Friday, December 1, 2006

How I got Here: Part I

Well, one thing I want to do here is have a running log so I'll start this right now. But first I want to fill in a little up to this point.

at age 20 right now since July 25.
weekly base type milage since that date: 86, 76, 87 (Ran a 5 mi. in 26:13 in Central Park), 60 and then


Date / Weekly


total Miles
AM



PM


Workout Details


Strides


X-Training



Morn HR


lbs.


Daily Milage Estimate



28-Aug30'60'easy both 145-155HR for the main run + hills6 hills04514913
29-Aug11.5 mi.off15 w/u + 3*2.2mi @ 177-187 HR w/ 800m easy + 15 c/d0044
11.5
30-Aug83off149 avg. HR - EASY0046
11.5
31-Aug5128AM: easy + stretch PM: easy + stretch + drills0043
11
1-Sep5535144 avg. HR in morning, easy both, AM hills at the end8 hillsweight room
14912.5
2-Sep46offeasy - felt shitty but went SLOW0047
6.5
9/3/2006, 81mi101off50' easy + 15 X 1' on 1' easy + 21' easy0core41
15
4-Sep5029AM: easy HR 150 + strech and hills, PM: 29 + drills/stretch6 hillsdrills45
12
5-Sepoff9 mi.15 w/u + 16*300m @ 51-53 on trail in CP + 15 c/d - HARD0weight room44
9
6-Sep84off54 easy + 30 hilly (143HR + 165HR avgs.)0051
12
7-Sep2850AM: slow, sluggish PM: 50 easy0047
11
8-Sep50offAM: easy 143 HR avg. + hills6 hillsweight room
1498
9-Sepoff50easy with Adam0042
7
9/10/2006, 74mimi103off70' @ HR=151avg. + 28' progressive HR 167-182 0045
15
11-Sep5530easy both, 6 hills in the morning6 hills045
12
12-Sepoff12.5mi.10' w/u,c/d + 2 X VCP 8k (no rest) 28:25+27:08 =55:33 10mi.2weight room46
12.5
13-Sep86offeasy (151 HR avg.) ~7:00-7:10 per mile, SLUGGISH0054
12
14-Sep5735easy in Central AM: HR: 150 avg.0050
12
15-Sep9.5 mioff15 w/u, c/d + 2x(10x300m in 55 avg. w/ 100m jog) w/ 4'easy2weight room47
9.5
16-Sep45offeasy in Central AM: HR: 137 avg.0045
6.5
9/17/2006, 80mi102off40' easy + 15x(1'on 1'easy) + 32' easy 0core48
15.5
18-Sep75off149 HR avg. for 70' + 6 x100m strides6044
11
19-Sep10mioff2.5 w/u + 2* 4k in Central @ 12:55, 13:10 +2 c/d4043
10
20-Sep00get blood test, day off, 31-Ferritin (good!)
0049
0
21-Sep45offeasy0049
6.5
22-Sep8.5 mi.3012*200m @ 31-33 w/ steady 200m recovery 3 mi. @ 15:374weight room
14813
23-Sep95offsteady0045
16
9/24/2006, 56mi.00off - sick0049
0
25-Sep5032still feel sick a little6 hills
45
11.5
26-Sep9.5mi4 mi.12x 2' on, 1' easy @ race pace + 15 w/u and 12 c/d3weight room

13
27-Sep78'offSLOW, easy 140-155 HR still a little sick0048
11.5
28-Sep4230gentle all the way, picked up in the last mile00

10
29-Sep7mi04*1k @ 3:15 + 20'w/u and c/d, shitty10

7
30-Sep00off tired0046
0
10/1/2006, 63 9.5 mi.0139 avg. first 50 min., 160 avg. next 15'00

10

then I stopped recording details

Week
51 mi.
Tuesday 12*300m @ 54 on trail with little hills w/ 300m recovery
Friday 5 miles XC (Van Cortland Park) 26:29

Week
61 mi.
Tuesday 3*2mi. trails in 5:20-5:30 pace w/ 800m easy in between
(got a terrible cold on wednesday afternoon - thursday morning)
Saturday (still bad cold) 26:02 5 mi. @ Laffayette Metgar Fields Course - hilly and grassy
otherwise good weather

Week ending 10/22
69 mi.
Tuesday 5 mi. in (14:15 + 13:47) fartlek 90" hard, 3:30 steady
Friday: 2* 10' Tempo pace
90' w/ progression long run

Week ending 10/29
61 mi.
Tuesday 5x5' @ 5:05 - 4:50 pace on same rolling hill loop as below w/ 3' recovery jog
Friday 2*1.7 mi. on trails w/ small rolling hills in 8:30, 8:13 w/ 5' recovery jog
Saturday 12 mi. long run

Next week:
57 mi.
tuesday 12*300m on trail w/ small hill 52 to 48 w/ 100m recovery
Saturday: 8k in 4th place - 25:21 @ Princeton's new Cross course - didn't really race at the end
10 mi. long run

57mi
tuesday 9*2' xc race pace on trails (5:05) + 2' easy
Friday 2*1000m 3:22, 3:11 w/ 2' recovery, + 7' recovery + 3200m 9:22
4:42, 4:40
long of 10 mi.

