Dublin Marathon 2011 Novices Mentored Thread

TiptoeMushroom · 17-09-2011 7:10pm

Younganne wrote: »

i think this is normal, mine clocked 13.20....last yr at the marathon my garmin clocked 26.59m....:eek:

Today clocked 21.19km for me for the half.

Not a great day.

My goal was to keep up with the sub 2hour pacers.

Managed it until about the 6 mile marker.

Very sore left ankle all of a sudden so slowed right down and tried not to think of the pain.

Finished at 2hour 17min

At least I'll be able to beat my time at the next half I do?

Don't know how to get motivation from today!

rainbow kirby · 17-09-2011 8:01pm

RayCun wrote: »

I was 1.48 and 3.58 last year...

I was 1:55 and 3:59 this spring. Hope springs eternal.

run44 · 18-09-2011 11:46am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|||263 miles||
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|||442 miles||
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|||142|Had a good tough 10 mile hill session today|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|| |320.63 miles||
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|| |220.8 miles||
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

12weeks12miles · 18-09-2011 12:33pm

Should I try to complete the full marathon in 42 days time

? See my training below , I started with no experience at all.

Week 1: 1.6miles – 16:30
Week 1: 2.0miles – 17:24 = Week 1 Total miles : 3.6
Week 2: 3.0miles – 27:07
Week 2: 3.0miles – 26:58
Week 2: 3.0miles – 25:56
Week 2: 4.5miles – 41:41 = Week 2 Total miles : 13.5
Week 3: 4.5miles – 40:22
Week 3: 3.0miles – 27:15
Week 3: 4.5miles – 40:09 = Week 3 Total miles : 12.0
Week 4: 5.3miles – 48:38
Week 4: 5.3miles – 48:08
Week 4: 4.8miles – 41:15 = Week 4 Total miles : 15.4
Week 5: 7.0miles – 1hr12:36
Week 5: 5.3miles – 48:58.7
Week 5: 6.2miles – 1hr00:14 = Week 5 Total miles : 17.9
Week 6 : Knee Injury!!
Week 7: 3.0miles - 26:30 (track)
Week 7: 6.3 miles - 58.38
Week 7: 8.6 miles - 1hr30:09 = Week 7 Total miles : 17.9
Week 8: 6.2 miles - 1hr00:38
Week 8: 10.0 miles - 1hr38:01 - Race (Frank Duffy) = Week 8 Total miles : 16.2
Week 9: 6.2miles - 55:40
Week 9: 6.2miles - 55:04
Week 9: 10.0miles - 1hr40:23 = Week 9 Total miles : 22.4
Week 10: 5.3miles - 46:27 (Fast paced training)
Week 10: 6.3miles - 56.35
Week 10: 11.4miles - 1hr44:01
Week 10: 3.0miles - 23.03 (fast paced training) = Week 10 Total miles :26
Week 11: 10.0miles - 1hr28:13
Week 11: 13.8miles - 2hr6:34 = Week 11 Total miles: 23.7
Week 12: 5.3miles - 47:48
Week 12: 13.1miles - 1hr:56:49 = Week 12 Total miles : 18.4

Total Run to date : 154 miles

For more details(maps, times, pictures,updates) for each run visit:

http://12weeks12miles.wordpress.com/

TFBubendorfer · 18-09-2011 12:55pm

12weeks12miles wrote: »

Should I try to complete the full marathon in 42 days time

2 things:

1) You might think otherwise, but this is very little training for a marathon. The mileage is way too low if you want to do yourself justice (or even be able to enjoy the marathon).

2) But yes, if you really want to, you can run the marathon. I ran my first 2 marathons on even less mileage than that and I managed to finish them both. Will you be able to do it? Yes! Will you have a good time based on that? No!

ecoli · 18-09-2011 1:01pm

Regarding distances. Unfotunately this is something you will need to be aware of especially if you are using Garmin to monitor splits. The distance of a course is measure from the shortest race line so if you take a corner wide,move to the side for water or bob and weave through competitors remember all this things have an influence on the distance you actually run

Mr Slow · 18-09-2011 1:38pm

TiptoeMushroom wrote: »

Don't know how to get motivation from today!

