I've completed the 4th week (of 20) of training for the Chicago marathon and so far have racked up about 35 training miles with the longest being a 6 mile run. My 54 year old body is starting to accept the fact that its going to be punished for a while so the soreness has really subsided.
Tomorrow morning our Team in Training group will be running together for a 6 mile run; next Saturday we'll do a 7 mile run. The mileage continues to increase. The weather is getting hotter so most running occurs in the 5-6am time period. Next week I'm shooting for another 19 miles of training.
For my birthday my wife bought me a runner's GPS - this device records distance, time, pace, heart rate etc. It will also help get you home if you get lost. I must say this little wrist device is a great training aid. Below is a chart of one of my recent workouts from last week; as you can tell I'm definitely not a speed demon.
Right now my plan is to pace myself to run each marathon mile in 11 minutes. If I run each of the 26 miles in 11 minutes I will complete the marathon in 4 hours and 45 minutes; the winner of the race will complete it in 2 hours and 10 minutes so theoretically I could get "lapped". I'm not concerned about the time only crossing the finish line.
Until next time
Cheers
Ray Baumann
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