Monday, April 19, 2010
CBH Says
Yesterday I ran a hard 6-mile trail run. All the parts seem to have recovered from the “half” I ran last week. I do not intend to lose my base over the summer. I am getting a little concerned that the enthusiasm I saw on the Blog early on seems to be fading. Look, as the politicians say, you need to get ready. We are doing the Road to Hana for fun, but it won’t be any fun if your feet hurt or your legs go after the first leg. In May and June you should be running (or doing a major workout) 2-3 times a week, and be able to run 12-15 miles a week. By July-August, you need to be up to 20 miles/week (or the cardio equivalent). And, at least once a week you should be running something for speed that simulates our relay. You should have a day where you run three hard 2-mile runs with no more than 5 minute rests or two hard 3-mile runs. We are going to be running on hot asphalt. Your feet have to be ready and you need to be able to run in 80 degree weather. On the day of the race someone will have a cold or be hurting-you still need to be ready. Get used to running when you feel bad. I sent the deposit for the house. We need to buy plane tickets soon. So, let's see starting May 15 through June some consistent workouts (3 per week) so we don't have to consider any alternatives. We don’t have to win, but we have to finish strong.
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Word.
And Clarke is being too nice on the "consider any alternatives" wording. My suggested wording was that we will consider whether to sign up with y'all as a team. I don't want to witness anything from disappointment to death that day.
And unless people have trained appropriately, it is not worth it. It will be brutal even WITH the training. People need to consider seriously whether this is something they want to do -- which includes the commitment to all the slogging work along the way, to get ready for the really hard day itself.
And let's get even more real. Clarke, who has worked many hours a week (including a brutal travel schedule) for decades, who is 10 years older than the next youngest of us, ran at least four days a week (usually more) AND did CrossFit training at the same time -- and took 12 minutes off his half-marathon time. That is almost a minute a mile off of his time, for the entire 13.1 miles. If we can't even show up to workouts, what does that say about us?
Yes, I AM a bitch.
Word.
And Clarke is being too nice on the "consider any alternatives" wording. My suggested wording was that we will consider whether to sign up with y'all as a team. I don't want to witness anything from disappointment to death that day.
And unless people have trained appropriately, it is not worth it. It will be brutal even WITH the training. People need to consider seriously whether this is something they want to do -- which includes the commitment to all the slogging work along the way, to get ready for the really hard day itself.
And let's get even more real. Clarke, who has worked many hours a week (including a brutal travel schedule) for decades, who is 10 years older than the next youngest of us, ran at least four days a week (usually more) AND did CrossFit training at the same time -- and took 12 minutes off his half-marathon time. That is almost a minute a mile off of his time, for the entire 13.1 miles. If we can't even show up to workouts, what does that say about us?
Yes, I AM a bitch.
Thanks baby. Now, let's all get our there are run.
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