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if your even attempting 20 miles this weekend then that should be congratulated, RunnersWorld sub 3.30 have just reached this stage and that shows great enduruance built up already.
I would suggest (depending on your predicted finish time) taking it very slow with maybe a mid section at marathon pace. At least run 30/90 seconds per mile or even slower then your marahton pace
If you finsh it thats your success measure, time is relativly irrelevant (not what you want to hear)its time on your feet still and the endurance it gives you.
I also would be interested to know where the FLM music is available from
Kev sure you're hamstring will be fine, a bit of rest and careful stretching should help.
I got my FLM music on CD from a website which turned out to be in Califonia! I dread to think what they've charged me for postage! Unfortunately I'm a computer thickko and don't know how to download things! When I tried to do something like that on my last computer it all went funny and a message came up saying Operating System missing so we ended up binning it! Never mind Windows for Dummies, I need an even simpler version for Tubsterrs!
Any thoughts on Heat or Cold treatment for aching or lightly tweaked muscles ????
Kev go cold apparently, ice is best if you can bear it , frozen peas and cling film around leg to stop frost bite!
I've banned the kids this evening from the computer so that I can catch up with the the forum. I'm now sure that putting ourselves through all this pain must have its good side maybe the good looking physio massaging our pain away makes it all worth while. I had alot of knee pain and had to pull out of the LFM last year after getting around a 20 mile race so this year I'm being very careful (my knee cap was pressing on a muscle which was wrongly diagnosed as ITB syndrome). I ran for 2hrs 30 mins last Saturday around every piece of green grass I could find in Bournemouth including a golf course and a few football pitches. I reckoned on about 14 - 15 miles and afterwards not as much pain as the previous week running on mainly roads. I now reccommend off road running better for the Joints.
I don't think you should beat yourself up. Definately don't try and make up for it. I am attempting 14 tomorrow but was very sore after my 8 miler weds , i am going to test the water with an interval session today. Good luck with tomorrow's 15.
All I can say is relax, don't worry and don't get stressed about your training - you'll be so excited on the day you won't care! The crowd will get you round - honest!
15 miles for me on Sunday but due to bad planning I have a 15 mile sponsored cross country walk on Saturday. I think I will be aching on Monday.
Taff Tigger and friends - fantastic effort with the 14.5 miler. Should we all do a bulk order of jelly babies for the 23rd??!!
Sarah - I wouldn't worry about doing 3 runs a week, especially as one of those is a long one! It's all I'm managing at the moment as I have to rest day of physio - no perks there unfortunately as mine is a woman - I'm not fit to be seen on a couch by anybody other than my hubby really - and even he gets scared by the prospect!!
Fingers crossed I can manage 9 miles on Sunday, piriformis has been remarkably quiet last couple of days - and with all the stretches I''m doing it's about 3 feet longer!
Safe, pain free training everyone! Tubs
Nothing like a good fungal infection!
Can barely walk today, my knees seem to be back to front.
Hey , we'll laugh at all of these messages on 24th April - when we've finished our first marathon successfully - and we're scoffing the remains of the jelly babies!
Ever in hope...
Hats off to you doing 14M last night I could only manage to sit on the sofa and watch TV!
I've just planned out my 18 mile route for tomorrow around some lovely South Dorset hills - no doubt!
Liam, re my long runs -
They are 18,20(race),18,19,20,21,11,5 miles then Marathon. all very slow - I'll never be a fast runner.
Good luck this weekend - no snow for us by the looks of it.
15miles for me as well tommorow and after the speed work this week it will give me a good indication of where I am before preparing the march realy long runs
Now I have been left wondering if I will make it around the 20 next week having only got up to what I thought was 15 miles last week but not sure as I was running by time not a set route.
I did my 18 today, better than the 17 last week, although about the same time + the extra mile, and my friend did come out on her bike with me - helps a lot. Very tired and knees ache, but at least I can walk up the stairs better!
I am also doing the Mad March Hare Christchurch - not sure if I'll come in in the time limit, but I'm assured it's fairly flat and I did 7 hills today - Lytchett, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne etc.
I think it depends how much you are used to long distances.My longest was 10 miles before I started training, abd that was the Great South Run twice. My club coach advised me to up my mileage by 2 miles per week to get to 18 this week (was meant to be 15), so I've got a chance of completing 20 next week.
Hope to see you there, will have a Poole AC vest on, think I'm number 93 or 94. Good luck.