Serious progress all round.  KDogg - Arthur Lydiard would be proud!  When you do two runs in a day, are they all at training pace or do you seriously back off the second run?

Another 8k this morning.  Steady progress for me. 

up at 4am this morning for an easy 3 miler... alas plans scuppered by disappearing headlamp. Can't find it anywhere and it's just too dark to risk it without.

Darn it! 

kdogg>>127 miles in a WEEK? you are a BEAST!!!!

Today was an easy Satan run (6.66 miles) in the afternoon. Wow, it's so much different running in the afternoon heat compared to the morning or late evening. I ran at 9:13 per mile...about a minute slower than my marathon pace.

There's a local 10k race in about a month, I'm thinking about making that week an "easy" week before I hit a couple 20 milers next month. I'd like to see what I could run if I really pushed hard for a 10k.

I would never leave my HR monitor behind.  It is my gage of how I'm doing, better than anything else. As your fitness level improves, it's easy to overdo it on easy days.  My HR monitor beeps and tells me to back off.  On Tempo runs it beeps if I get below my desired area.  I love it.

Good Luck on your Marathon, Junkie.  I'm planning on doing the Walt Disney Marathon in January.  I'm geussing you highly recommend Higdon's schedule.  I'll go check it out.  It's very hot and humid here in Florida, so I've fallen off a bit, too.

Happy Running!!

Ok so a word from the wise... running 7 miles in 30degree heat with a head cold is not a good idea. That was 61 minutes of pure agony and misery. My legs felt heavy, I felt slow, my shoulders were stiff, my nose was running... about 2 blocks from my house my legs just stopped. Every atom of my being was screaming at me to stop so I walked the last bit.

just worked out my pace tho... I thought I was super slow  - like 10 or even 11 min miles when I was actually 9:20 ish.

I had intended an early 'sunrise run' but today is my first day off in of 5am-8pm days all week, so when I woke at 5.30 am there was no way was I getting up. The dawn looked incredible too. Darn it.  While this heat lasts I am going to have to stick with early runs I think.

Took yesterday and today off. I've put in a solid 70kms this week. Sandy point half tomorrow. I havent run a race for a couple of months so I'm really excited about it! I think the flat course also has me excited!

 I entered the Great Australian race yesterday super value. What other sport can you compete with the world record holder and the best in your country. Last time I checked it was pretty hard to get a round of golf with Tiger Woods or a game of tennis with Nadal or Federer. So this is just a super opportunity. Haile and Buster better watch out!

track speed work with son  today,.1 hr speed workout

22 miler for 0400 tommorrow, gonna try the new gels tommorrow,  anybody use a "camelback" ??  wondering if its worth the investment,. i just usually use old fashioned water bottles set along route..

.congrats to all who raced troday!!

rpetreccajr...my experience has been that "most always", the anticipation is usually worse then the prognosis,. go to doc's...at least you can know where you stand, and start the treatment and recovery stage to get back healthy. 

Hey fricster and Harro - did you both run Sandy Point?  Good results for you both.  The half is a great distance would you agree?  It's my personal favourite.

rpetreccajr - I have to agree with pappypage.  Don't keep putting it off.

pappypage - i ran hundreds of kilometres with a camelback in New Zealand in the years before I moved to Australia.  They're great for running in parks and bush areas without any water supply.  Typically I would do runs through forest trails several miles from home where it was impractical to stash bottles beforehand.  I still have it and once my mileage supports it, I will replace the bladder and start heading for the trails again.

gfinkelde - not me.  I haunt the roads around Wheelers Hill and Glen Waverley.

Yesterday I was due for a long run but had lots of commitments so threw in a short 3 miles with the middle mile at tempo.  Today I did 17k in 1:32.  Felt just a little heavy on the way out but felt really good on the way back.

aldiara88 - yeah I watched that.  There've have been some awesome performances at these games.  The most jaw-dropping for me so far though was Usain Bolt's absolutely INSANE 100m final!

