I've been doing a fair bit of cycling over the last few weeks, to supplement my marathon running (and it seems to be helping). However, I have a sore bit at the top of my spine, just at the bottom of my neck, where there seems to be a bony lump. I'm pretty sure its coming from holding my head up to watch out for traffic/bad mannered cyclists/dangerous children (see other forum) on my racer.
Any tips on how to adjust my position to minimise the pain, or do I revert to my mountain bike for a couple of weeks?
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Marathon training going ok, although I still need to get some longer runs in - and I'm running out of time.....ARGHHH!! It seemed so far away when I entered, now its less than 6 weeks. Do you think my bosses would let me take 3 weeks off noe for training??
My main problem will be fitting more long runs in - I have a triathlon this Sunday, a 10k the week after, then Glasgow half the week after that. By then I will be thinking about tapering. Plan is for 16-17 one night next week, and a 20ish the week after (I'm using the tri and the 10k as race practice to settle the nerves, rather than going for a time). I hope that if I do the 20 on the Monday, I should be ok for Glasgow, and beat my 2:29:58 pb.
Daisy - I felt that it was the opposite - the stain of holding my head up to look ahead rather than letting it fall forward into a straight line with my back - on a racer that leaves you looking at your knees.
I managed 15 miles last night, which is my longest training run yet. I have a triathlon this weekend and a 10k next weekend, so I may or may not manage another long, long one before Glasgow. Hoping for an 18-20 between then and Loch Ness too, if I recover quickly enough. (Perhaps the Oasis concert in Aberdeen the night after Glasgow isn't the best recovery session.......?)