48 mi.

tuesday 6*2' fast xc pace (4:50-5:00) / 2' recovery
Saturday 25:52 5 mi. in 23rd place - died 4:44 flat first mile, then
hilly (van cortland park)


I've had iron deficiency for the past year and it is still not totally gone but it is as good as it has been in more than a year. Disappointing to be able to run 26:13 at the end of my highest career week and highest career month and highest career two month period of running and then not improve too much after bringing things down to taper. Still not a bad 3 month stretch Aug. 20 to Nov. 20 4 solid races and 1 not so good. No break through race, but it will come. I'm taking two weeks down here (I start training daily again monday). And some track races are forthcoming.

PRs so far for age 20:
8k XC: 25:21 (4th at Old Nassau Run - Princeton)
5mi. XC (VCP): 25:52 (23rd at IC4A champs)
5k road: 16:01
5000m indoors: 15:09
3000m indoors: 8:50
mile indoors: 4:27
1500m outdoors: 4:09.9
800m outdoors: 2:07
5000m outdoors: 15:13

Age 19: Horribly damaged by Iron Problems
yearly PRs: 5 mi. XC: 28:31
5k indoors: 15:18
5k outdoors: 15:37
3k indoors: 8:46.2
mile indoors: 4:30
1000m indoors (200m flat): 2:43
1500m outdoors: 4:12
800m outdoors: 2:07
10k road: 32:58
4 mi. road: 20:33

I will put some logs from this track season here later.

Age 18 :
5mi. XC 26:31 (VCP - IC4A) - trained for July and August for the first time
3k indoors (168th st armory): 8:46.0
mile indoors (flat 200m track): 4:26.4
5k outdoors: 15:34
3k outdoors: 9:04
1000m indoors (armory): 2:38



Age 17:
5k XC: 15:54 - trained for the month of August for the first time
5k XC at Holmdel Park, NJ: 16:29 (3rd overall in Parochial A State Champs)
3200m indoors: 10:28 (very sick)
1600m indoors: 4:29
1500m outdoors: 4:06.1
3000m outdoors:9:33
800m outdoors 2:03

Age 16:
5k xc: 16:34
1600m indoors: 4:37
800m indoors: 2:06
1000m indoors: 2:43
400m outdoors (cinder): 54.9
800m outdoors: 2:02 relay split (2:03 open)
1600m outdoors: 4:28

Age 15
5k xc: 17:38
1600m: 4:48
800m: 2:08

Age 14:
3.2 mi. XC 19:21
1.9 mi XC 11:10
1600m 5:15

Age 13:
1600m: 5:40 - no training whatsoever just my usual athletic routine. I played a lot of ice hockey from age 12 to 16.

Age 8:
1600m: 6:48 - gym class mile

Age 7:
I got the Presidential Physical Fitness Award and Beat the requisite mile time (9:22 or something like that) by about 2 minutes - I don't remember exactly

Age 18 Training:
Some summer weeks after I turned 18 at high altitude (4900ft)





Running
X Training
Lifting
Drills
strides
hills
tempo

6-Aug26





pretty good race (without kick) despite bad sleep, food altitude and nasty 3rd mile - 6:29 - long brutal hill there8 miles


4
10k race: 34:52

75






8 miles
Yes
6

30 min easy biking a day added X-Training for all 3 weeks8 miles30 mixed





4.5 + 5.5120 hike

6


9 miles
Yes



13-Aug64




6*(1.5 min. hard 3.5 easy)

3+5



8
15-Aug81





felt shitty today7 miles
Yes



17-Aug11 miles120 bike

6

cruising today7 miles
Yes




30





20-Aug10 miles


6
2.4k + 3 *1.2k @ 5:25

68 + hills60 bike

46
22-Aug95


4


8 miles
Yes



24-Aug075 mixed





10 miles






11 miles


4

27-Aug11 miles




4.8k+ 1.6k+.8k+.6k @ 5:34
first run at sea level today - felt pretty bad52



0
rockefeller state park - hot, felt weird for first 30 84


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