Arun Gupta, Miles to go ...

Week 8 Mileage

Mon: 7 miles
Tue: 7 miles
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: 7 miles
Fri: None
Sat: None
Sun: 10 miles

Here are the interesting reads of this time ...

• Potassium rich food - Crucial mineral that helps you keep hydrated and aids in recovery.
• Run it off - Calorie-burning workouts from America's best coaches will help you slim down--and speed up
• Best Training Plan - 75% - 80% at relaxed pace, 12% at tempo pace, 8% at interval pace, Weekly long run at 20-40% of total distance for the week
• Can Hill Running make you faster ?
• The Marathon and Your Heart

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Week 7 Mileage

Mon: 5 miles
Tue: 7 miles
Wed: Rest
Thu: 7 miles
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: 5 miles
Sun: Rest

Thank you The Ventian for sending my forgotten Polar F11 last week.

17 more weeks to go and some more articles to read:

• How much are you really eating ?
• Start your engine - 10 strategies that'll kick your metabolism into high gear

Over and over and over, I've heard that tempo runs are the most essential runs to get faster and stronger. So I've started running 20 minutes at a 30 seconds faster pace twice a week. I've started with a short tempo run to begin with but will be increasing the time/distance gradually. For now, I've already started feeling the difference in a week but may be it's more psychological I'll report more on this later.

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Week 6 Mileage

Mon: 3.5 miles
Tue: 3.0 miles
Wed: 3.5 miles
Thu: 7 miles
Fri: None
Sat: 5 miles
Sun: 8 miles

I could not run on Friday because The Venetian charges $35 for their fitness center usage. Happy running and reading the following links:

• Be a smart eater - 20 simple swaps that will cut fat and calories from your diet, boost nutrition, and make you a better runner
• 9 ways to loose flab
• The Perfect Form - Running better, from head to toe.
• Can hill running make you faster ?

I forgot my Polar F11 at The Venetian last week. Luckily they found it, after multiple reminders, and called me over the weekend to inform they have sent it to me. I'm waiting ...

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Week 5 Mileage

Mon: 3.5 miles
Tue: 3.5 miles
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: None
Sat: Traveling
Sun: Traveling

Low mileage and no hill runs yet!

Happy running and reading the following links:

• The Runners Diet
• Run Off 5 Pounds

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Week 4 Mileage

Mon: 3.5 miles
Tue: 7 miles
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: 10 miles
Sun: Rest

The highest mileage in a week, 34.5, of this training season so far. I'm planning for my first hill run this week.

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Week 3 Mileage

Mon: 7 miles
Tue: 3.5 miles
Wed: 3.5 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: Holi
Sun: 8.5 miles

With a total of 29.5 miles this week, I'm on track for building up mileage before starting hill runs in 2 weeks. With a total of 21 weeks before the run, there are miles to go.

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Week 2 Mileage

Mon: Rest
Tue: 3.5 miles
Wed: 3.5 miles
Thu: Rain
Fri: 5 miles
Sat: 7 miles
Sun: Rain

The goal, for next 2 weeks, is to build up mileage gradually and then start hill runs. I'll definitely need lots of hill runs this time and that's why starting early. For that, Rancho is my friend. I found a great tool that calculates route distance and elevation for any possible route at Rancho so this is going to be handy.

And if you are planning to register for San Francisco Marathon, 3rd tier is sold out as well. The current registration rate is $100, as opposed to $75, $85 & $95 in the previous tiers, and expires on 4/7/7.

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Week 1 Mileage - Low mileage last week

Mon: 5 miles
Tue: Rest
Wed: 8.5 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: None
Sun: None

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Marathon Training, here I come!

Last pre-training week with a total of 26 miles.

Mon: 7 miles
Tue: Rest
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: 5 miles
Fri: None
Sat: 7 miles
Sun: Rest

So marathon training, here I come tomorrow. Check out some good articles in the meanwhile:

• The Runners Six Pack - How to get ready for a peak running performance
• Get Strong Legs - How to get a strong lower body
• Run Through The Cold - Training through the cold winter months

Miles to go ...

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Two 7-milers this week

Another good pre-training week

Mon: 4 miles
Tue: Rest
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: 3.5 miles
Sun: Rest

21.5 miles total this week, and so just another week like that before I start marathon training.

Miles to go ...

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7-miler this morning

This week has been a good running week:

Mon: 3.5 miles
Tue: 3.5 miles
Wed: 3.5 miles
Thu: 3.5 miles
Fri: 7 miles
Sat: Rest
Sun: Rest

With a total of 21 miles so far in the week and the upcoming weekend, I plan to have two more weeks with similar mileage and then start my marathon training.

Many more miles to go before the run

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