Monthly Archives: July 2016

July 2016 Mileage

JULY 26 Days 248.8 Miles

June 25 Days 260.0 Miles
May 26 Days 261.7 Miles
April 23 Days 231.1 Miles
March 26 Days 235.4 Miles
February 24 Days 220.2 Miles
January 26 Days 283.9 Miles

Total 2016 176 Days 1741.1 Miles

Training July 23rd – 29th

This week 51.2 Miles

Saturday July 23rd – 4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups, 21 minutes of planks.

Sunday July 24th –  20 Miles LSD in 4:19:04. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Monday July 25th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 9 chin-ups.

TAPER TIME!

Tuesday July 26th –  4.8 Miles.

Wednesday July 27th – 12 Miles LSD in 2:34:57.

Thursday July 28th – 4.8 miles

Friday July 29th – Date night with my Wife!

Enjoying my taper.  Vroom! Vroom! Fueled up. Tires aired up. Engine fine tuned. Ready to race.

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Training July 16th – 22nd

This week 55.2 Miles

Saturday July 16th – 4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups, 21 minutes of planks.

Sunday July 17th –  24 Miles LSD in  5:05:29. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Monday July 18th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 9 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.

Tuesday July 19th –  4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups,  21 minutes of planks.

Wednesday July 20th – 12 Miles LSD in 2:36:05. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Thursday July 21st – 4.8 Miles.

Friday July 22nd – Date night with my Wife!

Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen……….. counting down the days till the 105th British Centurion Qualifier. Wont be long now. I am So ready. Since Australia in April This has been the longest, hardest training session I have done. Is it going to pay off? It has to pay off twice actually. My plan was to train for both the British and African Centurions this summer. After the British I will focus on recovery and then fitness maintenance. No back2back’s during that eleven weeks. Two races out of this summer’s training.

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Training July 9th – 15th

This week 74.4 Miles

Saturday July 9th – 24 Miles LSD in 5:10:59.

Sunday July 10th –  24 Miles in 4:57:42. Very pleased with today’s walk on tired legs.

Monday July 11th – 4.8 Miles.

Tuesday July 12th –  4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups, 21 minutes of planks.

Wednesday July 13th – 12 Miles LSD in 2:35:45. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Thursday July 14th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 9 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.

Friday July 15th – Date night with my Wife!

There are moments during a training cycle when you get a glimmer of hope. I had one of those moments this last week. My 24 mile walk on Saturday was harder than it should have been. I am going to blame the heat. I started at 6am and the temperature was already 80 degrees. I was dreading Sundays 24 miles. Sunday was easy. A great pace that felt easy to hold. It is easy to second guess your training. Am I doing too much? Too little? Then you have days like Sunday that let you know, Everything is going to be alright. A slow decrease in mileage the next two weeks. The hard work is done. Now to let my legs recover for the BIG race. Strict diet to reach my racing weight. I need to drop 6 pounds in three weeks. Booooo!

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Training July 2nd – 8th

This week 55.2 Miles

Saturday July 2nd – 4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups, 21 minutes of planks.

Sunday July 3rd –  24 Miles 4:56:22. 3 sets of 30 squats.

Monday July 4th – 4.8 Miles, 4 sets of 9 chin-ups. 3 rounds boxing the heavy bag.

Tuesday July 5th –  4.8 Miles, 5 sets of 70 push-ups.

Wednesday July 6th – 12 Miles LSD in 2:35:05, 3 sets of 30 squats.

Thursday July 7th – 4.8 Miles, 21 minutes of Planks.

Friday July 8th – Date night with my Wife!

My legs are feeling good and strong. Looking forward to my Back2back this weekend. My last big workout before The British Centurion Qualifier. Four more weeks.

SUMMER

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