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On my last stint supporting, once we had seen our clubmates we got on a very crowded tube to Westminster. Then it was announced that the tube wouldn't be stopping there as the station was too full. We ended up in St.James's Park. Trust me when I say it is much less stressful being a runner!
On an unrelated note I took a look at my Vaporflys today and noticed they are already starting to wearing on the outside of the sole...after a grand total of 13 miles so far in them. Doesn't give me much confidence in the state they'll be in after the marathon!
Jools - good idea re dorney, i have Abo as a fall back.
Cheers for the comments, i remember the converstations i had with myself when i look back........the marathon i think of the most is Abo 2018 which was my first since 2015, i pushed too hard, didnr drink enough, eat enough or respect the distance and ended up a cramped up mess in 3.01, i think about that day every time i go for a run.......got to learn from the bad times i guess.........i could have possibly gone a bit quicker earlier Sunday, but not by much and it would have risked another 3.01.......it was defo important to finish strong. I like that approach now, its just a matter of finding the right smount of effort for the first 17m, but that does depend on course and conditions.
I don't think I'll enter a back up full marathon. A half will do it for the qualifier, and they do say that training for but not running a full marathon is great for your fitness longer term. Not sure who 'they' are, but I can see the logic. If there is another wave of some vaccine evading variant then no travel will be allowed anyway.
Travel was what scuppered my race at Oulton Park circuit in december. Race went ahead but I wasn't allowed to leave my county.
I didn't think much about it at the time, but banking the marathon training is obviously a good thing without the damage of the race so win win either way. So long as you are pragmatic. I got a bit down about it I must admit.
First club session in a while last night. Went off too fast during the 25min or so tempo. Hung on best I could. Then a short pyramid session on a slippery track. Legs felt ok from the climbing at the weekend. Must be building good resistance again.
SJ.. sounds like a good session and your legs are recovering well again.
Wardi - happy to be having a few days of not running. Id usually start again tomorrow but i cant see it happening, might wait til Saturday.
Wardi - I hope so. Like you say the backlog wouldn't be great. Thats a big double, well done for making it through.
CC2 - I can definitely see the logic in that. I feel fitter than I have in probably 12 years atm but will probably feel far less fit 1-2 months post marathon.
SJ - tempo plus pyramid session. same day? thats a bit different.
10.7 miles with 5x1200m (avg 4:10). Happy with that. I think that's pretty much the last of the snappy stuff.
Just claimed my 2.58 on p of 10, happy days.
RJR - apparently there is some politics going on with the coaches so sessions are a bit hit and miss atm. Venues are a bit messed up too because of covid so trying to cater for different groups.
Wardi - breezy here too and a bite in the air meant long sleeves were back out. Good to read the leg has improved sufficiently not to be troubled by a nice double.
Got round to watching Mastermind on iPlayer. Tense finish.
Followed up last nights session with 17km on a moderately lumpy route. Took a while to warm up but got going eventually.
SJ - Club politics not ideal. It ought to be quite simple to organise and run sessions, provided you have the personnel. A session followed by a 10+ miler. You're sounding a lot like a marathon trainer!
14.4 miles today with the legs feeling a bit heavy.
Re. The Mastermind final.. Dan reckoned the winner was 'a bit intense'. He looked like a young William Rees-Mogg!
After yesterday's double a steady 5m today, but who's turned the heat off? It's a bit chilly out there.🥶
Wardi - Definitely cooler, and even more definitely wetter.
Happy to say I found the sunshine today for 6 miles but feel pretty cooked all the same. 247 miles for April represents my biggest ever month.
Similar here, 10k with the 2nd half home across the fields (scenic route!). Got back 20 minutes before the downpour so dodged a thorough wetting.
Pacing duty in the morning. A V60 lady in our club is going for a sub 4hr virtual marathon to qualify for something or other. I'm running the last 10-11 miles with her so I need to get my metronome head on. Conditions look kind for her and I'm tall enough to be a wind break.😏
TR - Good you are having a decent rest following your race. I had a spy at your PO10, admirable consistency in your times for VLM - I think the last 3 you did, all 2.54 had a spread of 9 seconds.
Wardi - I hope the pacing goes well, let us know how it goes?
SJ - Good your back at it. I love PO10, my best moment in 2019 when I was top V50 marathon runner for 3 months as I did well in the only real marathon run.
224 miles for April, affected by 3 weeks of also swim / bike training though my Mortons problem/ left foot is giving me gyp so probably would have been around that anyways. The triathlon is next Saturday, so changing swimming in a heated pool to a cold lake is the big fear as the bike and run will be ok. 10m with a 10k effort yesterday, came out 39.22, pleased with that as a touch windy and not too hard an effort.
