Last week’s mileage: 17. Long run: 8 miles. Body is growing accustomed to the physical aspect of the long runs. The mental aspect of doing steady state cardio for a prolonged period of time is proving to be more of a challenge. Boring already, and I am only at 8 mile runs. Weight down to 200.5. Wish the weight would come off faster, but my primary focus is marathon training, not weight loss. Lifting solid. My last set of bench on 3+ day was 255x8. Last set of deads on 3+ was 285x10. Definitely have more in the tank for legs, but I am trying not to overwork them with all the running I am doing.
Last week’s mileage: 18.5. Long run: 9 miles. Felt fine during the run, but it seemed to take much longer to recover than the week before. Weight down to 198.5. Lifting solid. Last set of bench on 1+ day was 270x4. Last set of deads on 1+ day was 305x7, although I had more in the tank.
Last week’s mileage: 21. Long run: 10 miles. Weight down to 198. Lifting was a bit weaker this week. My long run took more of a toll than I realized. Probably need to step my calories up even more before and after the long run. Planning on taking a deload on both run and lifting this upcoming week.
Last week’s mileage: 7.5. No “long” run during a deload week. Weight down to 197.5. Lifting was decent. Got 7 bench reps at 260 on 3+ week. Squats and deads were decent as well. Four months to the NYC Marathon!
Last week’s mileage: 22.5. Long run: 12 miles. Two miles longer than my last long run. I could have extended it to 13.1 miles but I did not want to deviate from my planned distance. Weight down to 196.5. Lifting again was solid. Gave myself an extra day of rest between my long run and my next lift and it helped. 5 clean bench reps at 270. Squats and deads felt strong as well.
Last week’s mileage: 13.1 (with a caveat). Long run was only 6 miles, but I did it mid-week as I ran a sprint triathlon on my “long run day.” Quarter mile swim, 11 mile bike and a 5K at the end. Finished a shade under 1:33. Not a great time generally, but it was a PR for me and I have not been specifically training with that event in mind. Weight down to 196. Lifting strong as well. 10 solid reps at 245 on 5+ day on bench. Squats and deads progressing nicely.
Last week’s mileage: 27.5. Long run: 12 miles. Wanted to run 14 miles, but the heat and humidity was too much and I decided to stop running and walk the last two miles rather than hurt myself. Weight down to 195.5. Got 8 clean reps at 260 on 3+day on bench. Strong on squats and deads as well.
Two weeks ago mileage: 20. Long run 13 miles. Not sure what my weight was as I was on vacation. Bench on 1+ day was 275x5. Leg day was good.
Last week’s mileage: 30. Long run: 15 miles. Weight down to 194. Bench on 5+ day was 250x10. Still making progress on squats and deads, but I am considering tapering the 531-esque scheme as my long runs continue to rise. Having tired legs prior to a long run is not helpful.
Three weeks ago mileage: 18. Long run: 9 miles. Stopped keeping track of my weight as I seem to be staying at 194. Bench on 3+ day was 265 x 8. Leg day was decent.
Two weeks ago mileage: 22. Long run: 17 miles (on a treadmill, due to extreme summer heat). That took quite some time. As I was travelling for work, I took an extreme “deload” week on my 531 lifts (i.e. thought about lifting).
Last week ago mileage: 20. Long run: 10 miles (also on a treadmill, due to more travel). Bench on 1+ day was 280 x 4. Strong leg workout, but had bad DOMS the few days thereafter.
Running that far on a treadmill royally sucks.
The longest I had done is 13 miles on a treadmill.
One month to go!
Five weeks ago mileage: 11.5. Long run: 9 miles.
Four weeks ago mileage: 18. Long run: 18 miles.
Three weeks ago mileage: 11.5. Long run: 7.5 miles.
Two weeks ago mileage: 18. Long run: 18 miles.
Last week mileage: 14. Long run: 10 miles.
This week mileage: 25. Long run: 20 miles.
Still on track to finish this endeavor. Finding it very hard to recover from the longer runs, such that it has impacted my ability to run during the week (being very busy at work and with kids’ activities doesn’t help either as I am not getting enough sleep). The 20 mile run this weekend was tough and time consuming, but I did not feel like I was hitting the wall at any time. If I had to run the 26.2 then, I probably could have. So I have that going for me.
I also cut back on the powerlifting training (especially legs) because I cannot recover fast enough to not risk injury. Boosted my caloric intake a ton, but still feeling run down. DOMS lasts about twice as long as usual. I also tweaked my right pec doing weighted dips so I have been babying my bench and overhead press as well. After the race, I will reset my 1RMs for 531 and train for a powerlifting competition early next year.
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One week to go! The week after my last 20 mile run I intended on running 14 miles. Around mile 1, I felt a pain on the top of my right hip. Ran with the pain for another 8 miles and then decided to stop. My hip then hurt for the next two weeks. I backed off running in the hopes that it would get better. It did not hurt when squatting or deadlifting. Last weekend, I did a light 4 mile run. Still did not feel 100%, but not the same pain as before. Going out for a 6 mile run today and probably a 3 mile run on Tuesday. Doing a very light weight total body lift on Monday.
Less concerned about my hip than I am for the weather being nice. So far, the forecast is ideal for the run. Fingers crossed.
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Well I did it. Finished the race. As it turned out, taking the time off did not hurt me as much as I thought it would. My pace was good, no cramping, blisters or chafing. Hydrated and fueled up properly. Ran the race effectively on a low carb diet. Weather was perfect. The entire race atmosphere was world class and the crowd support was unbelievable. Weighed 201 the night before the race. Proud that I was able to commit to 8 months of consistent training for an activity that is clearly out of my comfort zone. Thank you to all who chimed in and gave advice and support.
Next up…5k race in late November and 5 mile run in December. Training, however, will be focused on preparing for a raw powerlifting competition in the winter. Hoping to compete at 83kg.
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Congratulations! That is quite the accomplishment.
And good luck with your upcoming powerlifting meet! Any numbers in mind?
Thanks. Hoping to go 9 for 9. Aiming for 160 kg squat, 140 kg bench and 200 kg dead at 83 kg. Have to get back on a strict diet to lose some of the weight I gained when I stopped running 25 miles a week.
Made 83kg easily (by more than a kilo). Went 7 for 9. Just shy of my comp lifts when I competed two years ago at 90 kg. Not sure what my next adventure will be.