Tough times in training and racing make us mentally stronger, the harder the journey the sweeter the destination.

mazken · 18-09-2011 2:14pm

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|||263 miles||
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|||442 miles||
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|||142|Had a good tough 10 mile hill session today|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|| |320.63 miles||
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

RayCun · 18-09-2011 2:20pm

RayCun · 18-09-2011 2:28pm

12weeks12miles wrote: »

Should I try to complete the full marathon in 42 days time ? See my training below

(I'm moving all marathon training questions into one of these logs)

As TFBubendorfer said, that is not really a lot of training for a marathon. If you look at that table in the thread, you'll see most people have run about twice that far in about the same time (and these are all novices too)

If you just want to get around the course, and don't care how long it takes... sure, you'll almost certainly get around. But you're not in a position to expect much more.

househunter · 18-09-2011 4:36pm

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|||263 miles||
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|||142|Had a good tough 10 mile hill session today|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|| |320.63 miles||
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

rom · 18-09-2011 6:08pm

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|||263 miles||
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|||142|Had a good tough 10 mile hill session today|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

red face dave · 18-09-2011 8:56pm

;74470088]Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|||263 miles||
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

Nules10 · 18-09-2011 9:34pm

TiptoeMushroom wrote: »

Today clocked 21.19km for me for the half.

Not a great day.

My goal was to keep up with the sub 2hour pacers.

Managed it until about the 6 mile marker.

Very sore left ankle all of a sudden so slowed right down and tried not to think of the pain.

Finished at 2hour 17min

At least I'll be able to beat my time at the next half I do?

Don't know how to get motivation from today!

Tiptoe, put the half down to a bad day at the office. It is not your main aim, the marathon is. You finished it on a bad ankle. Don't be so hard on yourself. So what if you didn't break any world records. Chin up forget about it and focus on the big one now.

kit3 · 19-09-2011 1:30am

Hi. Did the half marathon yesterday in 2.13.49. Was delighted as it was a 3 minute PB. However, I was wrecked at the end - threw everything at it in the last 2 miles. My aim for DCM is simply to finish. I think yesterday has taught me that I will have to take it handy to do this. LSRs going well - aiming for 18 miles next week. Just wondering, any idea what pace would be reasonable to aim for (if this makes any sense). Don't want to go out to fast and blow up !

Been following this thread but haven't been in a position to post all summer. Really appreciate all the advice in it.

ger664 · 19-09-2011 2:14am

kit3 wrote: »

Hi. Did the half marathon yesterday in 2.13.49. Was delighted as it was a 3 minute PB. However, I was wrecked at the end - threw everything at it in the last 2 miles. My aim for DCM is simply to finish. I think yesterday has taught me that I will have to take it handy to do this. LSRs going well - aiming for 18 miles next week. Just wondering, any idea what pace would be reasonable to aim for (if this makes any sense). Don't want to go out to fast and blow up !

Been following this thread but haven't been in a position to post all summer. Really appreciate all the advice in it.

I would aim for a sub 5 hour marathon time. Go out with the 5 hour pacers and see how you feel towards the business end of the race.

tHE vAGGABOND · 19-09-2011 9:46am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|4|30 Miles|293 miles|1.47 for half, injury free, very happy with that indeed - now onto the LSR's|
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||

maggiemissy · 19-09-2011 10:12am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|4|30 Miles|293 miles|1.47 for half, injury free, very happy with that indeed - now onto the LSR's|
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy| | |237 miles||
maggiemissy|4|30 miles|384.1|Had the sprained ankle to deal with but managed the great north run in 1.53, aimed for a 1.50 but i'm happy with that especially with the injury. Great race though, will definately do it again|

kit3 · 19-09-2011 10:14am

ger664 wrote: »

I would aim for a sub 5 hour marathon time. Go out with the 5 hour pacers and see how you feel towards the business end of the race.

