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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Thu, Aug 30, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

9:45 a.m. (Now that's a glorious time to go running on a week day while everybody's slogging their guts out in the office.) 8 miles relaxed.

Opted not to run last night. With the kids going back to school this morning and the fact that I seemed to be battling some sort of stomach bug, it made sense to miss a run. What move. Felt awesome this morning. Might have been more to do with running after having had some breakfast rather than the usual catabolic state.

I think I might only run 13 times every third week - missing the 14th run is like taking a day off and the impact is huge. My legs felt so fresh this morning. Something to consider.

6:00 p.m. 6 miles easy. Legs felt good, which is handy as tomorrow is workout day and that means only one thing - pain...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 132.00

Comments

From Jake K on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 08:25:02 from 155.100.226.191

You know you are putting in the work when doing a SINGLE session every month makes you feel like you took a week off :-)

From Bret on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 09:19:36 from 64.128.133.66

House must be quiet with the kids at school - aside from all the ZZZZ from your napping :)

Nice discovery with fresh legs this morning, eh?

From Bam on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:00:00 from 89.204.253.198

I think dropping 1 run every 3 weeks is the way to go. I'm buzzing today.

Got back from school at 9:15 - house was bathed in silence. Changed and did my AIS and was out the door at 9:45. Got back, showered, had a Bam-bar, read for a bit and then hit the sack at 12:15. Got up 1:30 p.m.

Life is tough.

From Jake K on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:02:16 from 155.100.226.191

You are living the elite athlete dream!

From Bam on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:08:04 from 89.204.253.198

Yep, I guess I am. None of this, I'm nearly 50 and my legs are trashed. More like, I'm nearly 50 and I'm flying:)

Only downside is that I have to save my 'pocket money' for new trainers. Better deliver when racing time comes, so I can scrounge some freebie trainers off some company. That's very unlikely, over here.

From Jason D on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:53:46 from 24.1.80.94

Even Ryan Hall is cutting back I see (to a mere 100 miles). Not that he is the best runner ever but he's darn good and strikes me as religiously devoted to his running.

What is in the Bam bars and how do I put my order in? I have no idea how you guys fuel 100-160 mile weeks!

From Bret on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:47:49 from 64.128.133.66

Sweet schedule Bam - love it.

From Bam on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 13:15:49 from 89.204.253.198

Jason, the Bam-bar might be too powerful for your young frame. It's a bar for men, not boys.

I'll pop the recipe on the blog tomorrow. It's a cracker. It tastes great and I doubt there's anything in the whole wide world as nutritious as a Bam-bar. But don't eat one before training; it's more suitable for post training.

From allie on Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 17:13:05 from 161.38.218.168

nothing better than a good dose of pain to start the day. enjoy the workout tomorrow.

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