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I am doing my 2nd marathon at York in 3 weeks time (14th October) I am trying to get sub 4 hours, i did Liverpool earlier on in the year but it went wrong due to injuries, and i got 4 Hours 20 mins.
Anyways Training has been going really well the last few months and the last last 3 long runs (which i do on a saturday) have been 20 miles, 20 miles and yesterday i did 21 Miles. The time for my 21 miles was 3 Hours so i am well on course for sub 4.
Tapering is worrying me a little because according to most of the plans i have seen, yesterday should be my last long run. Next weekend (2 weeks before Race) i am already in a half marathon race so i am committed to that, so i am thinking of doing that at a faster than marathon pace. The week after that (week before race) i do not know what to do.
The last 3 long runs have all been weekly and i feel like i should do another long ish run (18 miles) week before as over the last long runs i have felt great and think i should not change the way i am doing things. I mean if i can run 20 miles then week after run 21 miles im obliviously not tiring and feel ok.
I am only talking about the longer runs here, the mid week runs i will start to knock down a little as im currently averaging 40 miles a week.
Is there anyone else that does a longish run week before marathon? it just feel like 3 weeks between last long run and race day is to long
I am doing my 2nd marathon at York in 3 weeks time (14th October) I am trying to get sub 4 hours, i did Liverpool earlier on in the year but it went wrong due to injuries, and i got 4 Hours 20 mins.
Anyways Training has been going really well the last few months and the last last 3 long runs (which i do on a saturday) have been 20 miles, 20 miles and yesterday i did 21 Miles. The time for my 21 miles was 3 Hours so i am well on course for sub 4.
Tapering is worrying me a little because according to most of the plans i have seen, yesterday should be my last long run. Next weekend (2 weeks before Race) i am already in a half marathon race so i am committed to that, so i am thinking of doing that at a faster than marathon pace. The week after that (week before race) i do not know what to do.
The last 3 long runs have all been weekly and i feel like i should do another long ish run (18 miles) week before as over the last long runs i have felt great and think i should not change the way i am doing things. I mean if i can run 20 miles then week after run 21 miles im obliviously not tiring and feel ok.
I am only talking about the longer runs here, the mid week runs i will start to knock down a little as im currently averaging 40 miles a week.
Is there anyone else that does a longish run week before marathon? it just feel like 3 weeks between last long run and race day is to long
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Cramming for a marathon during taper won't help you. I know plenty that'll do 20 2 weeks out so you could make your half a 20 but not the Sunday before.
Run your half marathon next week then an easy 10 miler the week before Abingdon.