Is' ja noch ne Weile hin. Ein paar Fett-weg-Pillen und Ferien in Madrid sind da locker drin.

Na sag mal, wo ist denn Dein Selbstbewusstsein hin?

Wieso? Ich bin Realist und nehme mich schon viel zu oft Ernst, warum also hier? Dabei kann man doch ueber sich selbst eigentlich nur froehlich Grinsen. :Cheese:

(steroidiales Austrainiertsein ;))

"BOSTON -- Lance Armstrong heard different stories about Heartbreak Hill during his training for the Boston Marathon. Some told him it was as tough as the name indicated.

But others said, no sweat, it's overrated.

"They were wrong," Armstrong said shortly after finishing his first Boston Marathon on Monday in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds.

Heartbreak Hill, the last in a series of hills between miles 18 and 21, is a key test for runners nearing the end of the up and down course. The first of the hills was the worst, Armstrong said, and the heartbreaker lived up to its name.

"They are harder and they do come at a difficult time in the race," he said.

Other notables who ran Boston were astronaut Suni Williams, who finished in 4:20:42 and Jane Swift, former acting Governor of Massachusetts, who finished in 4:57:21.

Boston was Armstrong's third marathon after running New York twice. Boston was a harder course, and a much different experience because of the closeness of the spectators, Armstrong said.

"It's just much tighter," he said. "It's louder and more intense and I think it plays well for all the runners, not just the leaders. ... Everybody feels that."

Armstrong said there's no comparison between running a marathon and cycling, either physically or mentally.

"You can't compare the pounding or running with the efficiency of a bicycle," he said. "Nothing even comes close to comparing the pain, especially it seems like this course, with a significant amount of downhills ... that really take their toll on the muscles."

Armstrong said he planned to run Boston again, though he added he's too busy with other things to get more serious about running.

"It is a hobby, it keeps me fit on a daily basis, it keeps me inspired and motivates me to go out and run," he said.

Armstrong added he regrets not training harder when he's suffering in the middle of a race.

"Every time I come out here, I swear to myself I'm going to train harder for the next one," he said. "But I never do."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...eld&id=3357480

Hätte ich doch noch einen Smilie setzen sollen.

Ich hab mich auch schon gefragt, ob der rasante Muskelzuwachs des Herrn Armstrong eventuell seine Laufleistung beeinflusst. Auf Gewichtsseite ist das ja mal sicher, wie sieht das bei der vermutlichen Präparatzufuhr aus?

Ich staune, dass er immer noch mit diesen Schlabberhosen läuft.

Bekommt eigentlich in Boston jeder ein Band beim Zieleinlauf?

Ja, jeder Lance Armstrong.

na sonst könnte es am ende ja zu staus kommen wenn die das liebe bändchen immer wieder zurechtlegen müssen ;)

Ich finde LA ziemlich wenig trainiert, um nicht anderes zu bemühen.


http://www.faz.net/s/Rub9CD731D06F17...~Scontent.html

Bezugnehmend auf deine Sig...

"A negative split marathon is not possible without drugs. It doesn't matter if it's a 2:04 or a 5:04, the human body cannot run a negative split clean. Not possible."
-Lanced Alright- by letsrun.com

:Weinen: :Weinen: Ich bin ein Doper!!:Weinen: :Weinen:

LOL, ja, letsrun.com ist immer fuer Ueberraschungen gut.

Und fuer die Liebhaber des maennlichen Geschlechts - weil DasOe es ansprach und ich gestern so gemein war:



(Fuer Liebhaber des weiblichen Geschlechts, wie mich, gibt es was zum Ausgleich an anderer Stelle.)

Hi zusammen,
ich finde die Leistung von LA nicht mal so schlecht. Er macht wenigsten noch was sportlich was man von den meisten ehmaligen Radprofis nicht sagen kann. :Nee:
Gruß triduma;)

ich hatte auch sehr sub optimale bedingungen :Lachen2:

Ugh, Kristin Armstrong interviewt Lance Armstrong. Starke Frau.

http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/micr...d =1515771737

:Cheese:

Immer diese bösartigen Unterstellungen der ewigen Miesmacher.

Darum ging's doch gar nicht. Wenn ich mir als LA 2:45 vornehme und dieses Jahr noch 15 min. schneller sein will, dann ist 2:50 einfach ne scheiss Zeit.

