I told you to stay tuned in my last post, so I should probably give an update on my 10-week marathon training plan. It’s not overly aggressive on the miles but the weight loss plan is unusual for me. Running that Austin marathon in the winter wasn’t great at 185 pounds. I’m currently at 170.
That’s a 15 pound weight loss by week 5 with a fairly even 3 pounds per week. On paper, I’ll be under 160 by race day, but I expect the weight loss to plateau. Dieting has taken as much if not more focus than the running. I couldn’t do it if Karen wasn’t monitoring me on the Weight Watchers app.
Running at 170 feels so good. I ran under a 10 minute pace for my 20 miler on Saturday and felt strong the entire time. That’s fast for me. I’m confident right now I’ll be able to break 4 hours with a 9 minute pace in May. I ran a 9.5 minute pace for Austin. My goal is even faster. An 8.5 minute pace would be competitive for the podium.
Stay tuned.
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Wow, that’s a big accomplishment for 15 pounds under, way to go! I have about 10 I need to lose and awesome to see you making the effort to keep up the running and manage the diet at the same time. Nice work!
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Dieting is tricky when you’re trying to run a good amount of miles. It’s partly why I don’t plan to run more. I’d need more carbs to properly recover.
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Are you allowed beer, because I don’t see the point of being a runner if you’re not allowed beer? Don’t see the point at all.
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But of course. It’s not easy though. My Voodoo Ranger IPA counts as 7 points. That’s a steep price to pay as I’m only allowed 23 points per day. But my extreme running adds points onto that and I’ve been averaging perhaps 4 IPAs per week. Thanks for the concern.
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