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« Reply #286 on: July 26, 2009, 09:35:04 PM » |
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Its 11 weeks today until I complete attempt my first marathon, the Chicago marathon. I thought I'd jump on the end of Kin's thread to pick up some tips and hopefully help keep me motivated.
Running a marathon is on my list of things to do before I'm 30, so it'll be good to get it done. I do however want to run a sub 4 hour marathon, though there is absolutely no way that is happening in this one. Hopefully London next year if I can finally get in.
I have a couple of problems. Firstly my knee still isnt 100% after the walk challenge in May. Its much much better but I dont have any confidence in it still. Hopefully it will build back up. I have just bought a new pair of trainers so that should also help. The second issue is that its only 11 weeks away. Ideally I would have had a 14 week training programme, but the knee didnt allow that. The third issue is that various commitments I have over the next 11 weeks are going to make fitting the required miles in pretty difficult. I'm in the middle east for two weeks in a few weeks, which is when I should be looking to really increase the miles, the blonde bash falls on the weekend I should be doing a really long run and the same for the Great North Run.
Well thats all the negatives out the way. I have made a plan and the weekly mileage looks like this:
Week 1: 27 miles (longest run 8 miles)
Week 2: 29 (9)
Week 3: 27 (11)
Week 4: 19 (5)
Week 5: 27 (12)
Week 6: 31 (9)
Week 7: 33 (10)
Week 8: 34.1 (13.1)
Week 9: 34 (18)
Week 10: 23 (8 )
Week 11: 8 + 26.2 on the big day.
Basically I would have ideally had a 22 miler in there to go with the 18 and perhaps could have done with a 20 in between them too. Its going to be pretty horrible. I am only hoping my knee doesnt play up and I get round.
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kinboshi
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« Reply #288 on: July 27, 2009, 09:01:45 AM » |
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Good luck Rooky9 - hope your knee stays strong for you and you enjoy it.
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« Reply #290 on: September 21, 2009, 08:55:56 PM » |
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What a nutter!
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« Reply #291 on: September 21, 2009, 09:39:28 PM » |
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What a nutter!
Yes. I feel like such a slouch watching this. |
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kinboshi
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« Reply #292 on: October 01, 2009, 07:07:31 PM » |
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Just got home and the London Marathon magazine has been delivered.
Looks like I'm doing it again next year!
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« Reply #293 on: October 01, 2009, 07:12:59 PM » |
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Its 11 weeks today until I complete attempt my first marathon, the Chicago marathon. I thought I'd jump on the end of Kin's thread to pick up some tips and hopefully help keep me motivated.
Running a marathon is on my list of things to do before I'm 30, so it'll be good to get it done. I do however want to run a sub 4 hour marathon, though there is absolutely no way that is happening in this one. Hopefully London next year if I can finally get in.
I have a couple of problems. Firstly my knee still isnt 100% after the walk challenge in May. Its much much better but I dont have any confidence in it still. Hopefully it will build back up. I have just bought a new pair of trainers so that should also help. The second issue is that its only 11 weeks away. Ideally I would have had a 14 week training programme, but the knee didnt allow that. The third issue is that various commitments I have over the next 11 weeks are going to make fitting the required miles in pretty difficult. I'm in the middle east for two weeks in a few weeks, which is when I should be looking to really increase the miles, the blonde bash falls on the weekend I should be doing a really long run and the same for the Great North Run.
Well thats all the negatives out the way. I have made a plan and the weekly mileage looks like this:
Week 1: 27 miles (longest run 8 miles)
Week 2: 29 (9)
Week 3: 27 (11)
Week 4: 19 (5)
Week 5: 27 (12)
Week 6: 31 (9)
Week 7: 33 (10)
Week 8: 34.1 (13.1)
Week 9: 34 (18)
Week 10: 23 (8 )
Week 11: 8 + 26.2 on the big day.
Basically I would have ideally had a 22 miler in there to go with the 18 and perhaps could have done with a 20 in between them too. Its going to be pretty horrible. I am only hoping my knee doesnt play up and I get round.
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« Reply #294 on: October 01, 2009, 07:15:25 PM » |
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Just got home and the London Marathon magazine has been delivered.
Looks like I'm doing it again next year!
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« Reply #295 on: October 02, 2009, 10:14:08 AM » |
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Just got home and the London Marathon magazine has been delivered.
Looks like I'm doing it again next year!
going to actually hit your target next year? |
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« Reply #296 on: October 02, 2009, 10:24:37 AM » |
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Just got home and the London Marathon magazine has been delivered.
Looks like I'm doing it again next year!
going to actually hit your target next year? How much is it worth (for my chosen charity)? |
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« Reply #297 on: October 02, 2009, 10:27:33 AM » |
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Just got home and the London Marathon magazine has been delivered.
Looks like I'm doing it again next year!
going to actually hit your target next year? How much is it worth (for my chosen charity)? FFS, this is going to be an annual thing, isn't it? Depends on the charity obv (No "Missionary missions to Africa" this year please") £50 to be doubled if you hit a decent target (thinking 3.30 or something this year as you have plenty of time to prepare and were dangerously close to the 3.45 last time) |
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« Reply #298 on: October 02, 2009, 10:35:52 AM » |
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3:30 is my target this time definitely. Obviously be ideal if it isn't as hot as it was last time, and I'm going to train more intelligently this time and hopefully be better prepared.
3:45 is a definite this time (proberly).
Oh and I doubt it'll be an annual thing. Via the ballot I failed to get in 5 years on the trot, and so this year got in by default. So this year was starting that process all again, and I get in first time!
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« Reply #299 on: October 02, 2009, 10:36:47 AM » |
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3:30 is my target this time definitely. Obviously be ideal if it isn't as hot as it was last time, and I'm going to train more intelligently this time and hopefully be better prepared.
3:45 is a definite this time (proberly).
OK, pick a decent charity mate and I'm in for £50. |
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