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Taming the marathon beast...
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Sorry you are still unwell RC. Get well soon. Remember you have to pace me to sub 4 next month;):D
Haha RR feels like mission impossible right now but I have my optimistic hat on for the next 5 weeks and fully intend to see you at the start line
+1 to all of the above - ran today - shouldn't have after the way I felt all week and nothing was gained - you made the right choice - I will the next time - whatever happened that young man today it's just so sad RIP
Aw Willie42 I'm sorry to hear yesterday didn't go to plan
Put it behind you, we have much bigger fish to fry in 5 weeks 
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Strange Sunday - at home sick, no long run and OH left early to run a half marathon! Incidentally he finished comfortably in 1.50...how I wish I'd been on form for a smackdown
Ah well I'm now eagerly awaiting taking him on sooner rather than later (before he trains for it and becomes a speedy so-and-so ). It'll be almost as exciting as a Blocky/Gavlor showdown
Some may think I should give up on this running lark but I really feel like I'm only getting started. Many lessons learned over the past year or so - injury prevention/ listening to thy body/ eating well/ but probably the biggest for me is getting enough SLEEP when marathon training - I need 8 or 9 hours a night, when this doesn't happen I get sick. So I'm learning as I go, making all the mistakes, but as long as I learn from them sure things can only get better. And the whole asthma thing just makes it interesting...bucket list used to be 'marathon by 40', now its 'ultra by 40'....18 months or so to get there...bring it on
the drugs are making me all philosophical today, sorry for the ramble 0 -
.bucket list used to be 'marathon by 40', now its 'ultra by 40'....18 months or so to get there...bring it on
Don't let belcarra et al see that one! I'm looking forward to an ultra where runchick, ncmc and career_move are all competing.
That Gavlor/Blockic showdown will never happen I think, We are happy to both claim we are faster than the other without going out to prove it! :pac:0 -
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Don't let belcarra et al see that one! I'm looking forward to an ultra where runchick, ncmc and career_move are all competing.
That Gavlor/Blockic showdown will never happen I think, We are happy to both claim we are faster than the other without going out to prove it! :pac:
Nah I think you and Gavlor have to make happen but has to be the beer mile, now that would be worth seeing :P0 -
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Some may think I should give up on this running lark but I really feel like I'm only getting started. Many lessons learned over the past year or so - injury prevention/ listening to thy body/ eating well/ but probably the biggest for me is getting enough SLEEP when marathon training - I need 8 or 9 hours a night, when this doesn't happen I get sick. So I'm learning as I go, making all the mistakes, but as long as I learn from them sure things can only get better. And the whole asthma thing just makes it interesting...bucket list used to be 'marathon by 40', now its 'ultra by 40'....18 months or so to get there...bring it on
I know more sleep is something I should be focusing on yet my internal clock refuses to let me sleep before 1am but has no problem allowing me to get three extra snoozes after 7am!
Joking aside Donadea in mid February is the perfect entry point for an Ultra. It's a short one (only(!) 31 miles) and the 5km loops mean that there's always someone near you so it never gets too lonely on the course.
Normal marathon training will suffice for Donadea with maybe an extra LSR or a single back2back LSR weekend required.
If the timing means it comes too soon then Connemara Ultra is very doable in a 'get around the course' kind of way.
Perhaps for Connemara you could in effect train for a marathon in early March and then just tack on three weekends of b2b LSRs in mid March.
Some people find that going that bit slower for a good while longer is much easier than racing a marathon or shorter. Beginning to think I might be firmly in that category!:rolleyes:0 -
I know more sleep is something I should be focusing on yet my internal clock refuses to let me sleep before 1am but has no problem allowing me to get three extra snoozes after 7am!
Joking aside Donadea in mid February is the perfect entry point for an Ultra. It's a short one (only(!) 31 miles) and the 5km loops mean that there's always someone near you so it never gets too lonely on the course.
Normal marathon training will suffice for Donadea with maybe an extra LSR or a single back2back LSR weekend required.
If the timing means it comes too soon then Connemara Ultra is very doable in a 'get around the course' kind of way.
Perhaps for Connemara you could in effect train for a marathon in early March and then just tack on three weekends of b2b LSRs in mid March.
Some people find that going that bit slower for a good while longer is much easier than racing a marathon or shorter. Beginning to think I might be firmly in that category!:rolleyes:
Dam you Belcarra putting silly ideas in my head...there I was looking up Connemara - it just happens to be on on my birthday, thought it was a sign...until today.....
got a ballot place for London- yippeeee:D:D:D 0 -
Dam you Belcarra putting silly ideas in my head...there I was looking up Connemara - it just happens to be on on my birthday, thought it was a sign...until today.....
got a ballot place for London- yippeeee:D:D:D
Perfect! Do a great run in London and with a few weeks rest you'll then have 8 weeks to train for Portumna 50km or 100km!!
