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March 18, 2007

Training Summary: Feburary 19 - March 18, 2007

March 12 - 18, 2007
Running: 6:06:00 | 39.85 mi (Parrot Predictor 3:58:36)
Walking: 0:03:56 | 0.25 miles
Elliptical: 0:40:00 | 2.75 miles
Weight lifting: 2:22:00
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Total activity: 9:11:56

March 5 - 11, 2007
Running: 5:44:59 | 37.05 mi (Parrot Predictor 4:02:35)
Walking: 0:07:55 | 0.5 miles
Elliptical: 0:35:00 | 2.22 miles
Weight-lifting: 1:32:00
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Total activity: 7:59:54

February 26 - March 4, 2007
Running:2:29:34 | 16 miles
Weight-lifting: 0:29:00
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Total activity: 2:58:34

February 19 - 25, 2007
Running: 4:15:52 | 27.11 mi (Parrot Predictor 4:07:11)

February 18, 2007

Training Week: February 12 - 18, 2007

Running: 6:37:16 | 43.44 mi (Parrot Predictor: 3:55:08)

February 11, 2007

Training Week: February 5 - 11, 2007

Running: 6:40:11 | 42.07 miles (Parrot Predictor: 4:04:32)

February 4, 2007

Training Weeks: January 22 - February 4, 2007

January 22 - 28, 2007
Running: 5:12:08 | 33.18 miles (Parrot Predictor: 4:03:27)

January 29 - February 4, 2007
Running: 5:45:21 | 38.09 miles (Parrot Predictor: 3:55:52)
Walking: 0:05:00 | 0.28 miles
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Total: 5:50:21

January 21, 2007

Training Week: January 15-21, 2007

Running: 5:53:35 | 38.22 miles (Parrot Predictor: 3:58:03)

January 14, 2007

Training Weeks Jan 1-7 / 8-14, 2007

January 1 - 7, 2007
30.24 miles | 4:40:37 (Parrot predictor: 4:00:54)

January 8 - 14, 2007
34.23 miles | 5:14:03 (Parrot predictor: 3:57:27)

September 17, 2006

Marathon Training Week #13: September 11 - 17, 2006

Running: 7:21:30 | 50.2 mi (138.7 mi MTD | 1174.85 mi YTD)

September 10, 2006

Marathon Training Weeks 6-12

Marathon Training Week #6: July 24 - 30, 2006
Running: 5:42:02 | 37.08 miles
Walking: 0:37:30 | 2.5 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00 | 2.18 miles
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Total activity: 6:49:32

Marathon Training Week #7: July 31 - August 6, 2006
Running: 7:32:03 | 50.36 miles

Marathon Training Week #8: August 7 - 13, 2006
Running: 8:08:23 | 54.58 miles

Marathon Training Week #9: August 14 - 20, 2006
Running: 7:09:58 | 47.12 miles

Marathon Training Week #10: August 21 - 27, 2006
Running: 6:13:32 | 43.22 miles

Marathon Training Week #11: August 28 - September 3, 2006
Running: 7:24:19 | 50.15 miles

Marathon Training Week #12: September 4 - 10, 2006
Running: 8:28:36 | 57.52 miles

July 24, 2006

Marathon Training Week #5: July 17 - 23, 2006

Running: 6:54:05 | 46.3 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00 | 2.1 miles
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Total activity: 7:24:05

July 16, 2006

Marathon Training Week #4: July 10 - 16, 2006

Running: 6:33:35 | 42.8 miles
Walking: 1:00:13 | 3.9 miles
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Total activity: 7:33:48

July 9, 2006

Marathon Training Weeks 1-3

Marathon training week #1: June 19 - 25, 2006
Running: 5:04:04 | 33.49 mi. (127.41 mi MTD | 615.84 mi YTD)
Walking: 1:26:23 | 5.71 miles
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Total activity: 6:30:27

