Ran first marathon after 18 months of training (minus injury time) at age 52 in Logan, Utah on Sept 18, 2010. Time was 4:16:56 compared to a goal of 4:15.
Second marathon was Oct 1, 2011 in the heat of St George. Time fell to 4:52:27.
Short-Term Running Goals:
With two marathons behind me, my next goal is to run one in under 4 hours and potentially qualify for Boston within 2 years.
Long-Term Running Goals:
My primary physical goal is to live a long, healthy life and to stay active to the end. While I can, I expect running to be a big part of that.
Personal:
Married with 8 children and 5 grandchildren. Youngest child is 13.
3.75 miles in 47:10 or 12:35 per mile and 126bpm. This might be my best low heart rate so far. Yesterday, I did some speed work, and I think it helped. Interspersing speed work with low heart rate training may be the ticket to progress.
Comments
From flatlander on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:13:00 from 76.31.26.153
I have found the same thing, although the true disciples will tell you to do nothing but LHR for at least 12 weeks before turning back to speed. Haven't seen any medical justification for that, though. I am seriously considering trying 100% LHR for 3 months after SGM, but nothing is ever set in stone.
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