I have to brag on Dustin. This morning we did speed work on the track and Dustin ran mile repeats. On his 4th, 1-mile repeat he ran a 4:54!!! 4:54!! It was on a track (level, not down hill) and it was windy, so this was no easy feat. This is Dustin's first sub 5-minute mile and a PR for him by 12 seconds! I am so proud of him! He has been working so hard and it shows.
Now, if he could just keep that up for another 25.2 miles and win us some money hehe :)
You're awesome babe!!
~AW
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
3 Twentys
For the first time in training, I have completed three straight weekends of 2o milers. In the past I have only ran two twenty mile runs. This time around I still have one more to go and it will be 23 (my longest training run, period). Also new to me during this round of training is several tempo runs of 1-8-1 or one mile warm-up, 8 at pace, one mile cool down, 4 x 1 mile repeats, and maxing out with 60 mile weeks.
I am following a more intense program with hopes of running a PR or at least returning to BQ (Boston Qualifying) time. Speaking of Boston, today was the 115th running of the marathon and what a race it was. You check it all out here. Not only was the world record broken by the top two finishers, but the fourth place finisher, American Ryan Hall, ran the fastest American male race ever. Needless to say the race was super-fast with ideal conditions for running including a tailwind. I learned the records would not count because of strict regulations that Boston does not meet including: too much elevation drop between the start and finish, and not starting and finishing within a certain distance. Boston is a point-to-point marathon, which is what makes the tailwind so important; it is always at your back if blowing in the right direction. Of course when I ran Boston you could have fooled me it was a net elevation loss, but I guess the five miles of hills from 16 to 21 are placed just right?
All the Boston coverage, plus being 5 weeks out from Fargo, and my decreasing times have got me excited to race again. Now all I need is a little Spirit of the Marathon from Netflix to keep me going. I'll be checking that out soon. Pictured below is my training log from the past several weeks. I have been racking up the miles.
I am following a more intense program with hopes of running a PR or at least returning to BQ (Boston Qualifying) time. Speaking of Boston, today was the 115th running of the marathon and what a race it was. You check it all out here. Not only was the world record broken by the top two finishers, but the fourth place finisher, American Ryan Hall, ran the fastest American male race ever. Needless to say the race was super-fast with ideal conditions for running including a tailwind. I learned the records would not count because of strict regulations that Boston does not meet including: too much elevation drop between the start and finish, and not starting and finishing within a certain distance. Boston is a point-to-point marathon, which is what makes the tailwind so important; it is always at your back if blowing in the right direction. Of course when I ran Boston you could have fooled me it was a net elevation loss, but I guess the five miles of hills from 16 to 21 are placed just right?
All the Boston coverage, plus being 5 weeks out from Fargo, and my decreasing times have got me excited to race again. Now all I need is a little Spirit of the Marathon from Netflix to keep me going. I'll be checking that out soon. Pictured below is my training log from the past several weeks. I have been racking up the miles.
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