The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method

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Location:

Tralee,Ireland

Member Since:

Oct 01, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I've never worn compression socks.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To do a race.

Long-Term Running Goals:

1. Break the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group, when I'm 50 in 2015.

2. Never wear compression socks.

 

Personal:

Married with two girls (6 and 10).

The Qwer Old Fella's Marathon Method is a four year experiment.

The first year (2012) was about getting back into running, staying off the smokes and booze, while sticking to a healthy eating plan and shedding mountains of lard. All boxes ticked.

Year two (2013 - age: 48) Injured Jan through March. Build back up and work on my 5k speed. Goal 15:45.

Year three (2014) will be about doing my first marathon in the spring. (Just for the experience and on a tough course - maybe Tralee; goal time, 2:30ish.) Then begins the prep work for Berlin 2015

Year four (2015) is all about breaking the world record for the marathon in the 50+ age group - it's only 2:19 :).

The above might sound nuts; it is, but then I'm nuts. Please do not copy any of the training I do: if you do, you are likely to end up running like me - not a good idea.

The idea is to have a laugh along the way. If I fail, I don't know what I'll do - my whole belief system will crumble and I suspect that this little rock might just stop spinning for a couple of seconds. Jakers, I better not fail for all our sakes. That's some burden, even for SuperBam.

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Wed, Aug 08, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.002.5015.00

7:30 a.m. 6 miles relaxed. Legs felt good, so everything should be ok for tonight's workout...

5:30 p.m 5x800m @ current 3k race pace off 90 sec's rec. 3.5 miles warm up incl 6x100m strides with a jog back rec, and 3 miles warm down.

I did this session 2 weeks ago and averaged 2:37, with the reps ranging between 2:36-2:39. Last week was a tough week, so I hoped to match the AP of 2:37.

Here's how it went: 2:35, 2:34, 2:33, 2:32, 2:30 - AP 2:33. That's a 4 second improvement per rep. Very pleased. Felt strong. Every rep improved, even though I thought I'd gone too quick on each effort. I was bleeding out of my eyes at the end of the last effort. Warm down was a wobble home.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 132.00
Comments
From Bret on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 14:15:23 from 64.128.133.66

Great session again Bam - sooner or later their gonna call you up to run with Mo in the 5000.

From ACorn on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 14:38:39 from 68.66.168.22

Fantastic workout! Must feel great to have made such improvements over the past year.

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 14:42:06 from 155.100.226.54

Very nice. You're doing things right when you continue to see improvements like this.

From Bam on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 15:13:28 from 89.204.224.66

Thanks chaps.

Bret, I've had the call up - to carry Mo's bag.

Acorn - Besides all the bravado and nonsense, the improvements have genuinely surprised me. 11 months back, I couldn't jog 400m without coughing my guts up.

This site has played a big part in keeping me on the right path and helps when I'm hurting in the efforts, as I know I have to report back - there's no hiding.

Jake - I just hope that I've now found the right balance and things keep improving...

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