While I'm a solid month into 2010, I thought I'd return to the blog and keep active. I have a very ambitious race schedule this year and I have to admit that I am seriously excited!
My first marathon of the season is set for April. The plan is the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to afford it at this point. After the series of unfortunate events this autumn that prevented my racing in Denver, I am a little hesitant to make the full financial commitment. I'm going to start looking into local alternatives. I still plan to run San Diego again in June. Additionally, I'm going to put in a bid for the NYC Marathon with the Marine Corp Marathon as my back-up if I don't make the drawing.
Below is my schedule for the year as it stands now:
February 7th: Super Sunday 10k, Boston Seaport
February 28th: Hyannis Half Marathon, Cape Cod, MA
March 14th: Ras na hEireann 5k, Somerville, MA
April 24th: Nashville Country Music (Rock 'n' Roll) Marathon, Nashville, TN
May 30th: Run To Remember Half Marathon, Boston, MA
June 6th: San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA
June xx: New Charles River Run 7.5 Miler, Cambridge, MA (depending on late June dates)
June xx: Reggae Ramble and Music Festival, Cambridge MA (depending on late June dates)
August 28th: CHaD Half Marathon, Dover, NH
September XX: Cape Ann 25k, Gloucester, MA
October 31st: Marine Corp Marathon (alternative if I don't get into NYC)
November 7th: New York City Marathon (if I get via lottery in March!)
November 26th: Turkey Trot 5k, Concord, NH
December XX: Jingle Bell 5K, Somerville, MA
Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts
2010 Begins
Sunday, January 31, 2010 fall races, marathon, marathon training, race schedule, schedule, spring
If you want to experience something.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 marathon, post-marathon, post-race recovery
"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon."
Emil Zatopek
I'm looking at a variety of information on post-marathon recovery plans. I feel great today, so I automatically want to go running. But I know I'm not allowed to. It's strange because a lot of the advice I'm finding online seems to assume that I'm sore. I'm not. I feel normal. Maybe underneath if I like massage the muscles deep enough I feel sore, but another day or two should be good.
Anyway, the best plan is from active.com. Here you can see their advice in terms of easing back in:
"Actively rest with lower impact activities like swimming, cycling and yoga for seven to ten days post-marathon. Give your body and mind a full week off the demands of running, and it will reward you with an efficient recovery. Running too much, too soon post-marathon is the quickest way to an injury.
With my June/early July focus on strength training, I want to maintain 20-25 miles/week average still. That would be a 13-15 mile long run, plus maybe two 3-4 mile runs during the week. Or mix up the mid-week stuff with speed and hill workouts. I want to discuss this more with the personal trainer. I'm ademant upon the long-week runs, however, since I want to maintain my distance stamina for the half marathon in early September. Right now I'm looking at Virginia Beach, but if I can find something closer, I will. Simply because I'll have to travel for the fall marathons and it will cost a lot.
Anyway, I've been famished for the past two days. I'm eating every 3 hours. I get full quickly, but between meals I feel weak and exhausted. Right now I'm running on no sleep, since I couldn't sleep on the red eye flight last night. That isn't helping. But hunger-wise I'm still eating like I just ran a marathon. I need to slowly ease off, shift my nutrition around to meet my lesser energy expenditure. I'm also having cravings for tofu and bananas a lot lately. Protein and potassium? That's all I can think of. I got some organic, fresh-ground peanut butter to eat today and I'll pick up some bananas after work (they weren't ripe at WF). I really want to go swimming this week. I'm not sure that I'm allowed to though. :(
Emil Zatopek
I'm looking at a variety of information on post-marathon recovery plans. I feel great today, so I automatically want to go running. But I know I'm not allowed to. It's strange because a lot of the advice I'm finding online seems to assume that I'm sore. I'm not. I feel normal. Maybe underneath if I like massage the muscles deep enough I feel sore, but another day or two should be good.
Anyway, the best plan is from active.com. Here you can see their advice in terms of easing back in:
"Actively rest with lower impact activities like swimming, cycling and yoga for seven to ten days post-marathon. Give your body and mind a full week off the demands of running, and it will reward you with an efficient recovery. Running too much, too soon post-marathon is the quickest way to an injury.
