14-11-2013, 06:26 AM
TheEd - nice surprise to hear from you!
It's been a busy period. First on the running side, after we last spoke I shifted my focus to trying to improve my speed a bit. Over the next 2 months I was able to establish PR's of 18:17 for 5k and 5:13 for the mile.
Then, in mid October, my wife and I welcomed a baby girl (our first child)! It's been a fantastic experience, very very exciting. But, not surprisingly, running has taken a back seat. I've gotten in about 2 hours in the last month.
Having said that I've got big hopes for next year and my wife is also very excited to get going again after being sidelined for a number of months. The major targets are a marathon in late March, then shorter races through the summer (in particular 10k's in late May and July), then build back up to another marathon in December with hopes of a Boston qualifier.
Knowing that realistically running will be opportunistic and perhaps limited over the next little bit, what is the best approach over the winter? My feeling is to just get in as many miles as possible to have a good base entering 2014, without too much worry about speed workouts. Your advice here would be greatly appreciated, we've got eyes on a great 2014. Just as a bit of background, both my wife and I have run a few halfs over the past 2 years, with my times around 1:31 and hers 1:41.
Cheers,
EBFM
It's been a busy period. First on the running side, after we last spoke I shifted my focus to trying to improve my speed a bit. Over the next 2 months I was able to establish PR's of 18:17 for 5k and 5:13 for the mile.
Then, in mid October, my wife and I welcomed a baby girl (our first child)! It's been a fantastic experience, very very exciting. But, not surprisingly, running has taken a back seat. I've gotten in about 2 hours in the last month.
Having said that I've got big hopes for next year and my wife is also very excited to get going again after being sidelined for a number of months. The major targets are a marathon in late March, then shorter races through the summer (in particular 10k's in late May and July), then build back up to another marathon in December with hopes of a Boston qualifier.
Knowing that realistically running will be opportunistic and perhaps limited over the next little bit, what is the best approach over the winter? My feeling is to just get in as many miles as possible to have a good base entering 2014, without too much worry about speed workouts. Your advice here would be greatly appreciated, we've got eyes on a great 2014. Just as a bit of background, both my wife and I have run a few halfs over the past 2 years, with my times around 1:31 and hers 1:41.
Cheers,
EBFM