Marathon Training Week #2: June 26 - July 2, 2006
Running: 5:56:01 | 38.31 miles | 654.15 mi YTD
Walking: 0:58:43 | 3.9 miles
Elliptical: 0:25:00 | 1.66 miles
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Total activity: 7:19:44

Marathon Training Week #3: July 3 - 9 , 2006
Running: 6:12:07 | 41.37 mi (61.63 mi MTD | 695.52 mi YTD)
Walking: 1:12:51 | 4.77 miles
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Total activity: 7:24:58

June 11, 2006

Training week: June 5 - 11, 2006

Running: 5:52:10 | 38.9 miles (63.46 mi MTD | 551.89 mi YTD)
Walking: 1:23:06 | 5.28 miles
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Total activity: 7:15:16

May 21, 2006

Training Week: May 15 - 21, 2006

Running: 4:53:09 | 32.34 miles (81.56 mi MTD | 441.30 mi YTD)
Walking: 1:36:54 | 6.20 miles
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Total activity: 6:30:03

April 30, 2006

Training Week: April 24 - 30, 2006

Running: 4:37:24 | 30.25 miles
Walking: 0:20:00 | 1.21 miles
Weight lifting: 50:00
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Total activity: 5:47:24

April 2, 2006

Training Week: March 27 - April 2, 2006

Running: 4:19:00 | 28.27 miles
Walking: 3:43:31 | 15.57 miles
Weight lifting: 1:41:00
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Total activity: 9:43:31

March 26, 2006

Training Week: March 20 - 26, 2006

Running: 3:57:00 | 25.86 miles
Walking: 3:24:21 | 13.31 miles
Weights: 2:30:00
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Total activity: 9:51:21

March 19, 2006

Training Week: March 13 - 19, 2006

Running: 3:20:00 | 22.18 miles
Walking: 0:48:50 | 3.27 miles
Elliptical: 0:45:00
Weights: 1:39:00
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Total activity: 6:32:50

March 12, 2006

Training Week: March 6 - 12, 2006

Running: 3:38:00 | 24.16 miles
Walking: 1:21:30 | 5.53 miles
Elliptical: 0:45:00 | 3.08 miles
Weights: 2:09:00
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Total activity: 7:53:30

March 5, 2006

Training Week: February 27 - March 5, 2006

Running: 3:22:00 | 22.19 miles (151.48 mi YTD)
Walking: 0:50:00 | 3.47 miles
Elliptical: 0:45:00 | 3.12 miles
Weights: 1:34:00
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Total activity: 6:31:00

February 26, 2006

Training Week: February 20 - 26, 2006

Running: 3:02:00 | 19.56 miles
Walking: 2:36:21 | 4.41 miles
Elliptical: 0:45:00 | 3.14 miles
Weights: 2:16:00
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Total activity: 7:08:00

February 19, 2006

Training Week: February 13 - 19, 2006

Running: 3:09:53 | 20.35 miles
Walking: 0:14:42 | 1 mile
Elliptical: 0:45:00 | 3.02 miles
Weight lifting: 1:46:00
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Total activity: 5:55:35

February 12, 2006

Training Week: February 6 - 12, 2006

Running: 2:58:58 | 19.5 miles
Walking: 0:46:39 | 3.14 miles
Elliptical: 0:43:00 | 2.79 miles
Weight lifting: 1:58:00
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Total activity: 6:26:37

February 5, 2006

Training Week: January 30 - February 5, 2006

Running: 2:36:43 | 17.19 miles
Walking: 0:30:00 | 1.95 miles
Elliptical: 0:40:00 | 2.78 miles
Weight lifting: 1:52:00
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Total activity: 5:38:43

January 29, 2006

Training Week: January 23 - 29, 2006

Running: 2:43:39 | 17.56 miles
Elliptical: 0:40:00 | 2.83 miles
Weight lifting: 1:40:00
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Total activity: 5:03:39

