the grand experiment
lately, instead of working out, i've been slacking off, screwing off, or jerking off (aren't you glad you checked my blog today so you could read that?) i've now pissed away 10 weeks of training for boston with a handful of runs to show for it. i've now got 6 weeks to show time. two of those weeks are taper weeks so i've really only got 4 weeks left to get to two 20 milers. my longest run to date has been 10 miles and it did NOT feel good.
my body has been able to put up with a lot of shit that i've thrown at it over the years but this may really test my limits. my biggest fear is injury, especially with ironman training ramping up immediately after boston.
so how am i going to get marathon ready in 4 weeks? here it is:
training: to minimize injury, i'm only going to run 3 times a week. one speedwork session, one long run, and one recovery run each week. i'll bump up each week's long run by 3 miles each week (WAY more than the 10% increase commonly recommended, hence only 3 runs per week to allow for healing). to augment the lost extra runs, i'll swim 4 times per week, two long swims, 1 speed session, and 1 form session (recovery). to keep my knees sane, i'll hit the bike only twice per week. one speed session, one recovery...nothing long. i'll also take one day off per week from everything.
nutrition: drinking is off limits until t/hsandhol toss me a budweiser as I cross the finish line. i'll eat within 20 minutes of finishing each workout to speed up the recovery process. i just further expanded my credit card debt by purchasing two big canisters of endurox, and 24 clif bars to help with that. and thanks to the peer pressure of one zschiel, i'll maintain my hydration level during my runs as it cuts recovery time easily in half (from long runs).
lifestyle: sleeping 8 hours is going to be mandatory (starting tomorrow). eating 4 times per day and no longer skipping meals is also pretty key. also, to further prevent injury, i'm going to stretch every day and force myself to use that tortuous device known as the foam roller for my IT band issues (can't wait for that one...ugh).
can i be boston ready in 4 weeks and not injured? we'll see.
p.s. finger update: that damn thing still hasn't stopped bleeding and now my 'e', 'd', and 'c' keys are sticky and a funny color.
posted by mike @ 1:02 AM
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