Thanks for that. I was thinking around the 5 hour mark myself but didn't think there were 5 hour pacers. Great to hear there is. That's where I'll be.

RayCun · 19-09-2011 10:16am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|4|30 Miles|293 miles|1.47 for half, injury free, very happy with that indeed - now onto the LSR's|
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|||233.5 miles||
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy|4|30 miles|384.1|Had the sprained ankle to deal with but managed the great north run in 1.53, aimed for a 1.50 but i'm happy with that especially with the injury. Great race though, will definately do it again|

liamog · 19-09-2011 10:26am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|4|30 Miles|293 miles|1.47 for half, injury free, very happy with that indeed - now onto the LSR's|
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|2|15.5 miles|249.1 miles|1:53:04 in the Dublin Half, foot is feeling alot better, started the girl on C25K so will have some shorter runs with her and the dog from now on|
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104| | |270.05 ||
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy|4|30 miles|384.1|Had the sprained ankle to deal with but managed the great north run in 1.53, aimed for a 1.50 but i'm happy with that especially with the injury. Great race though, will definately do it again|

hamstervision · 19-09-2011 11:21am

Hi,

I'm doing the Dublin City Marathon on October 31st. My goal all along has been to hit 30-35km in my training runs before the actual marathon (I've no specific time in mind, I just want to be able to run from start to finish - ie, no walking). I did the Dublin Half Marathon on Saturday in the Pheonix Park and was intending to go back to increasing the distances in my long training runs (last one before the Half Marathon was 26km). In my head I would keep increasing the distances until the week before the marathon.

Now I've just been speaking to a pretty experienced distance runner in work. He's now told me that I shouldn't be doing anything that long near to the marathon or my body won't have time to recover and I'll get tired during the race, which seems to make sense. So his suggestion was:

Sat 24 Sep: ~20km (recovery from the Half Marathon)
Sat 1 Oct: 28-30km (last big run before the Marathon)
Sat 8 Oct: ~20km (start to wind down)
Sat 15 Oct: ~16km
Sat 22 Oct: ~10km

And that would have me recovered in time for the day. Is this good advice? Or should be sticking to my earlier schedule, or a mix somewhere in between?

***EDIT***
I should mention I'm also doing 2 x ~5km runs midweek in between, though none the week before the actual marathon.

BobMac104 · 19-09-2011 11:25am

Name|Sessions Completed|This Week|Total so far|Comments
Vagga|4|30 Miles|293 miles|1.47 for half, injury free, very happy with that indeed - now onto the LSR's|
Nules10|2|16|384.5|Only got two runs in this week a 3 mile on wed and half today due to a groin strain today went well considering i wasn't going to do it. 2:07|
liamog|2|15.5 miles|249.1 miles|1:53:04 in the Dublin Half, foot is feeling alot better, started the girl on C25K so will have some shorter runs with her and the dog from now on|
Concerned2|||440.33 miles||rom last year
cr17|| |167 miles| |
Househunter|5|46 miles|488 miles|Good week and delighted with yesterdays half marathon time of 1:48:05 which was a pb by 8 mins. Felt very comfortable too so feeling a bit more confident about sub 4 hrs. Miles starting to pay off

|
Mr Abbey|||177miles||
PDCAT|2 |21|232m|
TomD101| | |200since 04/07||
ShivDCM|4|32|311m|would have been amazing to break 100 in the 1/2 but delighted with 102|
BobMac104|4 |30.5 |360.05 |Holidays for two weeks. Tough running in the Heat! did 30 miles both weeks. Longest runs were 4 10 milers|
red face dave|4|29|171 miles|The closer it gets the more nervous I get|
Younganne|||162.5m||
rom|2|8 miles |328.43 miles|Bad week only 8 miles as was sick