Hi ex-kiwi - yes it was the Sandy Point Half for me - and I admit that I am beginning to relish the 21.1km run - it was a really good flat course. I have not worked out how to safely push myself so that I run to the end with nothing left - I do not want to blow up mid way- and certainly yesterday was pretty cruisy for most of the run. I would love to get a bit faster over this distance, I guess it is just being slightly faster the whole way rather than a turn of speed at the end.

I will work it out as I get more expereince I guess.

I have loved these Olympics - Daria Torres - 41 yeard old mum, and oksana in the Gymnastics - now cometing for Germany at 33 years old and at her 5th olympics. Old people rock!!! Just goes to show what we are all capable of - very inspiring 

Good on you pappypage!

I can' t believe you ran 24km in track suit pants!??!?!?

I'm getting a delivery of gels tomorrow, it'll be interesting to try them out. How many did you eat on your 24miler?

Well after 4 days off I got up and run the slowest "marathon pace" run of my training so far. I ran a 6miler at the same pace as I would run my 20miler! 

I think it must have been a reaction to the time off and the early start because my legs were just not moving anywhere near fast enough. Tomorrow is a 10miler....also before work.

 Harro08 - great work mate. You must be brimming with confidence.

PS: I have no idea why that section above came out in capitals.  I am not yelling!

Welcome Bonzi!!!  This is the place to be.  I look forward to seeing daily what others have done, and I hate not being able to say I hit the pavement, so this forum really helps.  Good luck on your Marathon.

12 miles for me this morning. Stifling humidity, but i  toughed it out.  I'm trying to overcome a habit of looking down when I run.  I'm told that really hurts your posture (can anyone confirm?).  I'm doing much better, as I remain conscious of it.

Have a great running week, everyone.  Here is my 65-Mile plan for this week:  Today - 12 Miles; Tues. 12 Miles; Wed. 6-Mile Speed Work;  Thurs.  11 Miles; Fri. 8 Mile Tempo Run; Sat. 16 Mile Long Run!

Happy Running!

I can't believe I have actually being hitting 40 run miles each week and as my marathon draws near I am running more miles.  Just have to focus now on reducing my time. Today is my cross-train day.  Hit the gym and worked out for 40 mins on my upper body and another 15 mins walking the threadmill on incline.

Been out of the loop for a few weeks, so i'll get caught up real quick.

Last week I was in cloudcroft NM doing some mountain running at around 9000ft. It was a prety tough week even though the mileage wasn't very high. This past week was pretty average, i think i hit about 80miles total. About 10/day then one fartlek day with a morning run and one long run day. I bonked the last 20min of the long run, i dont know if i've ever felt that bad but the fartlek went very well.

Tomorrow we have our first day of practice as a team. We're probably doing a tempo run cause i'm sure my coach wants to see what kind of shape everyone is in coming back from the summer. It should be interesting, i'm almost positive it will turn into a race since everyone will be wanting to prove themselves, and/or trying to not get beat by freshmen and that sort of thing.

5 mile tempo run this morning with the team in 26:15. My splits were fairly even but we got a little to ambitious on the 2nd mile and backed off a bit, 5:18 5:10 5:17 5:15 5:15.  Much better than my first tempo last season so i'm pretty happy with it. We'll finish off with a 1 hour recovery run this afternoon.

Rogerbum:  Thanks for the info on the breathing problems (looking down) while running.  I think I'm afraid of stepping on a snake or something, plus, uncaring dog owners let their dogs poop in the street.  Still, I must look up.

I struggled through 12 miles this morning.  I was very sluggish due to 2 main reasons: stiffling humidity here in Florida, ahead of this approaching storm; and tight muscles.  I did strength work yesterday (squats and deadlifts) and failed to stretch last night; leaving me tight this morning.

Oh well, mama said there would be days like this. And I still finished my mileage.  Hopefully, tomorrow will be better (6 miles of speed work).