Post#37 » by Pablo Novi » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:31 pm
Our high school team didn't have enough 2-milers; so I joined it. I don't remember if I did any training runs at all; but at my first race; I was far behind the rest of the field on the very first lap. iirc, I did 6:40 for the first mile. During the 2nd mile, the entire field lapped me while I fell apart; doing something like 8:30 - and it was painful both physically and especially emotionally.
I ran the two-mile in two more events; finished dead last both times and then quit. I was just too under-trained and too under-coached.
I didn't run again for 10+ years.
On Jan 01, 1978, I ran one mile (two laps of the local park). This is what I ran per year (after year #2, all training at 7:30/mi pace):
. # YEAR . Miles Mi/Day Mi/Week ....... HIGHLIGHTS: Racing &/Or Distances Run
. 1 1978 . 1,096 . 3 . ( 21 miles a week) 1st 10K: 8:30/mi; Last 10K: 7:00/mi; ................. 1st 1/2 Marathon: 7:30 pace
. 2 1979 . 3,653 10 . ( 70 miles a week) .. first Marathon: 3:17:30 (7:32/mi). ...................... 1/2 Marathon: 7:00 pace
. 3 1980 . 5,479 15 . (105 miles a week) Boston Maraton: 3:03:32 (7:00/mi) (I didn't qualify but did run it that yr)
. 4 1981 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) ... PR Marathon: 2:39:03 (6:03.9/mi; PR Mile=5:18) PR 1/2 Marathon: 5:30 pace
. 5 1982 10,000 27.4 (200 miles a week X 50 weeks)
. 6 1983 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
. 7 1984 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
. 8 1985 10,000 27.4 (200 miles a week X 50 weeks) 50,000+ TOTAL MILES (52,142 miles)
. 9 1986 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
10 1987 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
11 1988 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
12 1989 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) 40th birthday
13 1990 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
14 1991 10,000 27.4 (200 miles a week X 50 weeks) 301 miles in one week (43 mi/day for 1 week for my 43rd birthday)
15 1992 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) 100,000+ TOTAL MILES (107,792 miles)
16 1993 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
17 1994 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
18 1995 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
19 1996 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) LONGEST RUN BY DISTANCE: 48 miles on 48th birthday (6 hours)
20 1997 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
21 1998 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) 150,000+ TOTAL MILES (153,442 miles)
22 1999 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) 50th birthday
23 2000 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
24 2001 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
25 2002 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
26 2003 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
27 2004 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
28 2005 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week) 200,000+ TOTAL MILES (204,577 miles)
29 2006 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
30 2007 . 7,305 20 . (140 miles a week)
31 2008 . 6,940 19 . (133 miles a week)
32 2009 . 6,575 18 . (126 miles a week) 60th birthday
33 2010 . 6,209 17 . (119 miles a week)
34 2011 10,000 27.4 (200 miles a week X 50 weeks) 62 K (7 HOURS=LONGEST) at 10,000 feet average on my 62nd birthday
35 2012 . 5,844 16 . (112 miles a week) 250,000+ TOTAL MILES (254,755 miles)
36 2013 . 5,479 15 . (105 miles a week)
37 2014 . 5,114 14 . ( 98 miles a week) 265,347 MILES = equivalent of 10,000 Marathons X 26.21875 miles each
ALL 37 Years: 19.63 miles / day average (Long-Distance, Medium-Paced Running)
Last 34 Years: 20.54 miles / day average