Thought you got away with it there, didn't ya?!:D0 -
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Did you get a rejection letter - no news is good news you know
I think in my haste to enter I made a bit of a balls of the address I was using, so wouldn't be surprised if I never got a letter!
Ah well, just will have to make sure I get a gfa time in the next 9 months and get guaranteed entry for 2015!0 -
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Dam you Belcarra putting silly ideas in my head...there I was looking up Connemara - it just happens to be on on my birthday, thought it was a sign...until today.....
got a ballot place for London- yippeeee:D:D:D
Good stuff!! Bring the biker along and we can use him as our food stop 0 -
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On the mend so got out for a few slow miles:
Sat 28th
10.13m @ 10.15
Felt great to be out again but kept the effort very, very easy. Legs feel so good, they've been missing the road
Sun
4.48 @10.36
Slow plod with the dog, very enjoyable
Can't imagine running a marathon at the minute but hopeful that I'll be firing on all cylinders come race day 0 -
On the mend so got out for a few slow miles:
Sat 28th
10.13m @ 10.15
Felt great to be out again but kept the effort very, very easy. Legs feel so good, they've been missing the road
Sun
4.48 @10.36
Slow plod with the dog, very enjoyable
Can't imagine running a marathon at the minute but hopeful that I'll be firing on all cylinders come race day
Nice one, it's torture not being able to get out! Going crazy myself! How many days you miss altogether?0 -
On the mend so got out for a few slow miles:
Sat 28th
10.13m @ 10.15
Felt great to be out again but kept the effort very, very easy. Legs feel so good, they've been missing the road
Sun
4.48 @10.36
Slow plod with the dog, very enjoyable
Can't imagine running a marathon at the minute but hopeful that I'll be firing on all cylinders come race day
That's how I felt last week, but a lot can change in a week. You'll be back;)0 -
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Mon - rest
Tues - 6m easy
6m @ 9.42
Still feeling the virus on this run, but really enjoyed it - wanted to go further but was time restricted so stopped at 6.
Wed - rest
Erring on the side of caution until feeling 100% so only planning easy running every other day.
Thur - 8m easy
8.17m @ 9.10
Headed out in the rain not sure how far to go, planned either 5 or 8m depending on how I was feeling. First mile was groggy but after a few miles felt good and legs were begging me to up the pace so I thought I'd try a few MP miles going purely by feel. Tucked the watch out of sight under the rain coat and ran to feel, trying to judge MP by my breathing. Did 4 miles with no clue of pace but expecting 9.15ish. Was quite surprised when I got home, MP splits 9.07, 8.45, 8.25, 8.31...glad I did this as it proved to me that the fitness is still there even though I've been sick.
Finished antibiotics today but another visit to the doc as I'm still not feeling as good as I'd expected to by now. Infection is mostly cleared but still lingering so I've started yet another course of antibiotics Not exactly ideal with less than 4 weeks til DCM.
So for the first time ever I'm facing up to the fact that I might not make the start line. The plan is to do an easy longish run on Saturday, a few runs next week and the big test will be a 20+ mile run next weekend. If I can do that without adverse effects and really feel ok after then I'll do the marathon, but if I can't run that LSR next weekend without a struggle then its game over. No point in risking longer term problems.
I'm giving myself every chance to make it happen though. I'm taking an immunity-boosting, yeasty, icky tonic from the health food shop and eating every super-food I can get my hands on - its amazing how many ways you can eat dark green leafy stuff! I'm making myself go to bed early and generally being as healthy as possible. If I do make it to the start I may have to reconsider the time goal too but will be happy with a strong finish even if it takes a bit longer than planned...not ideal but hardly the end of the world 0 -
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Probably further away if truth be told. Contemplating making my Physio a bit richer with one last throw of the dice but chances are slim at this stage. In work 11 hours every day too so it's hard to get time with the family and still exercise too.
Actually woke up this morning having dreamt that the Physio and her dad came to see me and he explained that my troubles were coming from my runners, which he then proceeded to take apart like Lego! That's what I guess for using the Marathon Stick before bed. mind you sounds like a bit I taper madness going on there with those dreams! Prob worth getting the physio's opinion, if he gives you the ok might be worth a shot 0 -
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