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Keep up the training the weeks are going to go quick now.
Ive done 10 miles on a dreadmill a few times but its no fun, always run outside when i can.
Last week was very unusual; with four runs, notching up 45miles. (usually nearer 30). So this week will have to cut back. But feeling good this morning over 8miles; progressing from 9:30 to 8:30 min/miles. Have just heard that my daughter has signed up; her first marathon. Don't know if we'll run together, or if she will prefer to go it alone. (Her 15 miler at the week-end seems to have gone well. Early days, and yet, as you say, the remaining weeks will pass very quickly.) Happy training everyone.
I bought a few of those sis gels when my runs get longer but have never used one... Any side affects Stephen?
DT - I have used SiS gels and one of the better ones i think - no side effects for me
Ive put in a lot of training this week and have a 14miler planned for this Saturday. Then I’m off on holiday to get some sunshine so planning on doing some short runs in the heat while the wife is asleep by the pool?☀️?☀️
Gu are nice taste but are the least fluid. I take anything i can find as i dont generally suffer.
A 6 miler for me today with a parkrun ..last week there over a 1000 people at the Southampton parkrun....that's a very crowded start line.
1k people at a park run WOW that seems a lot. Normally 500 at St Albans and that’s too many!!
having a good holiday and have completed a nice easy 3m run and a good gym session with bike ride at tempo speed in first 2 Days....
I'm starting to add proper speed workouts this week 8 X 600m with a 400m recovery and a 5 mile tempo run at marathon pace, rather than just running for those distances. I'm still running six days a week with a 6m and 10m run planned for this weekend..what i have found is that my speed that I run at has decreased with all the miles I'm running, so I feel like it's more of a plod rather than a run....
FBT this must be the real thing if it's keeping you from running. Hope you recover well; I know what I'm like if I can't get out for a few days!
Still keeping my running to four times each week, but the last four weeks have averaged 40 miles. Got out in the sunshine yesterday and ran 17', to consolidate before moving up to 20' next week. Included some serious hills, so feeling good. Must make this a cut-back week. Recovery day today, so hope to enjoy some relaxing swimming. Happy running.
mrm2 I guess you are doing all that mileage on the roads... my 6 miler on Saturday and 10 miler on Sunday on the roads certainly made my achilles ache, the day afterwards...its all fine now I return to the dreadmill for my easy runs..... do you get any aches the day afterwards with your 17/20 milers..
I am still running 6 times a week... (hopefully 47miles this week), with a 5m mile on Saturday and a long run of 15 miles on Sunday.. that will be the furthest I've ever run in my life.. I'm expecting it to take 3 hours.. probably the time it takes you to finish a marathon. With the mileage going up weekly I am finding it tough going, but it will be all worth while in the end.
DT to answer your question, most of my miles are on tarmac; seafront, park paths....But I like to use the track a couple of times each month.And when the ground conditions improve I will do some more miles on grass. I don't suffer much with 'next day aches' but plenty of stretching and 'rest' days seem to keep me feeling good. Not surprised when I do feel a little bit of evidence in the quads, e.g., but I do look out for 'one-sided' discomforts which are more likely an indication of a potential injury. In those rare cases I'll give myself an extra off-day. In the six weeks of this year my miles have tallied 34, 39, 31, 45, 42 and 35, from 3, 4, 3, 4, 4 and 4 runs, and longest runs:12, 14, 17, 17, 14 and 17miles. This week's four runs will total about 42 miles, including a 20'. Enough about me, how is everyone else getting on?
no runs for me this weekend as working (hence my long run today) but back on it at gym/Spinning on Monday
have a good weekend of running
I am going to try a very easy six miler today and see how I get on.
I realise that this period of running before the marathon is perhaps the most important with the milage being upped and the longer runs needing to be completed. For me the times at the moment arent that important, it's the milage in my legs and avoiding injury that is.
MR2.. there is nothing better than running in the sun...and you are putting in some serious long runs...
Stephen i did look up the gade run but it's too far away for me...
1. SIS gels are probably the best ones to start with as they are not too strong and more liquid based. The idea of them is to take every 45mins-1hour and on the marathon itself it will hopefully stop you hitting the wall at 18-20m due to a lack of electrolytes in your body. I personally believe in them and for races only will have 1 pre start and then 1 every 5miles with an electrolyte drink (sips only) every 3miles if it’s offered on course. I also religiously have 2sips of my made up drink every 2miles. You need to trial on your training run what works for you as everyone is different. Remember your long runs are for getting you drinking and gel intakes correct as well as showing your legs what a LSR is all about.
