Well, I'm up for L2B this year. I did it in 2002 in 9:13:54. I'd love to be able to do it in about 8 hours. My best time for a marathon to date (Cardiff, 2003) is 3:14:20. My plan for running L2B faster is: 1. gradually increase weekly milage to 100 by early September then start a steady taper. 2. Run the two Bridges race (August) at 8 min/mile pace and the same for the Robin Hood marathon as a training runs. 3. Eat early and often (I left it a bit late last time) in the L2B.
I found the main problem in 2002 was that I was OK up to mile 30 and then despite 9 min/mile pace I was still tired. But then my peak week was 85 miles at the end of the first week in September with the longest run of 35m. I'm hoping by peaking higher but earlier I may be fresher and fitter on the day. Last time I also only started on the rice pud at about mile 30 (I didn't feel like it before then and used energy gels up to that point). I'll start the rice pud at mile 15 this year. Actually, I'm only doing this race in an effort to get through the entire 'Muller Rice' range. Any other suggestions? Who else is up for it? I bet Tim Rainey will do it - what about it Tim?
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i need to.... will be happy just to finish for now.
you're welcome to join me (and possibly tim?) for the coventry way in september (40miles off road), although you may be a little quicker.
I suppose I might be overdoing it in the week after 2 Bridges but I wont hesitate to cut back if I feel tired or sore. I also don't plan to go for any records at 2 Bridges and use it as my longest training run at my proposed L2B pace - i.e. 8 1/2 min/mile pace.
Its the 3rd Oct this year. Entries are available on http://www.roadrunnersclub.org.uk/
Have you done your triathlon yet? I'm now over the cold that held me back on the pre-potts 20 and hoping for a good one this Sunday at the Potteries Marathon (Sorry! Afford Rent-a-Car Stoke-on-Trent City Marathon (doesn't exactly trip off the tongue does it?))
Will you be joining me then?
Soooo was thinking of the next big thing to keep me motivated fo beyond Austria. I had decided to train for a fast 10k and go into the x country better prepared, but this is tempting. Wonder how fit the IM training would make me as a base for this.
I really enjpoyed Pre Potts, boosted my confidence no end, as did the coast to coast bike we did on sunday.
Your pace was good last year, more strength on hills needed I think.
I'd prepared for that and (despite 3 previous goes) completely neglected the downhills so I'd really recommend downhill training too.
hopefully see you at Potts on Sunday
weekend before nottingham i think.
I had a poor run in the Potteries (3:26) because (I think) I'd done Man v. Horse the week before (3:08) and hadn't really recovered. My ham-strings are giving me jip at the moment...
Tim is right of course, I'm not good on hills and I'll work on that.
well i got my sub-4 at potteries so i'm happy.
can apply for L2B now, will be taking it easy through july before cranking it up again.
What sort of distances do I need to be running each week (is 60-70 miles a week enough?), would a typical training week look something like this?
Mon – Rest Day or 6 miles easy/recovery
Tue – 6 miles intervals/speed reps (lunchtime), 10 miles easy (pm)
Wed – 7.5 miles steady (lunchtime), 1 hr swim (pm)
Thur – 15 miles easy
Fri – 1 hr swim (lunchtime), 10 miles steady (pm)
Sat – 50 miles bike
Sun – 20 miles easy
As some may know im currently training for an Ironman which is in 3 weeks so already have a good(ish) endurance base, over the last 3 months ive been putting in about 25-40 miles a week (total training time inc bike & swim has averaged about 13 hours). Most weeks my long run has been 13 miles+ and ive done a few 18’s and 20’s. I am fairly slow and it takes me about 3hr15min to do 20 miles.
I think the long run can be done at a nice easy pace - after all you have to recover from it. My longest single run prior to L2B was 35 miles about 4 weeks before the big day. I then tapered down.
I'm also taking Tim's advice too. I'll be doing Nottingham but going for 8 min/mile and I'll also do the 2 Briges 35 miler but at 9 min/mile.
no major ambitions on time other than the cutoffs.
aiming to peak around 100miles for a couple of weeks end of august start of september.
rarely acheive my target weekly mileage! but sounds like a good aim.
I found that on the actual day the hardest part was at 30 miles when despite the modest pace I was still tired and had only the consolation of 'oh well, only 24 to go!' But by the time you get to 40 miles the pain doesn't get any worse and you can see Ditchling Beacon and you know you'll make it. After 30 miles I had to walk from time to time and its that I want to avoid this time, although I expect to have to walk up Ditchling, which comes at about mile 47.
are we going to be calling you Duracell now?
i felt like a change and it was that or batfink. dont count out the return of fry though.
and you can still ruffle the ears can't you?
but I'm a leopard.
and now you're...
prey.
yeh but i'm an ultra bunny
ok
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I can do this for hours, you know...
That's no way to get up a hill.