Archive for April 14th, 2009

Good Training Article from RW

Posted by sheila in Training on April 14, 2009

Here’s a nice article, posted back in 2007 but still seems useful to me…

Trick Yourself Fit

General workout strategy for the basic races… 5K, 10K, half-marathon, marathon.

Breaks the training down into different phases: Base, Build-up, Peak, etc. Gives the different types of workouts: Speed, Hills, Distance. Gives suggested paces, and link to a really nice pace-calculator/training/predictor tool.

Hmm, I just ran a 22:49 5K on March 9, 2009. Hah, race predictor says I could do a 3:38 marathon. I just love those predictors. LOL. As if.

Anyhow, I am going to train to PR in the July 4th 5K in Huntington Beach so, this training program may be useful for that.

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Boston Links, Info, Tips…

Posted by sheila in Race Events, Tips and Advice on April 14, 2009

I’ve recently begun using Twitter and am following a lot of sports-oriented types, such as @runnersworld, @activenetwork, and various other sports-minded individuals. This is neat, because I’m getting lots of quick info related to my particular interests, such as preparing for this coming Monday’s Boston Marathon.

Actually, I’m being inundated with info. Besides the Twitter source, my better-half is also researching how we’re going to approach this whole adventure (he, my daughter and parents will be spectator support crew), and he’s sending me links in email. And I’m even finding a few on my own. I don’t have time to read it all, but I want to! Here are some of the links I’ll have to check out later… I’m saving them here for my own reference …

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