London Marathon- NO!

I was declined for the 2007 London Marathon.

Really, didn't make through the lottery.

I still have the opportunity to run for a charity. May look into running on behalf of RBMIND.

End of Nov Mileage

This past Sunday I did three laps of my regular Wimbledon Common route. This should have equated to about 12 miles.

It was a rainy, sloppy day and the trail was half-covered in puddles.

Finishing felt good, but I had to really press myself to step through the last mile of mud.

Middle of Nov Mileage

I did 9 miles this past Saturday at a 8:30-9:00 pace. On schedule for an 11 mile long run by month end.

I'm averaging about 15-20 miles per week.

Endurance is...

This guy did 50 marathons in 50 days, finishing with the NYC Marathon.

Then decided to run home to SF...

Resting Heart Rate

Resting heart rate at work: 44

Similar to past readings.

EOY Schedule

I ran nine miles Sunday afternoon- longest so far.

It was a clear, warm day, and I did two laps of my regular Wimbledon Common route.

This puts me on schedule for 13 miles by the end of the year.

Marathon Tips

Brad Feld is attempting to run a marathon in each State before his 50th birthday, and is on schedule.

Here are some of his tips.

The Bug

I think this guy has captured the feeling of the marathon bug pretty well.

Distance Goal for EOY

I’ve set a distance goal for the end of this year.

By December 31st, I’ll cover 13 miles. This will give me a good distance base for the London Marathon in April, if I am selected.

As of today, my longest run has been a 7 mile lap of Richmond Park, with the Serpentine Running Group a few weeks back.

My mileage during the week has still been pretty consistent- 12 miles with a 5-6 mile run or hike (with C on my back) on the week-end.

Warm up Tri

I signed up on Friday for the Blenhiem Tri in June. I'll do the sprint distance as a warm-up for the Oly distance in Aug.

The First Race

Did the Run London Nike 10k this morning- a beautiful day. Took place in Hyde Park.

Goal was under 45 minutes. I did it in 43:53. So that is something like just over 7 minute miles.

Felt good.

The Blenheim Tri

The Blenheim Triathlon runs in June 2007. Although registration isn't open yet, I'll sign up as a warm up for London 2007.

It's a Sprint distance: 750m swim / 19.8km bike / 5.4km run. The average time for males in 2006 was 1 hour 38 minutes.

My goal will be to finish in the top half.

Weekly Mileage

I think I'll try to keep some rough count of the miles I do each week.

So, for the week ending Sunday the 1 of October, I did 19 miles. Sunday was my long run- the longest in recent time- 7 miles with the Serpentine Running Club at Richmond (in the rain no less).

Delving Deeper into the Stats

Here are some rough calculations for various fitness attributes using weight, height, and heart rate:

Max Heart Rate: 182
Training Heart Rate (Karvonen Method)-
50%: 112
80%: 154

Body Mass Index: 16.3

Body Fat Percentage: 11.74%

I think i'm in pretty good shape.

Current Basic Stats

Weight: 149

Resting Heart Rate: 42

Mileage: 15 miles per week average

It Has Begun...

Well, I recently signed up for the London Triathlon 2007.

The Olympic distance: 1500m swim, 40km bike, and 10km run.

And I thought blogging about my training and the experience may be a way to provide some understanding to myself of the whys behind the effort.

So here goes...