Day 318

Took Wednesday off...feeling great no soreness at all. Ate too much but I've had a good month.

Totals: 3018 cals, 154g protein

Day 319

Got out very early around 6:30 and did an easy 5 miles...definitely beat the heat.

Totals: 2431 cals, 133g protein

Mile 1 11:23
Mile 2 11:18
Mile 3 11:15
Mile 4 11:19
Mile 5 11:22

Friday morning weigh in

216.6

Week 1 -2.0 lbs
Week 2 -1.4 lbs
Week 3 -1.6 lbs
Week 4 -1.0 lbs
January -6.8 lbs
Week 5 -1.2 lbs
Week 6 -.2 lbs
Week 7 -.6 lbs
Week 8 -1.2 lbs
February -3.0 lbs
Week 9 -1.4 lbs
Week 10 -1.2 lbs
Week 11 -.6 lbs
Week 12 +1.2 lbs
Week 13 -2.2 lbs
March -3.4 lbs
Week 14 -.4 lbs
Week 15 -1.0 lbs
Week 16 +1.0 lbs
Week 17 -.2 lbs
April -1.0 lbs
Week 18 -1.8 lbs
Week 19 -1.6 lbs
Week 20 -.6 lbs
Week 21 -.8 lbs
May -4.8 lbs
Week 22 -1.2 lbs
Week 23 -.2 lbs
Week 24 -.8 lbs
Week 25 -1.0 lbs
Week 26 -.4 lbs
June -3.2 lbs

Total -22.2/50 (44.4%)

Total mileage:
Week 1 26.0
Week 2 28.5
Week 3 27.5
Week 4 34.0
January 126.0
Week 5 28.0
Week 6 24.0
Week 7 27.0
Week 8 34.0
February 124.0
Week 9 30.0
Week 10 36.0
Week 11 22.0
Week 12 27.0
Week 13 34.0
March 128.0
Week 14 33.1
Week 15 37.0
Week 16 35.1
Week 17 41.0
April 152.5
Week 18 35.2
Week 19 35.0
Week 20 24.5
Week 21 30.0
May 140.5
Week 22 34.0
Week 23 40.5
Week 24 37.0
Week 25 27.0
Week 26 31.0
June 147.5

Total 818.5/1300 (62.9%)

Halfway through the year already! I'm very happy with my progress...I really wasn't sure if I could maintain this kind of mileage for this many weeks. I'm on pace to completely destroy the mileage goal of 1300 so I think it needs to be adjusted. Gonna set the bar high and shoot for 1750!

June goals recap:

[x] 22+ runs (did 24)
[x] 125+ miles (did 147.5)
[ ] Run a sub 7:40 mile (1 attempt @ 8:01)
[ ] Weight below 214 (finished at 216.6)

Crushed the volume goals and came up short with the weight goal but that seems to be standard. I'm still extremely happy with my progress!

July goals:

-24+ runs
-150+ miles
-Start 18 week marathon program July 11th
-Weight below 212

Day 320

I went to visit my younger two kids over the weekend...started out good with an easy 5 miles Friday morning but I ate wayyyyy too much all weekend and ended up taking Saturday and Sunday off.

Totals: 3700? cals, ?? protein

Mile 1 11:03
Mile 2 11:25
Mile 3 11:08
Mile 4 11:06
Mile 5 11:10

Day 321 & 322

Lots of eating and no running...oh well holiday weekend, back at it Monday.

Totals: ??? cals, ??? protein

Day 323

Got out early July 4th and did an easy 5 miles. Felt good to sweat off some of the crap from this weekend.

Totals: 2496 cals, 123g protein

Mile 1 11:23
Mile 2 11:31
Mile 3 11:40
Mile 4 11:33
Mile 5 11:29

Day 324

Long run Tuesday...lingered in bed cause I knew it was gonna be hot and humid. I don't think it got below 80 at any point Monday night/Tuesday morning.

I got out a little after 8 and followed the exact same plan as last week: two 5-mile "laps" with a total of five water breaks. I ended up going 10 miles again and at the end my shirt was nothing but pure sweat front and back....felt ok after though.

