20mile races in marathon build-ups

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May 2012
10:54am, 5 May 2012
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ndellar
Do you mean a road type surface?

I think there is definitely a missed market there, I really missed 20 mile races when training for Amsterdam last Oct. I like to do a mixture of 20s, some on my own, some races - there are summer 20s out there but they all seem to be very off roady "challenge" events where you have to self navigate etc.
May 2012
11:00am, 5 May 2012
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Foxy Davy
Would be laps of Caldecotte lake & yes 95% of it is cycle path & firm gravel trail - the surface certainly wouldn't affect your time that's for sure.
May 2012
11:15am, 5 May 2012
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ndellar
Sounds good, its more the stopping to read a map break in running I could do without. I would def be interested.
May 2012
11:22am, 5 May 2012
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GimmeMedals
Will there be a nice medal Foxy?
May 2012
11:42am, 5 May 2012
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Foxy Davy
Silver boxed presentation medals to all finishers :)

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11:45am, 5 May 2012
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Foxy Davy
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/route-863377 - followed by :
May 2012
11:48am, 5 May 2012
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Foxy Davy
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/route-863377 (x5)
May 2012
11:55am, 5 May 2012
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GimmeMedals
Oh I say! Foxy, you are spoiling us :-)
Will there be a time limit? That could well be on my list of races to do. And it's in school holidays -yay!!!!
May 2012
11:58am, 5 May 2012
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Foxy Davy
7 hour time limit :)
May 2012
12:42pm, 5 May 2012
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GimmeMedals
Brill - even I can manage that. I'm in!

About This Thread

Maintained by rf_fozzy
I'm interested in what people think about them - do you do them? How do you run them

Advice from Gobi:

5 miles @ MP + 60-90( time to get loose so start close to 90 and work down)
5 miles @ MP + 45-60
5 miles @ MP + 30-45
4 miles @ MP
1 mile however you like
1 mile cool down

The 1 mile cool down came into force as I discovered coaching nobody wants to back off at 19miles and look like they have blown up so we invented the go race the last mile and then do a cool down rule

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