2) if possible try not to do 3 runs on the trot. Give legs/muscles recovery time. Go for a swim/walkor rest. I know sometimes this is not possible with work schedules but try not to pound the legs all the time. Even if you do a spinning class to break up 1 of the runs it will cause less damage.
as I said I’m not an expert and I have learnt through lots of mistakes along the way.
Finally you are correct-don’t worry about time especially on the long run. It’s about miles in the legs.
As for me spinning class done this morning- nice walk planned for this afternoon (weather permitting) and then got to read final instructions for the London great half marathon that I’m doing on 4th March.
A good couple points there Stephen... I'll have to do some more work with the gels on the longer runs...and see how I feel... and how best it works for me.. I took a sis gel before my 15 miler last week, then one after an hour and then another one an hour later..
I am following the Hanson running method plan.. which has seen me up to this point, but it does mean running 6 days a week and by tiring the legs the day before a big run, means that you should be able to cope with the last few miles of a marathon, that's the theory anyway.... today is my day off...which I really need... perhaps I have been pushing it a bit over the last week... so I think I will run easy over the next few days, just to get the miles in, but not push it with tempos and fast (well fast for me) repeats..... by the way advice and suggestions are always welcome..
It sounds like you're ready for that London half.. which has got me thinking, perhaps I should do a half marathon before the Southampton full.
Big fitness curve to climb for me, and running out of time.
FBT- we have all been there!!! You will be surprised how quickly you get back up that ladder. Gently does it.
mrM2- Thanks for the reminder, I’ve been busy getting ready for this Sunday’s London half marathon that I had lost count of how many weeks away the marathon is.
Complted a very undulating 17m run on Sunday and was very controlled with a very steady 9min first 5miles then 8:30 pace and then last six at around 8-8:15. Great confidence boost although the hills were tough and need to have a fairly easy week this week as I want to run well on Sunday half as it is a race and should be fairly quick being London. Want to get Two 20mile runs in before Southampton, so going to do Oakley on 17th March and then either Gade on 25th or on my own following week. Will decide as each week comes. Luckily got out today for an easy 3m in between the snow showers.
The weather is not making it easy for us.
happy running
Well down everyone for keeping those runs going...did anyone run in the snow?
i did 17miles last Sunday and the followed up with a slow 4m on the Tuesday and a tough spinning class on the Wednesday. The rest of the week was destroyed by the weather which is very annoying. Today I completed the London big half marathon. Great race and got me into the race mode in terms of carbo loading/drink/gels ect. Completed in 1:43:19 with last 2miles comfortable as I felt cramp coming on. Stupid as yet again I didn’t drink enough around the course.
Big few weeks coming up- some serious runs/Drink and gel strategy needs to get sorted.
DT- you did the sensible thing, now back on this week.
keep going everyone
Back on the running this week, with a change of plan... rather than running 6 out of 7 days... which I know totally knackered me out, and made me very run down, and every part of me seemed to ache.. I am going to go for less runs but longer runs... so far this week I've done an 8 and 9 miler, with a day off in between, and i'll follow that up with a spinning class today... a small run on Friday maybe a four mile easy run and then a long run on Saturday, with Sunday off. Hopefully the change of plan will help me recover...
How is everyone else's training going? Especially after the snow break.
Back in Bournemouth, having decided that I didn't need to run my next 20' run any faster than the previous one, I went out on Tuesday, planning to run just half of the 20 at around 9:00/mile. Conditions were so good, and 9:00 miles kept coming. Result:20' in 3hrs and 50secs. (Av. 9:03 pace) and the final mile, still feeling good, in 8:45. Yes, I know all the rules about 'sensible' training, and I've broken a few of them this week, but some days you've just got to run! Now to focus on the last four weeks before my taper.
Hope to include some hills, a track session, possibly a brisk half marathon and another, easier, 20', plus plenty of easy miles. Hope all is going well with everyone's running.
mrM2- you are running really well. Some brilliant distance covered, you are well on course.
since last Sunday HM I’ve completed 1 gym session with stretches, 1 spinning class and 2 easy runs. Then went today for a LSR of 18m with friends. It was tough and I could really do with a sports massage right now to help with my tight muscles.