May 8, 2005

Training Week: May 2 - 8, 2005

Running: 4:34:45 | 30.64 miles
Walking: 0:04:22 | 0.25 miles

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May 1, 2005

Training Week: April 25 - May 1, 2005

Running: 17.63 miles | 2:46:50

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April 24, 2005

Training Week: April 18 - 24, 2005

Running: 27.35 miles | 4:14:46
Walking: 0.25 miles | 0:04:15

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April 17, 2005

Training Week: April 11 - 17, 2005

Running: 3:56:55 | 25.36 miles
Walking: 0:02:39 | 0.14 miles

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April 10, 2005

Training Week: April 4 - 10, 2005

Running: 3:54:56 | 25.93 miles

Training Week: March 28 - April 3, 2005

Running: 4:46:33 | 30.07 miles
Walking: 0:04:20 | 0.25 miles

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Training Week: March 21 - 27, 2005

Running: 2:26:34 | 14.30 miles

Still recovering from being sick; took until the very end of the week to feel "normal."

March 13, 2005

Training Week: March 7 - 13, 2005

Running: 4:42:07 | 28.79 miles
Walking: 0:17:59 | 1 mile
Elliptical: 0:35:00 | 2.39 miles
Weights: 1:14:00

March 6, 2005

Training Week: February 28 - March 6, 2005

Running: 4:20:13 | 25.75 miles
Walking: 0:13:59 | 0.78 miles
Elliptical: 0:35:00 | 2.32 miles
Weights: 1:43:00

February 28, 2005

Training Week: February 21-27, 2005

Running: 2:15:31 | 13 miles
Walking: 0:08:44 | 0.50 miles
Weights: 1:22:00

February 20, 2005

Post-Marathon Training Week #1: February 14 - 20, 2005

Running: 0:20:51 | 2 miles
Elliptical: 0:40:00 | 2.63 miles
Weights: 0:25:00

February 6, 2005

Training Week: January 31 - February 6, 2005

Running: 20 miles | 2:59:44

January 30, 2005

Training Week: January 24 - 30, 2005

Running: 22.33 miles | 3:24:48

January 23, 2005

Training Week: January 17 - 23, 2005

Running: 41 miles | 6:12:12
Walking: 0.26 miles | 0:05:00

January 16, 2005

Training Week: January 10 - 16, 2005

Running: 4:38:53 | 30 miles
Walking: 0:13:29 | 0.79 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00 | 2.06 miles

January 9, 2005

Training Week: January 3 - 9, 2005

Running: 43 miles | 6:29:12
Walking: 0.25 miles | 4:23

November 8, 2004

Training Week: November 1 - 7

Running: 4:47:38 | 32.05 miles
Walking: 0:09:04 | 0.50 miles
President's Challenge: 3143 points | 147344 points total

October 31, 2004

Training Week: October 25 - 31, 2004

Running: 4:01:08 | 27.29 miles
Walking: 0:04:28 | 0.25 miles
President's Challenge: 2648 points

October 17, 2004

Training Week: October 11 - 17, 2004

Running: 3:38:30 | 24.17 miles
President's Challenge: 2284 points | 138963 total points

October 3, 2004

Training Week: September 27 - October 3, 2004

Running: 3:45:22 | 26.22 miles
President's Challenge: 2484 points | 135714 total

September 27, 2004

Training Week: September 20 - 26, 2004

Running: 26.28 miles | 3:52:33
President's Challenge: 2386 points | 133230 points total

September 19, 2004

Training Week: September 13 - 19, 2004

Running: 3:10:03 | 23.89 miles
President's Challenge: 2301 points | 130844 points total

September 12, 2004

Training Week: September 6 - 12, 2004

Running: 26.10 miles | 3:51:28
President's Challenge: 2436 points | 128543 points total

