Philly Marathon beckons. Not that I'll be competitive, but I will train within the limits of my schedule. Maintain and slightly increase my nearly-daily run from 45 minutes to nearly 60 minutes as work permits, add in one long run per week of steadily escalating length (maybe a 2nd...

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John Hurley wrote: Another 5k race blah blah blah. Ran 19:40 in cool temps. Distance on course might be a tad long. At mile 1 at 6 flat ( 1st goal achieved ). At mile 2 at 12:15 ... I was still feeling strong and pretty motivated. I passed 2 guys after mile 1 and 1 more after mile 2. ...

Race in the Phoenix 10K or 5K on November 7, and you may win some cash: Open to all entrants. Times will be based on GUN time. Setting new records pays only one person for each record. Incentives for 10K: Males running a sub 31:00 ........................$100 Females running a sub 35:00...

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On Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:51:07 -0700 (PDT) John Hurley wrote: Greetings wreck runners! Please tell us about your training week and goals. Tu: dnr. Had alarm set for 4am, intending 11K, but was awakened 3:30 by throbbing left hip joint. Took safer route: stay in bed till...

In article , John Hurley wrote: Greetings wreck runners! Please tell us about your training week and goals. this week almost didn't happen. Only about 9.3 miles. *On Monday, I had two fillings...

| Greetings wreck runners! Please tell us about your training week and | goals. 5 runs for 52.3 miles including a HM at comfortable pace in 1:35:26. Need to do some shorter distance races (5M to HM) to build up *feel* for the hard pace and cut down some distance if necessary. Didn't have any...

"John Hurley" wrote in message ... Greetings wreck runners! Please tell us about your training week and goals. Monday OFF Tuesday - easy 4 Wed - easy 6 Thursday - OFF Friday - 12 miles at solid pace...

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"pithydoug" wrote in message ... I'd suggest he train his wife just s smidgen more, if possible, I'd suggest his wife train *him* a smidgen more, if possible. He *might* then be able to do his own...

John Hurley writes: Greetings wreck runners! Please tell us about your training week and goals. Monday - am: 10km recovery; pm: 6km recovery Tuesday - 12km - general aerobic. Wednesday - 23km - average 5:15 min/km Thursday - 10km recovery Friday - 19km - 6km easy,...

John Hurley wrote: |Probably 60 miles in this week. Three days with double runs ( it is |the summer of Malmo eh? ) two tough speed workouts and 1 race 5k at |19:20 ( separate race report ). You are on a roll man, only 21 seconds to go for sub 19! |Feeling strong and motivated and as far as...

Avaraging 15-16 miles per week, as usual. One long (6-7 miles), two or three "regular" (4 mile) runs. The heat and humidity in August was a challenge. With highs often in the 90's, and dew-points often in high 60's and even 70's , first thing in the morning was usually the only option. For a...

John Hurley wrote: Probably rambled on too much ... what is everyone else buying and wearing and liking ( or not liking )? I've been running the Saucony ProGrid Ride for the last couple years. It's a nicely-cushioned, neutral shoe. Works for me.

"John Hurley" wrote in message ... CP: # The occasional phenom with unbelievable range would seem to me to argue, it's not *all* muscle fiber ratio: some of these guys just have an unbelievable...

On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:36:47 -0700 (PDT) John Hurley wrote: Bart: # I got comp'ed for the Series, will do 20K Sunday. Congrats Bart you must be doing something right! I know you have been building up this year and dang you are really making progress just be ...

Still to busy bemoaning the fact that you're a loser ... Looking for a job would be an impressive thing to do ... But that would take willpower and character ... I guess mooching off others is in your DNA.

Jack wrote: I ran 20 flat miles in 3:28. Am I ready for a marathon? How do I know if I'm ready? If you can recover from that in 3 or 4 days, you're probably ready. On the otherhand, if it's 3 or 4 days afterwards and you still can't climb stairs? You probably aren't ready.

"Jack" wrote I ran 20 flat miles in 3:28. Am I ready for a marathon? Yes. How do I know if I'm ready? If you can run 20 miles at a pace which would extrapolate to faster than the race cutoff time.