My log: Training for a sub 3.30 marathon

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Thanks Bull and lol Chris

Yeah I'm thinking of competing in it Turbo, will be my first 100km race and an insanely tough one to boot. Only concern is it's a 16.5hr cutoff and I only have 6 months to train for it.

 

[Bullmuscle7]

We know you can do it!!! We will be here to support you

 

[UncleAl]

We know you can do it!!! We will be here to support you

A big AMEN to that!

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Thanks all of you, your support is a great motivator

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Do you eat pasta?

Yup, I don't eat a lot of it but I do like the stuff.

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

NUTRITION FROM THURSDAY 25th JUNE

FLUID INTAKE
1.5l water
3 x cups green tea

BREAKFAST
Muesli, 1 x banana, 1 x mango,1 x tbsp pea protein, coconut/almond milk

LATE MORNING
Coffee • Long black
2 x tsp coconut oil

LUNCH
Salad w baby spinach, lettuce, kale, carrot, capsicum & 1/2 squeezed lemon
Vege sushi & seaweed

AFTERNOON
Juice ~ Carrot, apple, pomegranate, kale, goji and ginger
Trail mix
1 x tsp coconut oil

DINNER
Vegan quaesadilla w salsa & jalapeno's

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

SATURDAY 27th JUNE

D.BELL PRESS (last set: 44 x 12)
S.SET W SPOON PRESS

SEATED ROW (last set: 88 x 12)

EZ B.BELL CURLS
S.SET W REV. EZ B.BELL CURLS

RUN: 4.9km
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[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

SUNDAY 28th JUNE

LEG PRESS (last set: 2PPS x 12)
S.SET W LEG EXT

PAUSED BOX SQUATS (WIDE STANCE)
SLDL (last set: 132 x 12)

LYING LEG CURLS

RUN: 0.9km (500m sprint/speed pickup / 400m cooldown)

 

[Ramrod]

Gotta love Box Squats...

I once was a Runner, well a Spinter.. Anything over 400m and I was toasted...lol Was pretty good too.


Keep it up...

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Thanks Ramod, that picture made me laugh. I hear you... sprinting is tough work !! My speed sessions are always so much harder than my long runs.

Looking forward to getting to the gym again tonight and having some free time, we have had a relative staying with us since Friday and she flies back home today. Entertaining can be draining !!

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Time to get serious, slow down the beer consumption and venture into the wild to get some km's into my legs again.

Entries have been opened up to past competitors of the St James Ultra with a 10% discount, man I am really eyeing up the 100km race. Think I will enter this week ~ just bought myself a Suunto Ambit3 which I'm hoping will be a motivator to hit the trails. Just have to decide whether I want the blue or the black

 

[Mini Forklift Ⓥ]

Training for the 100km is on. Let the fun begin!

Ran a nice, relaxed and very un-fast 12km this morning. I just enjoyed the sunshine and being unconnected from everything for an hour... very satisfying

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