrugs, shoulder press, upright rows, lateral raises, one Read on »

1/2 Marathon Training: 4.76 Miles/ 46 Minutes by Jeff Irvin Patient Expert

Posted Mon 05 Oct 2009 10:01pm This morning was a scheduled 45 minute run for the 1/2 mary training program. We woke up and it was raining lightly. Overall it was a pretty decent run. The pace was a 9:40/mile and I sprinted the last 3/4 of a mile to get the HR going. I got it all the way up to 171 bpm! I actually am enjoying running! Tomorrow is a cross training day and I Read on »

Training at marathon pace: Goal - Negative split each mile by Cord C. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 6:28am 16 Week Marathon Training Plan - Week 6 - Day 3 Today's run was another marathon pace run. I've been trying to keep steady during those runs and to keep the pace up... with a little over a mile run to the starting point of the main set of marathon pace miles. By the time I got to the first mile marker I was right at 7:00 minutes per mile Read on »