September 5, 2004

Training Week: August 30 - September 5, 2004

Running: 28.11 miles | 4:05:58
President's Challenge: 2537 points

August 31, 2004

Monthly Report: August

Running: 15:47:51 | 109.03 miles
Weights: 0:24:00
President's Challenge: 9981 points

August 29, 2004

Training Week: August 23 - 29, 2004

Running: 4:02:24 | 28.15 miles
President's Challenge: 2243 points | 77% to Gold

August 22, 2004

Training Week: August 16 - 22, 2004

Running: 3:48:46 | 26.22 miles
President's Challenge: 2462 points

August 15, 2004

Training Week: August 9 - 15, 2004

Running: 3:16:35 | 22.36 miles
Weights: 0:24:00
President's Challenge: 2220 points

August 8, 2004

Training Week: August 2 - 8, 2004

Running: 3:38:26 | 25.09 miles
President's Challenge: 2396 points | 116645 points total

August 1, 2004

Training Week: July 26 - August 1, 2004

Running: 21.29 miles | 3:11:36
President's Challenge: 2026 points | 114,249 points total

July 18, 2004

Training Week: July 12 - 18, 2004

Running: 3:06:56 | 20.19 miles
Weights: 1:28:00
President's Challenge points: 2374 | 110018 total

July 12, 2004

Training Week July 5 - 11, 2004

Running: 2:45:51 | 18.76 miles | 779.58 miles YTD
Elliptical: 0:35:00 | 2.24 miles
Weight lifting: 0:30:00
Walking: 3 miles
President's Challenge points: 2497

July 4, 2004

Training Week: June 28 - July 4, 2004

Running: 0:56:55 | 6.1 miles
Elliptical: 2:20:00 | 9.06 miles
Weights: 1:32:00
President's Challenge points: 2445

June 27, 2004

Post-Marathon Training Week #4, June 21 - 27

Running: 0:19:12 | 9.39 miles
Walking: 0:08:13 | 0.57 miles
Elliptical: 1:45:00 | 6.8 miles
Weights: 1:35:00
President's Challenge: 2444

June 13, 2004

Post-Marathon Training Week #2, June 7 - 13

Running: 3:21:52 | 22.20 miles
Weights: 2:01:00
President's Challenge points: 2654

June 6, 2004

Post-Marathon Training Week #1, May 31 - June 6

Running: 1:27:26 | 9.31 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00
Weights: 1:37:00
President's Challenge points: 1589

May 30, 2004

Marathon Training Week #1; May Report

Marathon Training Week #1, May 24 - 30

Running: 5:56:00 | 35.35 miles
President's Challenge points: 3655

Monthly Report: May
Running: 22:58:50 | 147.73 miles
Elliptical: 0:55:00
Weights: 0:32:00
President's Challenge points: 15294 | Silver Award earned

May 23, 2004

8 miles and weekly wrap-up

56 degrees | wind 13 MPH | 93% humidity

I lucked out today. Weather Channel's hourly forecast pretty much shows thunderstorms for all of today. I went outside to start my run, and it started sprinkling/misting. But that stopped pretty quickly, and held off until after I was back. Although come to think of it, maybe that isn't lucky. I haven't had a chance to run in the rain yet. As much as I hate it, running while soaked is a good training experience. And there is a decent chance that it'll be raining next Sunday, since it's been so rainy here lately.

Pretty boring run today. I didn't do a very good job planning my route so I had to go run down a side street to get the miles in. Since getting my Forerunner, I've put very little thought into where I'm going to run. Most days I decide on a general direction, and then just off and run around. Most times that works out fine. Other times, I misjudge my turnaround point or end up having to turn around early. Then I get to run around the block until I get the distance I need. (It's really fun when that happens when I've driven somewhere and I start doing laps around the parking lot). I sometimes need like 0.12 miles, so I'll just run to the end of the street and come back. I'm sure the neighbors think I'm a big weirdo.

8.03 miles | 1:14:53 | 9:20/mi.

