I guess I have to withdraw. I'm pretty bummed about this, but I'm not able to keep up and I am getting weaker every workout. It looks like your total volume is good - so don't be discouraged. Take a few days rest and then try a hard workout. You might surprise yourself! Plateauing is one of the thi...

4c 30/22/22/20/40 = 134

that 2 minute rest is nice

4 miles, maybe half at tempo pace (7:40 /mile).

Obviously I'm nowhere near "shallonge" pace condition. Actually, I'm not really sure how I got thrown into that group, although I think the D-man might have had something to do with it. I'll be targeting a 3:50, which should at least be feasible.

4b 27/21/21/18/30 = 117

Congratulations on an impressive win Derrick. I hope to see you at this and maybe other 100's in the future!

My internal clock is a little out of whack, so up, ice and ultrasound the ankle at 5:30. Then out to Timmy's for a BELT for brekky, followed by an espresso and 50 pages of Jung. Then an early lunch and off to the gym for a 40 minute workout, plus a 4 mile recovery run. I also got my "100 pushups" wo...

4a 27/20/20/17/27 = 111

Fantastic run, congratulations!!

I just love hearing the story from the front, it is a whole different world. Thank you for bringing it to life for me!

Wow! That is an amazing time for that course Kinga. You are some kind of talented runner. Keep going and going and going....

I guess the start-slow strategy really paid off.

Carrie wrote:You wouldn't happen to have any pictures, would you? It sounds really scenic. I have a friend that lives out that way and her pictures she sends of her climbs are spectacular.

I second that. I would love to see some pictures of this venue!

Nice run Ron.

Um, was the "some other runner" the guy you asked to knock on the van the night before, 'cause if it was then that was me.

Great debut. I hope this doesn't mean you are hooked!

Congratulations, or I'm sorry... whatever make you feel better Michael It was a mad experiment (which sums up just about everything that I do). In the last 3 months I've averaged a grand total of 40 km / week (my 2008 average is around 20) and I think most people wouldn't even try a marathon on tha...

Yet another in the "impromptu" series. I thought it might be possible to do 100 miles on next to no training (60 km /week, 1 18 mile long run). It wasn't (for me). Ran a bit with Kinga. I think she finally pulled well away after the 30k station. She was running very, very well. Met Derek briefly aro...

Heading out. See you there!

Had to do this one day early because I want to be in full rest-mode for Haliburton starting tomorrow

3c 30/22/22/20/30 = 124

That was really hard!

3b 27/19/19/15/26 = 106

Still sticking to the minimum rests...for now.

Week 4 looks basically identical to week 3 so a bit of a reprieve if you can get there!

The blazes were on the posts on the road.

I really, really enjoyed the vids Ron, it was just like reliving my hike. The spot where you met the people was my favourite waterfall.

_Eric_ wrote:You could buy "Doonst" bib?

Ya, I considered offering, but, like the song says, "I like the night time."

Holly's absolutely right. In fact, for anything less than a really severe sprain doing as much activity as you can manage will definitely speed the healing process. I'm 2 weeks off 2 medium sprains (swelling and bruising) and I had virtually zero down time; last week was my highest mileage this year...

You know what, I can't stand to miss it. I'm going.

I'd rather see him in the limelight than many others (can you say Paris Hilton?). Looks like it has some good stories in it, as well as advice. Exactly what I was thinking. I mean, if somebody has to be in the media, it might as well be Dean. After all, he seems to thrive on it, so more power to him!

Nice going Ron! Can't wait to check out all those videos.

I'm curious, what did you think of the east versus the west side?

3a 25/17/17/15/27 = 101

edit: oops, I just saw Lazagna's was the same as mine and realized I couldn't add!

245 km which makes it the best month this year (so far)