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I'm just back from the physio. It appears I have hamstring tendinopathy. I've been told not to run for a week and do some strengthening exercises. No speedwork when I return to training and will need to reduce the miles I've been doing. Looks like Paris will be a try to get healthy for the start line and forget about gunning for a time.
My first Paris, so many thanks for your info and tips I've been reading. My 'A' race is Madrid, so this one is for fun. cheers from Brisbane
Alan - Thanks for the information. I'm back at the physio on Wednesday, so I should have a better idea of what I can do after that. I'm doing some strength work just now and plan to go for a couple of swim sessions to try and maintain a bit of cardio fitness.
Can I join you? I think you are all far more "proper runners" than me but hopefully you won't mind an interloper.
I'm very worried as I'm not really a runner, just a plodder who had a mid-life crisis at hitting her 40th birthday so entered the Paris marathon. I've always wanted to do one but I have to say my normal running distance is a considerably shorter 5km. I'm also slow. Add into that that I have two young children, one of whom is a baby, and work long hours and the whole training for a marathon isn't going as well as I'd hoped.
I've been worrying myself this morning about the 6 hour cut off time as I was actually aiming for six hours ... I really don't want to do it and not get a time or medal.
I'm up to 12 miles training runs at the weekend but they take me about 2 hours 45 minutes (running the whole way although I think I'd be quicker doing some walking and faster running stints). During the week I'm limited to 3 miles in my lunch break and one longer 6 mile run one evening.
I'm feeling in a mild state of panic at the moment.
The only other race I'm entered into is the Hastings Half Marathon.
In your real runners opinions is this race even doable for somebody like me?
The first marathon is always daunting. I've completed a fair few now and still get moments of thinking I can't do this.
A run/walk strategy isn't a bad idea. It might be worth trying out on one of your long runs to see if it makes you feel a bit better.
Also - anyone who can run 12 miles is most definitely a 'real runner', whatever that is
Pistol101, I was about to sign up for Reading (I think entries close on Tuesday if anyone's thinking about it), but my ex is away that weekend as well, so going to have to miss that one too. At least I hadn't paid the entry fee. Not sure I'm going to get in a Half race before Paris, but managed to do my first 20 mile slow run today so relieved to have managed that. I was on an unlit path in the dark for the last 3 miles, so concentrating on not tripping over was a good distraction.
However, List Fairy, I should be free to run on May 29th so can you add me to the Vitality London 10K? See you there. Also the Harvel H5 on 3rd June and Richmond Half Marathon on 17th September.
Sorry to hear about your cousin Eggy. I hope the physio can come up with some exercises to deal with your hamstring pain in time for Paris.
Given that I'm just aiming to complete, what sort of distance do you think I should be getting up to? I was following the Bupa marathon plan for beginners but I'm not sure it's going to be enough miles on my legs. Not that I can imagine doing a single step over 14 miles after this weekend (I work in km and I realised my 12 was actually 14 yesterday!).
Also, do stick around here. We usually arrange a few meet ups over the course of the weekend, including before the start in the morning and the pink and grey pens have been known to sneak off for a very civilized coffee and nice proper toilets round the corner whilst those speedy types have to rush off to the front pens for an earlier start. There are advantages to being slow after all. Having done the start on my own the first year, and then with this lot the next year, the with company option is always better!
My 7th consecutive Paris this Spring, it never fails to deliver.
Anyone else notice the route changes (apologies if this has been discussed previously)?
I just had a quick look at the course map and from what I can see it looks the same as every other year.
The change around M25 will be to take in the view of the now completed Foundation Louis Vuitton by Frank Gehry, at a guess. It's a bit of an architectural monstrosity, but Paris has form for that - be grateful that the route doesn't go past the Centre Pompidou!
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Mind you, it might be nice to have a distraction by that stage.