|
TiptoeMushroom|| |226.5km since June 22nd. | |
special1977| | |122| |
mazken|4|29 |249.8 miles|good step back week, wasn't as motivated for LSR this weekend but it went well and enjoyed it when I was out there. Getting mentally prepared now for next week's biggie!|
run44 (Aoife)|4|29.3 miles|354.1 miles since June|Few niggles this week, but nothing too serious. Aimed for 2.02 in the half, finished in 1.56 and was over the moon! Felt great all the way along|
jamesmurphy1|||240miles| |
dylbert|||128.5||
maggiemissy|||176 miles||
specialk1977|||122| |
maggiemissy|4|30 miles|384.1|Had the sprained ankle to deal with but managed the great north run in 1.53, aimed for a 1.50 but i'm happy with that especially with the injury. Great race though, will definately do it again|

Back from holidays Hows everyone been?. The weather was great but hard to run in. I was getting used to it at the end but all runs were at an easy pace (9:30 -10:00 mm) anything faster and the heat would get too much for me.

Have some serious long runs to do between now and the begining of taper so its gonna be a struggle i think.

Mr Slow · 19-09-2011 11:29am

BobMac104 wrote: »

Back from holidays Hows everyone been?. The weather was great but hard to run in. I was getting used to it at the end but all runs were at an easy pace (9:30 -10:00 mm) anything faster and the heat would get too much for me.

Have some serious long runs to do between now and the begining of taper so its gonna be a struggle i think.

You're most likely going to find things a bit easier now, heat training is fantastic!

ecoli · 19-09-2011 11:55am

hamstervision wrote: »

Hi,

I'm doing the Dublin City Marathon on October 31st. My goal all along has been to hit 30-35km in my training runs before the actual marathon (I've no specific time in mind, I just want to be able to run from start to finish - ie, no walking). I did the Dublin Half Marathon on Saturday in the Pheonix Park and was intending to go back to increasing the distances in my long training runs (last one before the Half Marathon was 26km). In my head I would keep increasing the distances until the week before the marathon.

Now I've just been speaking to a pretty experienced distance runner in work. He's now told me that I shouldn't be doing anything that long near to the marathon or my body won't have time to recover and I'll get tired during the race, which seems to make sense. So his suggestion was:

Sat 24 Sep: ~20km (recovery from the Half Marathon)
Sat 1 Oct: 28-30km (last big run before the Marathon)
Sat 8 Oct: ~20km (start to wind down)
Sat 15 Oct: ~16km
Sat 22 Oct: ~10km

And that would have me recovered in time for the day. Is this good advice? Or should be sticking to my earlier schedule, or a mix somewhere in between?

***EDIT***
I should mention I'm also doing 2 x ~5km runs midweek in between, though none the week before the actual marathon.

I have merged this post into our current DCM training thread as you will get better answers in here

RayCun · 19-09-2011 12:05pm

hamstervision wrote: »

Now I've just been speaking to a pretty experienced distance runner in work. He's now told me that I shouldn't be doing anything that long near to the marathon or my body won't have time to recover and I'll get tired during the race, which seems to make sense. So his suggestion was:

Sat 24 Sep: ~20km (recovery from the Half Marathon)
Sat 1 Oct: 28-30km (last big run before the Marathon)
Sat 8 Oct: ~20km (start to wind down)
Sat 15 Oct: ~16km
Sat 22 Oct: ~10km

I should mention I'm also doing 2 x ~5km runs midweek in between, though none the week before the actual marathon.

That schedule of long runs looks much better than constantly increasing. The training plan I'm posting up here week by week looks like this at the end
Sat 8 Oct: ~32km
Sat 15 Oct: ~20km
Sat 22 Oct: ~13km
but yours is fine. You have that longest run, and you also have a taper down to the finish.

You should really try to run more midweek though - your longest run should be less than half of your total weekly distance, but at the moment it's pretty much all you're doing. Try to add in another run, and make all of those runs longer. If you need to slow down to get the extra distance in, do it.

19-09-2011 12:24pm

12weeks12miles wrote: »

Should I try to complete the full marathon in 42 days time ? See my training below , I started with no experience at all.