Totals: 2512 cals, 155g protein

Mile 1 11:22
Mile 2 11:22
Mile 3 11:24
Mile 4 11:22
Mile 5 11:28
Mile 6 11:18
Mile 7 11:27
Mile 8 11:39
Mile 9 11:37
Mile 10 11:40

Day 325

Easy 6 miles Wednesday...stopped for an extended water break with about 2 miles left to go. My legs felt a little heavy after but I managed to finish and felt ok after.

Totals: 2309 cals, 131g protein

Mile 1 11:18
Mile 2 11:23
Mile 3 11:18
Mile 4 11:19
Mile 5 11:33
Mile 6 11:26

Day 326

Did another easy 6 miles...felt much better than Wednesday. I had a really smooth consistent pace throughout.

Totals: 2237 cals, 117g protein

Mile 1 11:25
Mile 2 11:22
Mile 3 11:27
Mile 4 11:24
Mile 5 11:25
Mile 6 11:23

Friday morning weigh in

217.0

Week 1 -2.0 lbs
Week 2 -1.4 lbs
Week 3 -1.6 lbs
Week 4 -1.0 lbs
January -6.8 lbs
Week 5 -1.2 lbs
Week 6 -.2 lbs
Week 7 -.6 lbs
Week 8 -1.2 lbs
February -3.0 lbs
Week 9 -1.4 lbs
Week 10 -1.2 lbs
Week 11 -.6 lbs
Week 12 +1.2 lbs
Week 13 -2.2 lbs
March -3.4 lbs
Week 14 -.4 lbs
Week 15 -1.0 lbs
Week 16 +1.0 lbs
Week 17 -.2 lbs
April -1.0 lbs
Week 18 -1.8 lbs
Week 19 -1.6 lbs
Week 20 -.6 lbs
Week 21 -.8 lbs
May -4.8 lbs
Week 22 -1.2 lbs
Week 23 -.2 lbs
Week 24 -.8 lbs
Week 25 -1.0 lbs
Week 26 -.4 lbs
June -3.2 lbs
Week 27 +.4 lbs

Total -21.4/50 (42.8%)

Total mileage:
Week 1 26.0
Week 2 28.5
Week 3 27.5
Week 4 34.0
January 126.0
Week 5 28.0
Week 6 24.0
Week 7 27.0
Week 8 34.0
February 124.0
Week 9 30.0
Week 10 36.0
Week 11 22.0
Week 12 27.0
Week 13 34.0
March 128.0
Week 14 33.1
Week 15 37.0
Week 16 35.1
Week 17 41.0
April 152.5
Week 18 35.2
Week 19 35.0
Week 20 24.5
Week 21 30.0
May 140.5
Week 22 34.0
Week 23 40.5
Week 24 37.0
Week 25 27.0
Week 26 31.0
June 147.5
Week 27 32.0

Total 850.5/1750 (48.6%)

Not surprised than I posted a small gain this week...had a terrible holiday weekend and I was at 226 when I stepped on the scale Monday morning. Lots of the gain was water weight obviously and I did good to get back down to 217 this morning. Gonna kill it this week!

Day 327

Did a slow paced easy 6 miles Friday...felt ok after.

Totals: 2443 cals, 122g protein

Mile 1 11:26
Mile 2 11:30
Mile 3 11:24
Mile 4 11:28
Mile 5 11:37
Mile 6 11:43

Day 328

Tempo run Saturday morning...started with a one-mile warmup then 2 miles at 10K pace. The fast miles felt pretty good but I was thankful when they were over. Finished with a 2-mile cool down.

Totals: 2166 cals, 121g protein

Mile 1 11:25
Mile 2 9:42
Mile 3 9:46
Mile 4 11:37
Mile 5 11:25

Day 329

Off day Sunday...these off days kill my diet for some reason!

Totals: 3212 cals, 156g protein

Day 330

Back at it Monday...18 weeks away from my first marathon!! The only difference going forward is I'm gonna have to start increasing the mileage, primarily the weekly long run. I'm also gonna try and get two hard workouts each week instead of just one.

Started this week with an easy 5 miles.

Totals: 2255 cals, 133g protein

Mile 1 11:30
Mile 2 11:28
Mile 3 11:25
Mile 4 11:31
Mile 5 11:28

Day 331

I was gonna do my long run but I woke up feeling like crap and it was also pouring down rain. Didn't get out to run until the late afternoon and I did an easy 6 miles. Got lucky with the weather, it was overcast and not terribly humid. Long run coming up Wednesday...

