"Training through" a marathon?

Training Advice/Discussion

15 years ago 10/20/2008 11:02am EDT

I just paced a friend in the Chicago Marathon a week ago, without pushing myself overly hard--between 3:00-3:10. I was sore for a few days afterward just because of the distance. I took last week easy and ran about 20 miles total, all very easy effort.

So, where can I go from here? I want to get back hitting about 60-70 mile weeks ASAP and run some races in a few weeks. What's the best way of getting there while minimizing risk of injury? Take another week easy, or start ramping up mileage and running hard again?

15 years ago 10/20/2008 11:05am EDT

re: Go Irish!

how fast do you think you could race a marathon right now? How long are your long runs, normally? Lots of marathoners occasionally run the full race distance in training, and I don't think they take 2 weeks off afterwards to recover.

15 years ago 10/20/2008 11:44am EDT

re: a balanced view

I suspect I could have gone 2:50 or a little quicker had I raced. Had been doing several 18-20's with my friend before the race, normally I do 14-16 when I'm doing shorter races (which I want to start training for now--5k-10k).

So basically I'm good to start going normally again?

15 years ago 10/20/2008 12:32pm EDT

re: Go Irish!

My rule of thumb: Run easy until you think you're ready to run hard again. Then double that time-- keep running easy but stretch the distance a bit if you like.

Meaning, after 8 days, if you think you are ready to get back to hills-track-full mileage, run easy for another 8 days. Then get back to business or you're slacking off.

15 years ago 10/20/2008 12:46pm EDT

re: Joseph McVeigh

As usual J McV offers good, common sense. He has been a stalwart on these boards for years.

15 years ago 10/20/2008 12:53pm EDT

re: Joseph McVeigh

Sounds like a pretty good plan--thank you, sir.

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