Hi all.
I am hoping you can offer some help
I am training for the London Marathon in 3 weeks time.
I had been building up steady mileage. Ran my first half at a respectable time of just under 2 hours. The furthest I have run is 27kms (17 miles), which was about 3 weeks ago. The greatest weekly mileage I had done was a week ago, which was about 68kms (43).
The problem is, all that training has now given be a pretty injury and after visiting the physio, I was told I wont be able to run until the Marathon to ensure I don't injure myself further before even reaching the starting line.
My question is, basically, have I done enough? I know I could certainly have done more, and I also know that the marathon might be a little more painful than I would have hoped. But have I completed a relatively sufficient amount of training leading up to the big day?
Thanks a lot
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Personally I'd be looking to defer my entry. It doesn't look much fun if you have to walk it.
Im waiting for the professional diagnosis but its the back of my leg. I strained by calf/tendon.
I dont think I'll walk it but I would imagine that the last few miles will require some walking. I simply can't bear the thought of having to defer.
Despite all the optimism in the world and encouragement from others. You'll end up in a place where you wish you'd stayed at home.
🙂
The problem is my marathon is 4 weeks away (10/28). My training was good before last week and I have done a 27K, 29K and a 32K run in past 5 weeks, and I have been swimming since to try to maintain CV fitness. Is that enough?
As for myself, I have 3 weeks to go for my marathon (10/28). The injury started 11 days ago (ankle tendinitis) and I recovered enough so that I can finally walk properly today. I have been swimming 5 times a week but I am not planning any load bearing/impact exercise for this week. Will test the ankle probably this weekend at the earliest. My goal for marathon will go from 3:45 to 4:00 (if I manage to recover to run).
Not being able to run is the most frustrating thing ever.
I really hope that your ankle gets better asap and you manage to run your marathon. Stick with the heel drops and rolling pin, it has helped me loads in the past few weeks.