Base Training - Page 575 - Training

SHADES

16/11/2006 at 22:44

Course you can say. Putting it in black and white helps, I always say what I'm aiming for, keeps me focussed and stops me making excuses to myself not to do it.

Mileage plan for me
w/e 19/11 40m
w/e 26/11 51m
w/e 3/12 59m
w/e 10/12 71m
w.e 17/12 78m
w/e 24/12 88m
w/e 31/12 102m
w/e 7/1 88m
Then 2 x 80m weeks then drop the mileage to about 70m and do a little bit of speedwork, but only some runs at 80-85%MHR and some hill sessions and mile reps.

That's the plan but we will see how it all pans out.

Dundee.Runner

17/11/2006 at 16:54

Shades

Pleased to see this thread showing some life again. Just got back from a week in Croatia with work. Ran a couple of days, but paths and traffice not very runner friendly.

If we are into posting up our plans for the rest of the year, this is my schedule as I hope to build up to a run at Lochaber. Not as impressive as yours, but about right given my current commitments:

w/e 26/11 62m
w/e 3/12 49m
w/e 10/12 64m
w/e 17/12 65m
w/e 24/12 67m
w/e 31/12 69m
w/e 7/1 55m
w/e 14/1 69m

The majority of this at 70%, with one run a week at 80% and the odd reps session every few weeks

Plodding Hippo

17/11/2006 at 16:56

well
ok
55-60 mpw

gulp

Ratbag

pirate

17/11/2006 at 16:59

Wow! I just popped back on the website and I find this gem is still running...

Good luck to all basers! It worked for me and for a lot of others, in fact I still do base training most of the time and I'm just starting to build my mileage again in preparation for FLM.

Sadly it didn't seem to work for a certain hippo but that's another story...

Hipps...did you really do 11 maras in 11 weeks???

OK, I'm off again...byeeeeee!!!

Plodding Hippo

17/11/2006 at 17:00

ratbag

it did work for me
I pbd twice in thos 11 maras in 11 weeks
and i havent had a day off running since April 1st

Ratbag

pirate

17/11/2006 at 17:09

...Hipps...I apologise as that was the last thing I remember from when I was on here before....

Brilliant work to do those maras and 2 PBs as well!

I wish my running was as consistent as yours but sadly, I'm too easily sidetracked...

You doing FLM?

Plodding Hippo

17/11/2006 at 17:11

oh yes!

shows how long you have been away ratbag

last ghear my mileage was seriously down
and it showwd in my race times
also had a lot of crap at work

Ratbag

pirate

17/11/2006 at 17:14

I'll try to come back more often....but I kinda got addicted to the forums and needed to wean myself off....I haven't been on much since last years Iron Man so I'm just surfing around the site to see what's new...

Hope to see you at FLM tho'. Would be good to catch up...I need to see about booking the Traffy Thistle again...

Plodding Hippo

17/11/2006 at 17:15

laughs manically
dont we all get addicted!

the thistle is stupido price, but i shall be staying there
kind of a tradition now

you doin reading?

SHADES

17/11/2006 at 18:08

Hippo - I think 55 -60 mpw is a very achievable target for you and will reap rewards. After all you will need something to do during the marathon close season!

SHADES

17/11/2006 at 21:51

Hi DundeeRunner - well my goal race for 2007 is a 24hr track, hence the higher mileage. I'll be at Lochaber too.

Hi Ratbag - addicted to forums, whatever next. If only I spent as much time running as I do on the forum....

Dundee.Runner

20/11/2006 at 09:36

Wow Shades, 24 hour race, serious respect to you. Have you done this before? How do you cope with the lack of sleep?

SHADES

20/11/2006 at 10:22

DR - I've only done one 24 hour (last May), had a problem with blisters so pulled up at 20 hours (80 miles), would like next year to get as near the 100 as possible. I didn't have any real probs re lack of sleep except being tired and I hurt!!

re BT, week one completed, 41 miles, all OK although 12 mile run with a couple of friends on Sat was too fast for me (and was too fast for BT pace) made my injury a bit sore but is OK now.

Dundee.Runner

20/11/2006 at 10:45

Last week I only managed 21 miles, with being away and an early start on Saturday to take junior DR off to a competition, so I could only fit in a longest run of 7 miles this week. Managed 7 miles this morning, but wind was geting up and in the face for the majority of the run, so very hard work.

My plan is to start increasing the mileage now, and build a strong endurance base for the next eight weeks. In the new year I will start some speed sessions once I have the endurance.

Shades, do you know what caused the blisters? Can you take any steps to stop them appearing this time? Was that the only thing that stopped you?

SHADES

20/11/2006 at 11:03

Wrong socks with my shoes. They were Ok when I was running but I had to walk for nearly 40 mins waiting for an antacid tablet to work (forgot to schedule the antacid for every 12 hours, my error) and the walking caused the blisters. 12 hours of rain didn't help either. I didn't feel brilliant after 20 hours but I think if my feet hadn't been so sore I could have carried on and it was more painful to walk than run but I was struggling to have any energy to run. But I was happy with the distance I did and that didn't count as a DNF, so still finished 17th out of 41 which was OK for first attempt. I loved the event.

Ratbag

pirate

20/11/2006 at 11:10

Hipps....will prob do Reading...must get my @rse in gear and start booking some races...

OK...off again now...byeee

Dundee.Runner

20/11/2006 at 16:27

Shades, in training for a 24 hour event is most of your work base stuff, or are you doing any speed work as well, I guess speed will be less of a concern, right? In your 100m weeks will you be doing some runs longer than a marathon?

I can understand the problem with wet feet and blisters, many years ago did a long distance walk and it rained everyday, so we were walking with wet socks and boots day-in day-out. It is not good for the feet. Is there any chance to change shoes and socks at regular intervals if it is wet during an event like this?

Plodding Hippo

20/11/2006 at 16:28

dundee runner
you can have a sleep at a 24 hour race if you so wish

changing shoes ought not to be a problem

Dundee.Runner

20/11/2006 at 17:19

PH

What is the most you have run? I know you have done marathons and ultras, so have you done a 24hr race yet? I was toying with a 50 miler earlier in the year, but got a bad virus and could not properly train for it. If I could do a couple of them I might then think about moving up to a 24hr sometime in the future.

Plodding Hippo

20/11/2006 at 17:21

52.4 miles
i have done a 12 hour track race
during which i had a few sit downs(and a gin)