For the first time in seven weeks I did not follow plan. I did not sleep well last night. I woke up in a sweat at one point then later to contemplative thoughts that led to other thoughts that kept me up too long. When my body woke up at 455 I rolled over and the next thing I knew I did not have time for my one hour run. So I wrote down some notes and went to the garage to do some upper body work.
Now I have to pack and leave early tomorrow for Tampa. I will have to fit a run in tomorrow evening. It'll be almost three days between runs. I am not concerned but feel like I skipped school. There is the half marathon this weekend and the opportunity to run a bunch of miles Sunday too.
Last tidbit from my Sunday running pals: the marathon "wall" can be calculated by dividing your highest training mileage week by seven and multiplying by three. So if you peak at say 50 miles, that's 50/7 = 7.1 x 3 = 21.3. I have to get to 60 (60/7=8.6x3=25.8).
My name is David (Dylan to some). I am a runner.
Record Book
200m - 0:45.14, April 2007
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
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10 comments:
Interesting, this is the first time that I have heard about calculating the "hitting the wall" point. I tried that using my previous marathon training plans, it was pretty darn accurate!
Being flexible with the plan is a good thing!
And ditto what Jack said...mine was pretty accurate too. Interesting....
i am totally with you. don't sweat the missed workout, but at the same time, don't try to make it up on another scheduled rest day.
interesting about the wall calculation. i guess i'm golden if i keep my mileage in the 70's then, eh?
my last mary i was in the 70's but still cramped at 22 miles... maybe its an elecrolyte problem?
Good luck on your marathon! That whole calculation is freaking me out! I haven't had a "long" run since my half on 11/5. My longest week since then was last week @ 15.5 (because of vacations, etc)... so, yeah, I'll be hitting the wall at 6.5 miles Sat during my next half m. haha. that's gonna SUCK.
Uh-oh. Looks like my wall will be at 17.57 miles. At least I'll be prepared for it... I was expecting it to be a bit later. Dang.
Oh, I love me some running math!
Have a safe trip, and try to be contemplative when you're running, not when you're sleeping.
How do you figure the numbers for calculating the *wall*?? Why multiply by 3?? What is the 3?? Just wondering!!
Well I have no idea why you multiply by 3; or why you divide by 7. It's a math goddess secret of the universe question.
That calculation was so spot on! I knew I was sort of undertrained for my last marathon but I hadn't realized by how much. The calculation said I'd hit the wall at 14 and lo and behold, I was in pain at 13 and really struggling by 15. the course went downhill for miles 18-20 but the last 10K was brutal.
I'm going to vow to train better for this next one. I love running blogs - such inspiration and so much great information!
So where are you now on 'the wall' calculation?
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