Brahm's 2006 Team in Training Log

I created this blog to record my training for the 2006 Bayshore Marathon through Team in Training. Feel free to revisit this site to track my progress. And if you haven't already, please consider supporting me by making a donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Week 4 Summary

Scheduled: 25-26 miles
Ran: 32.5 miles

Cross training:
Push-ups: 200
Crunches: 300
Rock climbed on Monday.

Group run notes:
Ate two pieces of toast and egs. Drank water about an hour before the run.

Team in Training group run

Weather: Rainy. ~35-40 F.
Attire: Red & white Supernova Controls, short synth running socks, cotton briefs, black synth warm up pants, red synth long sleeve shirt, REI GoreTex jacket.

Arrived around 9:00 AM. Took the wrong entrance in. Should have taken Kent Rd exit off of I-96.

Minimal stretching.
After the first 0.25, ran majority of distance (9 miles) with an older woman named Sue.
Ran a short distance around mile 3 with an older guy named Steve.
Stopped at 8 miles (full loop) with Sue to drink a cup of Gatorade.
Started up again, ran 0.5 mile with Sue and another 0.5 on my own.
I then turned around and finished the remaining 1.5 miles for a total of 10 miles. Finished around 10:40 AM-ish.

Streched in the rain. Ate two bagels, drank water. Ate a third bagel on the way home.

People met:
Sue - Running Bayshore Marathon. Lives in Royal Oak. Approximately 44 years old. Ran the Vancouver marathon last year through TNT. Sister-in-law has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 3 years in remission.
Steve - approximately 55. Mother passed away of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Son (17) also diagnosed with it, in remission for 3 years.