Marathon Training Week #2, May 17 - 23

Running: 24.19 miles | 3:44:53
Elliptical: 1.70 miles | 0:25:00
President's Challenge points: 2604 | 89495 total

May 16, 2004

Long run and weekly wrap-up

63-67 degrees | wind 17 MPH | sunny

Back in Minnesota again. I'm supposed to be getting ready to go to the store (we have no food), so this will be short. I ran in the woods again today, and it was fairly relaxing. I was kind of tired, since the sun wakes me up at 6AM here. (Dark curtains are on the shopping list). There were a lot of people out today, including a guy riding the stupidest motorized scooter/bike-type thing I've ever seen. I wish I could find a picture so you all could have a laugh, too. I'll look some more later, because words just cannot do justice in this case. I realized today that running along the river really sucks when you're thirsty. I don't like to carry water for runs under 2 hours, but I started wishing I had brought some around 9 miles. And of course the last 3 miles were right around the river, which made the thirst worse. I don't get why there aren't any water fountains along the bike path, at least the downtown section. I should call Parks & Rec and ask about that.

12.10 miles | 1:53:42 | 9:24/mi.

Marathon Training Week #3, May 10 - 16

Running: 32.52 miles | 5:00:06
President's Challenge points: 3252 (96% to silver)

May 9, 2004

Marathon Training Week #4, May 3 - 9

Running: 6:41:35 | 43.52 miles
President's Challenge points: 4163

May 2, 2004

Marathon Training Week #5, April 26 - May 2

Running: 5:26:38 | 35.75 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00 | 1.94 miles
Weights: | 1:02:00
President's Challenge points: 4034

April 25, 2004

Marathon Training Week #6, April 19 - 25

unning: 6:41:07 | 44.01 miles
Elliptical: 0:25:00 | 1.60 miles
Weights: 1:35:00
President's Challenge points: 4964

April 18, 2004

Marathon Training Week #7, April 12 - 18

Running: 6:04:34 | 39.21 miles
Weights: 1:42:00
President's Challenge points: 4315

Another decent week of training - I'm feeling like a broken record. I can't believe I only have 3 more weeks of actual training, and then my taper starts. It seems so close, but yet the marathon still seems so far away. I'm anxious for it to get closer, as that means less time for me to obsess over all the prediction calculators out there.

Two small annoyances:
1) My refrigerator is freezing stuff. Super cold apples are one thing, but half-frozen cottage cheese is kind of ucky.
2) I apparently need to start bringing a towel or pad with me when I go to the lake, so that I'm not stretching on just the pavement. Aside from the pavement being dirty (I have a nice dirty stain/patch on the back of the shirt I wore yesterday), it's really uncomfortable to lay on my back due to my hip bones. And I noticed this morning that I'm actually bruised right where the bone is, which I think is due to stretching on the pavement. So bringing a towel or pad should help cushion my lower back. Stupid hips.

April 11, 2004

Marathon Training Week #8, April 5 - 11

Running: 5:55:12 | 40.31 miles
Elliptical: 0:30:00
Weights: 0:59:00
President's Challenge points: 4491

Another solid week of training, running-wise. The weight lifting amount is a little low, because I only lifted two days this week as opposed to the three days I've been striving for. But I definitely didn't feel up to it yesterday, and can't do it today. I'm not worried about missing the third day, though, since this was a week with a race. The race was the highlight of the week, and makes me feel really good about my training so far.

April 4, 2004

Marathon Training Week #9, March 29 - April 4

Running: 6:17:13 | 41.29 miles
Elliptical: 0:35:00
Weights: 1:39:00
President's Challenge points: 4648

This was a very solid week of training, and I'm feeling really good about my progress.

March 28, 2004

Marathon Training Week #10, March 22 - 28

Running: 32.82 miles | 4:05:52
Elliptical: 0:30:00
Weights: 1:12:00
President's Challenge: 3702 points

March 21, 2004