Marathon Training Thread - Week Ending 2/26

Storm - welcome. Always nice to have plenty of Brits on board. Is this the first year of Manchester Marathon? Well done on the 10 miler and good luck with the 20.

nirunner - you do belong here. You're training for a marathon.

pablo - I agree re pacing. My heart won over my head and I ended out going out fast. Still, no harm in running a significant chunk of my long run in pain! I'm doing a 20 mile race in a couple of weeks and will pace it much better.

Thanks everyone for the encouragement.

Ankle is feeling a lot better today after yesterdays rest, debating whether to leave it another day or go out for a slow jog later to see what it is like.

VF Runner

I don't get out to Valley Forge as often as I should. Plus I only know the 5 mile loop and the River trail as places to run, although I am sure there are more. I need to start working on Hills so I am ready for Boston. I work in the city so I do alot of runs on Kelly Drive and the Philly Marathon course. But the hills are few and far between.

I might try to go out to the Park on Sunday, but only for 10 to 15 depending on how I feel and how much time I have.

pablo wrote:

otto - I don't know, I want the 14:59 but c'mon it's All-Star tickets! Are you planning on running Fukuoka at some point? One day I'd like to run it, but will only consider it whenever I get the 2:27 required to start with the big boys.

I did in 2010. Had a shocker so definitely want to go back. And yes, you should aim for the big boy start. Best Marathon on the planet.

Mumble

I'm out there most Sundays and a lot of Saturdays and I almost never run on the bike path. I'll be there this Sun. For 17 w/ 8@ FMP.

Hit me up if you ever want to learn some other routes.

Pablo - I'm with you, I run most of my runs, including my long run at 6:45-7:00 pace. Although, recently I have been thinking of at least adding some progression to my long runs.