Week 1: 1.6miles – 16:30
Week 1: 2.0miles – 17:24 = Week 1 Total miles : 3.6
Week 2: 3.0miles – 27:07
Week 2: 3.0miles – 26:58
Week 2: 3.0miles – 25:56
Week 2: 4.5miles – 41:41 = Week 2 Total miles : 13.5
Week 3: 4.5miles – 40:22
Week 3: 3.0miles – 27:15
Week 3: 4.5miles – 40:09 = Week 3 Total miles : 12.0
Week 4: 5.3miles – 48:38
Week 4: 5.3miles – 48:08
Week 4: 4.8miles – 41:15 = Week 4 Total miles : 15.4
Week 5: 7.0miles – 1hr12:36
Week 5: 5.3miles – 48:58.7
Week 5: 6.2miles – 1hr00:14 = Week 5 Total miles : 17.9
Week 6 : Knee Injury!!
Week 7: 3.0miles - 26:30 (track)
Week 7: 6.3 miles - 58.38
Week 7: 8.6 miles - 1hr30:09 = Week 7 Total miles : 17.9
Week 8: 6.2 miles - 1hr00:38
Week 8: 10.0 miles - 1hr38:01 - Race (Frank Duffy) = Week 8 Total miles : 16.2
Week 9: 6.2miles - 55:40
Week 9: 6.2miles - 55:04
Week 9: 10.0miles - 1hr40:23 = Week 9 Total miles : 22.4
Week 10: 5.3miles - 46:27 (Fast paced training)
Week 10: 6.3miles - 56.35
Week 10: 11.4miles - 1hr44:01
Week 10: 3.0miles - 23.03 (fast paced training) = Week 10 Total miles :26
Week 11: 10.0miles - 1hr28:13
Week 11: 13.8miles - 2hr6:34 = Week 11 Total miles: 23.7
Week 12: 5.3miles - 47:48
Week 12: 13.1miles - 1hr:56:49 = Week 12 Total miles : 18.4

Total Run to date : 154 miles

For more details(maps, times, pictures,updates) for each run visit:

http://12weeks12miles.wordpress.com/

I think this is my favourite post here. You're training even less than me! At last someone I can relate to!

As I said above, I do augment mine with a bit of walking, like a tough 6 hours on the Comeraghs last Saturday to add to the 25 miles running during the week before it.

Either way, I'll be running the marathon. I've never gone more than 16 miles in a run. I have never run for more than about 2 hrs 10 mins. I have run a few half marathons though. Maybe you should enter a couple to give you the bit of push to up the ante a little. Think you should be able to get a couple in between now and the big race. Know nothing much about training and all that, but do know the guides tend to suggest winding down in the 3/4 weeks before the marathon, so think you may have to get in a bit of mileage into the legs over the next 3 weeks or so and half marathons might give you that focus.

Sorry now, I have to put my hand up and say someone with a lot more expertise here might suggest my comments are nonsense. Don't necessarily go by me.

RayCun · 19-09-2011 12:28pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Either way, I'll be running the marathon. I've never gone more than 16 miles in a run. I have never run for more than about 2 hrs 10 mins.

I would strongly advise you to get a couple of longer runs (both distance and time) in before you start to taper.

What time are you hoping for in the marathon?

19-09-2011 12:59pm

RayCun wrote: »

I would strongly advise you to get a couple of longer runs (both distance and time) in before you start to taper.

What time are you hoping for in the marathon?

Oh no, sorry, should have specified that I do intend to get at least one 22/23 miler in at some stage in next 2/3 weeks.

Checked half marathon time in Kilomarathon and it was about 1.52 something (it was slower than Maxi Marathon, but don't think Dublin will have the same descent!). Will be aiming for about 4.15 in the marathon itself. Others say go for 4.00, but as it's my first, completing it without stopping will be the main goal.

BobMac104 · 19-09-2011 4:59pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

You're most likely going to find things a bit easier now, heat training is fantastic!

Thanks Mr Slow

here's hoping!!