Stories like this i'm interested in. I think 80 is a bit out of reach for me personally but it's good to hear people have experienced positive results by doing the extra work. i'm going to hit 50 this week, 55 next week and then hopefully start getting comfortable with 60 for a few weeks. will take an easier week and drop back down to 50 every so often when the body needs it.
Yes, 100% the main goal for next year is to run the marathon and attempt to run sub 3 on my first try. I know this is ambitious as i'm really getting into unknown territory but I feel like there's enough time for a big build up and will try to do everything right. I'll start including the tempo miles based on feel rather than pace and i'll try to be sensible not to over do it and then fall short of the actual distance/time run at tempo pace. Thanks for the HADD google doc. i'll read through that. Fingers crossed by the end of the year, 60 miles will start to become a comfortable mileage week. I'll keep posting in this thread to see how progress is going.