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Autumn 2005:
Back-to-Back Marathon
Training Schedule

May 2005

OK... my first marathon is in the record books. I wasn't thrilled with a 4:48 time, but I've rationalized my longer then expected time due to, too many hills and food poisoning. And, as they say, "that was yesterday and this is today".

Today: I'm embarking on a new mission. I plan to run back-to-back marathons in the fall. After consulting with my marathon gurus, I've put the following schedule together. Here's my strategy. I plan to recover from my first marathon by gradually increasing my weekly mileage at a steady 10 min. mile pace. I'm going to concentrate on running longer, long runs prior to my next marathon in September, and running them at a 10-11 minute pace. I'll run the Adirondack Distance Festival Marathon at a slow 12 min mile pace, recover quickly in the following 5 weeks, and run a flat/faster Marine Corp Marathon in DC

So... here goes...

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
4/25	X-Train 30 min	3 Mi Easy	4-Mi Tempo	Rest	Rest DC	Rest	Potomac River Run Marathon, VA 4:48
5/2 Food Poisoning 4-MPW	Return From DC	Rest	30-Min Bike	4-Mi Easy	Rest	Rest	Rest
5/9 Persistent Over-use Knee Pain 27-MPW	4-Mi Easy	7-Mi 10-MM	Rest	7-Mi 10-MM	Rest	Prospect Mt Race Didn't Race (Soccer Tourn.)	9-Mi 9:30-MM (Knee felt well after running)
5/23 36-MPW	10-Mi	4-Mi	8-Mi	3-Mi	9-Mi	Rested Retired ASICS GT 2100 550 Miles	Rest E. Fishkill Soccer Tourn., NY
5/30 46-MPW	12-Mi New ASICS GT 2100	Rest	8-Mi Tempo	3-Mi	9-Mi <9-MM	Rest	14-Mi
6/6 37-MPW	Rest	3-Mi 25:55	8-Mi 9-MM	16 VERY Hot	Rest	Rest Montreal	6-Mi Montreal
	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
6/13 40-MPW	4-Mi Fast	Rest	8-Mi 9-MM	Rest	18-Mi Nordic	Rest Soccer	10-Mi Very HIlly Tourn., VT
6/20 38-MPW	Rest	10-Mi 1:32:20 9-MM	Rest	Rest	8-Mi 4:30AM DC	Rest DC	20-Mi 5:30AM 3:26:30 DC
6/27 25-MPW	Rest	9-mi	Rest	4-Mi	2-Mi	Rest	ADK Distance Run (Lk. George, NY) 10-Mi
7/4 41-MPW	Rest	4-Mi AM 6-Mi PM	Rest	10-Mi	Rest	Rest Soccer...	21-Mi 3:26 NEW ASICS GT-2100 1/2 Size Larger ...Tourn., NY
	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
7/11 40-MPW	Rest	10-Mi	Rest	10-Mi 9:40mm	Rest Fire Isl.	10-mi Fire Isl.	10-Mi Fire Isl.
7/18 40-MPW	Rest	10-Mi	Rest	8-Mi	Rest VA.	Rest VA.	22-Mi (3:48) VA.
7/25 22-MPW	Rest VA.	Rest	6-mi	16-Mi	Rest Canoe...	Rest ...Trip...	Rest ...Forked Lk
8/1 28-MPW	4-Mi +Hills	6-Mi	9-mi	Rest	Rest	Race the Train, NY 8.4-Mi (1:12)	Rest
8/8 42-MPW	Rest	10-Mi	Rest	8-Mi	4-Mi	10-Mi	10-Mi
8/15 34-MPW	Rest	4-Mi	Rest	Rest	4-Mi Slow	Rest	26-Mi Schroon Lk. Marathon Loop (4:55)
8/22 37-MPW	Rest	Rest	6-Mi (fast)	14-mi 10 MM	Rest	4.5 Mile	12-Miles
	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
8/29 28-MPW	Rest	8-Mi	Rest	Rest	Rest	Rest	20-Mi Friend's Lk. Loop 2X 3:29:33;10.43mm
9/5 17-MPW	Rest	NEW ASICS GT2100	3-Mi	8-Mi	Rest	Rest	6-Mi
9/12 12-MPW	Rest	4-Mi	Resti Bought	Rest Car	Rest	Rest College Visit	8-Mi
9/19 32-MPW	Rest	3-Mi	4-Mi	Rest	3-Mi Easy	Rest	ADK Marathon Scroon Lk., NY 26.2 Mi 4:32:55
	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
9/26 12-MPW	Rest	Rest	45 Min Eliptical	45 Min Eliptical	6-Mi Maine	6-Mi Maine	Rest Maine
10/3 -MPW	Rest	12-mi	Rest	4-mi; 30 min Eliptical	Rest	Rest	21-miles (slow) 3:50
10/10 -MPW	Rest	45 Min Eliptical	Rest	Rest	5-mi Treadmill	Rest	12-mi
10/17 -MPW		4-Mi	6-Mi	4-Mi	Rest	4-Mi	8-Mi
10/24 -MPW	Rest	3-Mi	4-Mi	Rest	Rest DC	2-Mi DC	Marine Corp Marathon, DC
10/31 -MPW	Rest DC

							Stockade-athon 10-miles

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