Totals: 2530 cals, 143g protein

Mile 1 11:12
Mile 2 11:14
Mile 3 11:11
Mile 4 11:27
Mile 5 11:29
Mile 6 11:22

as always: good job
and "good luck" with the marathon plan.
join strava & the 2+2 group...

Ok I'll get the app and get on there. Have you ever done two a days for long runs? I'm not sure I can run for 3 hours+ until probably October with this heat.

you don't need to get the app. you can
- copy the activities manually (download the tcx or gpx etc file from runkeeper and upload to strava)
- use https://tapiriik.com/ to sync automatically (either start syncs manually for free or pay 2$/year to sync automatically)

of course, you can also completely switch to strava and use their app.

splitting your long runs: i really wouldn't recommend it. the idea behind the long run is to get your body used to run for a really long time in one go. now if you split that run up, it has a somewhat different effect. how long are your upcoming long runs for the next weeks and how long do you estimate you have to complete them? can you run late at night? or super early?

Day 332

Woke up not feeling so hot and I didn't get out to the trail until 10:45. I got really lucky though as some clouds rolled in and it was overcast most of the way. Without that it would've been brutally hot.

I felt pretty good until the last couple miles but taking the extra water breaks paid off and I finished 10 miles again.

Totals: 2460 cals, 130g protein

Mile 1 11:27
Mile 2 11:28
Mile 3 11:37
Mile 4 11:27
Mile 5 11:31
Mile 6 11:29
Mile 7 11:32
Mile 8 11:45
Mile 9 11:38
Mile 10 11:46

Day 333

Unplanned off day...I haven't been sleeping well and that combined with the hours and hours of British Open coverage was a bad combination. Posted a really low calorie number though!

Totals: 1973 cals, 109g protein

Friday morning weigh in

216.0

Week 1 -2.0 lbs
Week 2 -1.4 lbs
Week 3 -1.6 lbs
Week 4 -1.0 lbs
January -6.8 lbs
Week 5 -1.2 lbs
Week 6 -.2 lbs
Week 7 -.6 lbs
Week 8 -1.2 lbs
February -3.0 lbs
Week 9 -1.4 lbs
Week 10 -1.2 lbs
Week 11 -.6 lbs
Week 12 +1.2 lbs
Week 13 -2.2 lbs
March -3.4 lbs
Week 14 -.4 lbs
Week 15 -1.0 lbs
Week 16 +1.0 lbs
Week 17 -.2 lbs
April -1.0 lbs
Week 18 -1.8 lbs
Week 19 -1.6 lbs
Week 20 -.6 lbs
Week 21 -.8 lbs
May -4.8 lbs
Week 22 -1.2 lbs
Week 23 -.2 lbs
Week 24 -.8 lbs
Week 25 -1.0 lbs
Week 26 -.4 lbs
June -3.2 lbs
Week 27 +.4 lbs
Week 28 -1.0 lbs

Total -22.8/50 (45.6%)

Total mileage:
Week 1 26.0
Week 2 28.5
Week 3 27.5
Week 4 34.0
January 126.0
Week 5 28.0
Week 6 24.0
Week 7 27.0
Week 8 34.0
February 124.0
Week 9 30.0
Week 10 36.0
Week 11 22.0
Week 12 27.0
Week 13 34.0
March 128.0
Week 14 33.1
Week 15 37.0
Week 16 35.1
Week 17 41.0
April 152.5
Week 18 35.2
Week 19 35.0
Week 20 24.5
Week 21 30.0
May 140.5
Week 22 34.0
Week 23 40.5
Week 24 37.0
Week 25 27.0
Week 26 31.0
June 147.5
Week 27 32.0
Week 28 32.0

Total 882.5/1750 (50.4%)

Much better week! I'm also about to go through a pretty dramatic life change.

I've landed a dealing job at a new poker room that opened in May in central Florida that will allow me to move close to my younger two kids. My last day at my current job will be July 31st and I'm moving the next day...needless to say I'm very excited about all this!!

I still plan on coming back to Pensacola in November for the marathon and hopefully a few more of my favorite races in this area.

Congrats on the job

Been bingewatching the Open as well. Who do you like?

I'd love to see Phil the Thrill win again...I think someone like Rory will come from behind though and get in contention this weekend though.

Was hoping for a Rory charge but 2 3 footers missed already. Man if he could only putt half as well as he drives it..