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Up here it’s really deep in places. When it’s like that you’re better off avoiding it. I nearly did my ankle trying to get home from work yesterday. You couldn’t see where the road started and the pavement ended.
Luckily for me this was my buffer week and had a 10race (which was cancelled) So it was a easy week end of gym & spin/ 10k and half yesterday all took nice and easy. Hope you got something fitted in and training is going well for everyone
Most of last week was a washout for me. Ran on Monday and Tuesday, but didn't manage to get any other runs in until yesterday due to the snow. The roads and streets around my way are still a nightmare. Tonights run will be some wacky loops of runable roads and pavements, with the odd jump into knee deep snow to avoid any traffic.
Do you guys have any recommendations on how to structure the last few weeks of training, especially with regard to long runs? I'm thinking of taking an easier week this week and then two 20+ milers on the 18th and 25th March, the second with 10 miles at marathon target pace, before a 2 week taper.
This will be my third marathon, hoping to run around 3:10 to 3:15 in Paris, with my current PB a 3:19 at Richmond Park. Does that sound sensible?!
I always do a three week block of high mileage with 20(+) mile LSRs before tapering.
Heading out tomorrow to test out the dodgy foot after having done only one run in 2.5 weeks due to the niggle. Fingers crossed.
Does anyone else on here watch the Martin Yelling advice sessions on the London Marathon Facebook site? He's a bit of a stuck record (and it does feel like he is absolutely everywhere that money can be made from running...), but I do find them useful and would recommend for all sorts of queries.
I'm not too sure about how training is going, 4 weeks ago I felt great, now less so. I will do a half on Sunday and decide on my Paris goals after that.
Hope everyone else is doing well! Not long now ^^
So think my plan has two more long runs March 11 & 18th. Then taper.
Who had the spectator guide - is it possible to publish it on here ??
Hoping everyone elses training is going to plan and we all stay injury free !
Eggy - Could you send me the spectators guide too?
I've just called my surgery for a medical certificate and they want to charge me £138 for providing this. As we need two, I think this is outrageous. Any tips please?
If you can't get another doctor to sign it for you then to be honest it's very easy to fake sign it. The only think you need is an address stamp to stamp the form, which you can easily get from the likes of Amazon or a stationary store. At the expo they only want to see a form with a signature and a stamp. They don't go any further than that when checking the medical certificate.
Oh, could I have a copy of the supporters guide too please?
I tend to go a bit further on my long taper runs. I do 14/10 rather than 10/6 for those marathon training runs before the race.
The main thing when tapering is to reduce the mileage, but keep the intensity up.
I'm going to do 12 and 8 on the last two weekends just to add another variant into the mix!
I took a half day off work yesterday and did 20 miles as I've got a busy weekend ahead, am at work today feeling pretty exhausted. It was fairly painful and slow, not nearly as strong as my 19 miler a couple of weeks ago but it was windy and I perhaps went off a bit fast so trying not to stress. I've got my local half next week for which I am going to do a few miles first to make it up to a 16 mile or so run, then the taper. Hopefully that will be ok? Or does anyone think I should make it up to 18 or 20 instead? I'd really rather not, I am over the long runs to be honest!
We're going to do the Bois de Bologne parkrun on the Saturday morning if anyone else will be there.
I've got myself booked in for the Reading Half next week and London Landmarks Half, so i'm not entirely sure what i'm going to do for long runs. I'll probably run another 20 between those 2, so giving me a 2.5 week taper.