Follow a reverse taper when returning to your running regimen. That is, start with a few 30- to 40-minute easy paced runs and test the waters. If things feel good, gradually increase the duration and frequency of the runs. Keep the running intensity easy for at least three weeks post-marathon. And most importantly--listen to your body. If there are lingering aches and pains, consider taking a few more active rest days and let things heal completely."
Most say to taper up again, so that's my plan. I did read one site that said you could go for a light jog on Thursday. I'm thinking I might do a couple of miles on Friday. There is a 4-miler on Sunday that I kind of want to run right by my house. If I go ease, don't push, I think I could be fine. Treat it like an easy run. Although, that's always hard. We'll see how Friday goes.With my June/early July focus on strength training, I want to maintain 20-25 miles/week average still. That would be a 13-15 mile long run, plus maybe two 3-4 mile runs during the week. Or mix up the mid-week stuff with speed and hill workouts. I want to discuss this more with the personal trainer. I'm ademant upon the long-week runs, however, since I want to maintain my distance stamina for the half marathon in early September. Right now I'm looking at Virginia Beach, but if I can find something closer, I will. Simply because I'll have to travel for the fall marathons and it will cost a lot.
Anyway, I've been famished for the past two days. I'm eating every 3 hours. I get full quickly, but between meals I feel weak and exhausted. Right now I'm running on no sleep, since I couldn't sleep on the red eye flight last night. That isn't helping. But hunger-wise I'm still eating like I just ran a marathon. I need to slowly ease off, shift my nutrition around to meet my lesser energy expenditure. I'm also having cravings for tofu and bananas a lot lately. Protein and potassium? That's all I can think of. I got some organic, fresh-ground peanut butter to eat today and I'll pick up some bananas after work (they weren't ripe at WF). I really want to go swimming this week. I'm not sure that I'm allowed to though. :(
Overly tapered
Saturday, May 23, 2009 half marathon, marathon, marathon training, tapering
Well, my boyfriend was in town, so I was busy and took my tapering a little too seriously.
Over the past two weeks since my peak run, it's been an out and out pathetic running schedule. If you even call it a schedule. More like haphazard short runs.
5/13/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch
5/16/09: 3 mile run steep hill
5/19/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch (80F+)
5/21/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch (90F+)
That's it. Yeah, I know.
I picked up my race packet this morning (5/23) for the half marathon tomorrow. I'm really going through with the full 13.1. I know that I'm going to be taking it easy while I'm in Arizona and the weather is like 100F, so I'll just be compiling it into one day. I'm going to take the run easy also, run it at marathon pace, not half pace. It will be sad that I can run it full out, but making it through the full marathon is the most important thing.
The weather is supposed to be in the 60s and raining tomorrow morning. It'll be lovely running weather! I can't wait. I really couldn't pass this up. As soon as the race is over, I head home, shower and grab my suitcase. I'm off to Arizona in the early afternoon. I'm bringing several running outfits, since I'm not 100% on the final marathon outfit. I think I know what it will be, but I'm going to test it during the half marathon tomorrow before its final.
Over the past two weeks since my peak run, it's been an out and out pathetic running schedule. If you even call it a schedule. More like haphazard short runs.
5/13/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch
5/16/09: 3 mile run steep hill
5/19/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch (80F+)
5/21/09: 4 mile fast run during lunch (90F+)
That's it. Yeah, I know.
I picked up my race packet this morning (5/23) for the half marathon tomorrow. I'm really going through with the full 13.1. I know that I'm going to be taking it easy while I'm in Arizona and the weather is like 100F, so I'll just be compiling it into one day. I'm going to take the run easy also, run it at marathon pace, not half pace. It will be sad that I can run it full out, but making it through the full marathon is the most important thing.
The weather is supposed to be in the 60s and raining tomorrow morning. It'll be lovely running weather! I can't wait. I really couldn't pass this up. As soon as the race is over, I head home, shower and grab my suitcase. I'm off to Arizona in the early afternoon. I'm bringing several running outfits, since I'm not 100% on the final marathon outfit. I think I know what it will be, but I'm going to test it during the half marathon tomorrow before its final.
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