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Should I Run an April Marathon with Ironman Bolton in July?

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  • 05-10-2013 6:05pm
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    Seanie_H
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    I've a few marathons under my belt at this stage but considering doing an April Marathon.... Rotherham or Vienna.

    Is that too soon for recovery with ironman in July? I could play conservative and not do it and go and spectate but I know that I'd be jealous.


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    tunney
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    Seanie_H wrote: »
    I've a few marathons under my belt at this stage but considering doing an April Marathon.... Rotherham or Vienna.

    Is that too soon for recovery with ironman in July? I could play conservative and not do it and go and spectate but I know that I'd be jealous.

    I'd have said that it's not a great idea
    And bit just from a recovery perspective but also a preparation one.


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    Oryx
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    A marathon in the middle of ironman training is not a good idea. It will throw a spanner in your plan.


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    Abhainn
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    Is your plan for the marathon and then peak again for an IM 12 weeks later?
    If so your IM performance would suffer


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    MrCreosote
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    I'd say go for it!

    Mightn't be the best thing for the ironman training, but sounds like the enjoyment you'd get from it would outweigh that.


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    Shell to Run
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭Shell to Run


    If you are an experienced runner and plan not to run it hard then I would go for it.


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    kingQuez
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    Shell to Run wrote: »
    If you are an experienced runner and plan not to run it hard then I would go for it.

    Possibly OT.... but can many people do this? Every time I do a race that I plan to "not do hard" the plan goes out the window when the gun goes, I just don't have the discipline for it :(


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    foxyboxer
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    I did Cork this year 3 months out from IM Wales. Didn't race it though just used it as my long run and stayed zone 2 for the majority.


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    griffin100
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    If you do it as an LSR and keep the pace down then it wouldn't be the worse......but you'd probably miss your long bike that weekend at a crucial stage in training. That said a weekend away in Vienna would be nice.


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    shotgunmcos
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    Keep it in perspective as others have advised. Weigh up the cost of recovery. Enjoy it. Run with no watch and very very comfortably. Oh, and enjoy it :)

    Hard to do mind


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    Seanie_H
    Registered Users Posts: 392 ✭✭Seanie_H


    Cheers all for the feedback.

    I think I need to suppress the runner in me and keep in line with the plan... It'll be tough enough without a full mara in the middle.

    Reckon I'm going to peel it back to just a half marathon if we end up in Vienna and the 10k if Rotterdam.


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