Nö, keine Zeit aufgrund von anwaltlichen Termin haben. :Lachen2:

Ich auch. Was ist denn das für ein Lamer???

:Nee:

THE LANCE PLAN

By Chris Carmichael

When legendary marathoner Alberto Salazar advises you to slow down during the first six miles of the New York City Marathon, you should probably listen to him. But in 2006, during his first marathon after retiring from professional cycling, Lance Armstrong charged forward anyway--and started paying for his bravado at mile 16. He still finished in 2:59, but the race gave him a heavy beating and served as a reminder that a cycling legacy and an off-the-charts VO2 max don't give you a free pass in all endurance events.

Two years and another marathon later (NYC 2007, 2:46), Lance has set ambitious goals: to run his first Boston Marathon this April in the mid-2:40s and New York again in November in the low 2:30s. He knows that while he may be a seven-time Tour de France champ, these days he has more in common with every other busy 36-year-old father of three. So in order to achieve his goals, Lance has gotten more focused and is following the principles outlined below.

Quality Matters

When Lance began running, his aerobic system was more powerful than his muscles and joints. At first he ran only three to five miles three times a week; his longest run before his first marathon was 13 miles. Now with two years and two marathons on his legs, his body is better prepared to handle the miles and speedwork necessary to improve his race times.

Be like Lance: If your goal is a fast race, do at least one, but ideally two, fast-paced runs a week. For half and full marathoners, the most effective workout is tempo intervals: two to four 10- to 12-minute repeats at 10-K to half-marathon race pace with five to six minutes of easy running in between. These prolonged periods at a hard but sustainable intensity train your aerobic and muscular systems to run faster or longer before fatiguing.

Long Runs Every Other Week

Running long on alternate weekends works for Lance for the same reason it makes sense for the rest of us: injury prevention and scheduling sanity. By doing long miles every other week, you can increase the recovery time between all of your hard efforts, which will improve the quality of both the long runs and the fast-paced workouts between them.

Be like Lance: On alternate weekends, do long workouts that are hard to fit in during the week, course-specific sessions such as hills, or race-pace miles. Before Boston, Lance usually opts for a long ride when he isn't running long, but for his buildup to NYC, he'll do five two-mile repeats at 5:42 pace (race pace for a 2:30 marathon) with a half-mile recovery jog.

Consistent Training

Training used to be Lance's job. Now, his kids and his work (the Lance Armstrong Foundation) are higher priorities, as they are for most of us. But Lance knows that training consistently is essential, even if it means adapting his workouts.

Be like Lance: When you're running low on time, a short run is better than no run, but up the intensity. For a fast, efficient workout, after a good warmup insert six to eight strides, run a few fartlek intervals, or do four to 10 two-minute repeats with one-minute recovery.

Stay Lean

After retiring from cycling, Lance strength- trained five days a week and packed on 15 pounds (remember those pics of him with Matthew McConaughey?). That weight made his first marathon even harder, so for his second race, he stripped off 10 pounds by cutting back on his strength work and his calorie intake. Lance plans to show up at the 2008 NYC Marathon at about 165, around eight pounds lighter than last year.

Be like Lance: Being lighter saves a runner tons of energy, but be careful not to cut calories too severely. You need a caloric deficit of 350 to 500 per day to lose a pound a week, but you also need to consume enough energy to support your workouts. To achieve both goals, focus on pre-, mid-, and postworkout nutrition to optimally support your training, but reduce portion sizes and eliminate snacks at other times of the day.

Maintain Fitness

During Lance's Tour de France years, he never let his cycling fitness drop by more than 10 to 12 percent because it would have been too difficult to regain any more than that. But after his first marathon, injuries and lack of motivation meant he lost the majority of his racing fitness. To avoid the same scenario this year, Lance was back to running three or four times a week after finishing the 2007 marathon, which gave him a solid base for his 2008 training.

Be like Lance: If you're targeting more than one race this season, focus on recovery after your first event so you can get back to training two weeks after a 5-K or 10-K and four weeks after a half or full marathon. Do light, low-impact exercise, such as swimming or cycling, in the days after the race; even 15 minutes will get the blood flowing, which speeds recovery.


http://recovoxnews.blogspot.com/2008/04/lance-plan.html