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Hi folks. i like the sound of the book, may be bit out of my league, but might get it anyway. i've often wondered how u follow these schedules for hiily marathons etc. do u do distance as it says but include hills? not much flat round here so no choice really.
ice still interfering with running here. 2 hours cross-training clearing ice from drive to get useless BMW out today.
Thanks. i think i'll get it. need something good to read over Christmas. will be good for Ossie Phoenix which i intend to do next yr (17 or 26 miles not decided yet.)
Not sure whether to commit to Snod or not. difficult to get long runs in over summer hols when either work or kidsit each day. Poor excuse, i know.
So, and I'm sure JD will correct me if I am wrong, a 4.30 marathoner could follow the same schedule as a sub-3, as long as you can cover the distances required. Which is perfect for me, as I made my best progress when following the Parker HRM training and was most frustrated by the RW 3.45 marathon schedule. The time schedule prescribed times for every single run, and if I didn't meet the time allocated, I felt like such a failure
Now I just need to go away and work out in greater detail what the different efforts are! HRM training was sooo much easier, feedback was instant and beeped at me if I got it wrong
*pours herself a nice glug of red wine*
Which brings us back to the question of marathon goal-?
seen it now- 3:49.59- .......bear with me
My 10k and half times just don't translate up to marathon times yet - but I don't feel it is an endurance issue as I can keep plodding away for hours on end, and on consecutive days too - I just don't push myself and I need to shift some weight.
Hi all
Frodo yep family glad I'm back out there!!! dose my head in not being able to run, then I do there heads in by being a pain in the a##
Another 4mile run for me this morning bit quicker 8:17, 8:23, 8:10, 7:50 and legs feel great
So going to try 6miler on Wednesday at recovery pace. Been looking at Advanced marathon training to..........going to order my copy later
TR- well done and welcome back
Wish I had shares in AM now....
5m recovery plod for me tonight- but I'm back on to the structure of a schedule again!! Day 1 of my 18 week VLM plan now completed!
Hi All - thanks for the link to Amazon - looking forward to a bit of "light" reading now
Did the Sneyd Christmas Pud Run yesterday - almost perfect conditions, though a couple of sections where black ice made the running a bit tricky. 2 x 5 mile laps - first lap in 45 mins, second lap in 45 mins 14 secs ..... so, as I was running without my watch, I'm at least consistent with my plodding!! Also, as I've only ever run one other 10 mile race, this was also a PB for me - so well happy
Looking at weather forecast and starting to wonder whether the Christmas Cracker race on the Roaches will go ahead next Sunday. Looks like it could be another trot round Tittesworth Reservoir (the alternative route for bad weather), but time will tell! Now where did I put that elf costume?
Way to go JD-those 18 weeks will fly by! My Windermere Training plan doesn't start until Jan 16th-am really determined now to stick to AM programme and not Smartcoach.
Feel a bit knacked today..I suspect a lurgy type bug is rampaging around the system looking for an in-road!
TR is unleashed again!!
Frodo-I know what you mean about being able to plod all day, I'm the same. May seriously consider joining a local running club to give me some incentive to do quality rather than quantity esp over winter.
Brer- Frodo- If you stick to the paln you'll get the quality. I think the tempo runs and LRs are the key....
But quality AND quantity are even better
Brer unleashed again like that
JD Thanks mate and good luck with training plan, started planing mine for Shakespeare marathon looking at the 55+ AM plan, just not sure if I can commit to such an intense program.
So wanted to get out and run again this morning!!
But I'm going to be sensible and build my speed and mileage up slowly, so nice steady 6miler planned for tomorrow morning. I have hated the two periods this year when I haven't been able to run even though the first one was only two weeks and this one 18 days. Felt like a coiled spring!
TR38- well done on the sensible approach- you know it makes sense
9m for me tonight with 4m tempo in the middle- felt harder than usual after Sunday's exuberance, but ok. splits: 8.19, 8.21, 8.03, 6.44, 6.36, 6.37, 6.38, 8.07, 8.29
JD .......Great splits even though they were hard......bloody amazing
TR38........glad you are back on the road again....take it steady.....i was also like you ....thinking i would not only not be able to commit to the 55 mile programme but i didnt think i would be able to do it and be without injuries .....but i did both. Much easier in the summer with the ealry mornings and it really did work in every way.
SD ....well done on your run ....cant wait to get a race in ....we have had three local ones all cancelled due to the weather so gonna have a run of races coming up after Xmas ....weather permitting of course
Brer .....hope the bug has gone down the NO entry route......have just got over one myself and lucky for me it didnt get to good a hold.
Ventured out to train with a different club tonight and have to say if i thought anything i had done in training was really hard before tonight .....i was wrong
Wow 200 meter hill reps up and down for 35minutes solid. i think im gonna be aching in the morning.....i shall know the meaning of recovery run tomorrow
NQ2 Thanks as always for the encouragement those hill reps sound very tough!!
Alarm set for 5am 6miler planned
Second session with physio today. More painful than last week. Recovery process going to take longer than expected - there has been some serious calf muscle shortening while the achilles tendon has been inflamed for so long. Moral: if you suspect achilles tendonitis go to a sports injury specialist immediately.
Keep up the running, folks. Loving the stories.
Can't wait to get back out there. This is the biggest setback in 11 years of running (apart from my two foot operations).
T Rex- good to hear you're making progress- hang on in there, buddy and don't rush it. Good advice too
12m for me tonight and after Sunday's over- exuberance I managed to run in a more controlled manner tonight
- 12m in 1:34.25 with first 7m around MP+15-20% and last 5m MP + 10% Splits: 8:17 8:06 8:06 8:03 8:02 8:09 8:11 7:32 7:29 7:30 7:30 7:28
However, I am not out running as the hallowed AM training plan would have me doing tonight. But I do have good reason - I am supping champagne instead
Mr F has been offered a job
All is well in the hobbit household
yey! that's great news Frodo
Thanks
Have any AM experts got an opinion on the 12 week plan? Just re-evaluating my fitness/work situation and wondering if that my be more viable as a training plan.