Wardi - pressure is on, im sure you'll do a fine job.
OO - pacy 10k, hope the lake warms up quick. That was 2013, 14 and 15. I ran with ode and the aim was sub 255, probably could have gone quicker, but i was more multisport and less marathon focus then, my mileage would drop rapidly after vlm for the rest of the year...........if i was running at vlm last week id have backed myaelf to run a similar time again with better weather, the occasion, crowds and folks to run with............took a couple of extra days this time, i didnt dig myself into any holes ladt sunday, so reckon there's gains to be had if i let them soak in, so did.
Off for a run in mo though.
OO - nice 10k and a pretty chunky month still with cross training. A slightly different race report on the horizon?
TR - very good. sounds like your post marathon has been very sensible. Should set you up nicely to go again.
OO. a sub 40 10k in the middle of a 10 miler is impressive! I've developed a small sore spot on top of my foot but I can't feel it when running.
The old girl did very well. A slight wobble from 22-24m but after a stern talking to from her male chaperones she rallied well and finished strongly.. 3:56.50. Not too shabby at all as at 64 she's at the 'wrong end' of the age group.
14.4m for me including the run back to the car.
Joe - Far more dressing-up than usual. A direct read across is a sub-3 aim. Hoping for c38 minute swim, 1.35 bike, 41 min run and less than 5 minutes general faffing. Its a slightly long olympic distance with a 45k ride rather than 40k and a 10.2k run, so it will be tight.
TR - Easy as it goes for the next week.
Cracking pacing job Wardi. Bet the lady in question was happy as Larry after.
I did some pacing myself yesterday: 29 miles across the Brecon Beacons. Very sedate pace but my quads are trashed after climbing 6,000ft & descending 7,000 whilst carrying the chap’s kit + my own. He’d done 24M when I joined him & still had 24 to go when we parted company 😆
6m run to and from the swimming pool, 1500m swim. Planning a 45k ride later. Glorious weather for it.
Good work OO, thats a good days efforts
I did another easy 8m, my legs groaned a bit in the last couple, theres no way i could do 29m of mountain running.
Thats poetic OO to be aiming for a sub 3 given the thread. Best of luck for it.
Jooligan - dear God. I'm not surprised. Mountain goat that you are, that's still a tough thing to do any time let alone a week after a marathon.
TR - good ticking over there.
17 miles of running this morning and a 3 mile walk home as my achilles was hurting. Came on all of a sudden, was ok walking but painful with any running. Hopefully doing the sensible thing has limited any damage.
Good to see you have recovered well, TR. Let your legs recover, though - they were a bit creaky a few weeks out from the marathon, after all, so are probably keen for a proper rest.
Sounds like you did the right thing in backing off immediately, Joe. I hope the achilles settles quickly.
Nice pace job, Wardi, and congrats to the pace-ee (not a word, but it should be).
242 for me in April. I started May with 11 miles including 8 x 1km off 2 minutes. Averaged 3.57 with the first 3 @ 3.54, which turned out to be a bit greedy. I must admit I didn't think I am in 39-dead shape at the moment, but the first rep, with someone a few hundred metres ahead of me going a tad slower than my target pace to chase down, felt pretty effortless. It got harder with no-one to chase, especially in the final few reps as the legs got tired. Still, 3.57/km is 6.21m/m, and it's been something like 3.5 years since I've got within ~20s/mile of PB pace, so I'm taking that as a result. It was followed by a long day in the car, as a round trip to Reading to have lunch with my folks ended up taking 5 hours due to malfunctioning windscreen wipers (not the best fault to discover during rain @ 70mph on the motorway, in case you're wondering: we then had to sit around waiting for the rain to clear) and then hitting the Kill the Bill protests as we returned to Bristol. Today's 19 @ 8.06m/m felt a bit creaky, but brought up 58 for the week.
OO.. good mix of training, remind me when is the tri?
Jooligan.. excellent porterage skills on a lumpy route, not surprised your legs are sore! On my Himalayan trek many years back, I was always in awe of the local porters carrying huge loads and scampering around the mountains in flip flops.🙄
Joe.. good miles bagged but sensible to preserve that Achilles. Rubbing an ice cube or ice pack up and down the tendon tends to soothe it.
TR.. easy does it, I usually find it takes around 10 days post marathon before the stiffness and soreness has gone.
Just over 11m this morning. Glorious sun and blue sky at the racecourse until a fat dark cloud hoved into view after 7-8m. Not in the forecast so I got a wetting for about 15 minutes. I felt more sorry for the mums and dads who were out with their young kids - they could be seen sheltering under trees! The sun returned for the last mile so I dried out on the way back to the car. 64m for the week.