The sub 3.30 marathon thread
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Jan 2024
7:13pm, 20 Jan 2024
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SailorSteve
Cheers Oscar - fair cop. I didn’t run a marathon until I was 54 and I’m 63 now, so speed work tended to require too much recovery and has always felt painful to me!
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Jan 2024
7:55pm, 20 Jan 2024
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Oscar the Grouch
Whatever you do clearly works! 😀
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Jan 2024
8:46pm, 20 Jan 2024
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Fenland Flier
I started running to do a marathon in my 50th year (6 weeks before my birthday). 2 years later I ran just under of 3.29 from the P&D plan. I loved it, it was hard work doing marathon paced runs and tbh I don't know if I could do it now but I do like intervals and tempo runs however I don't do them very often. I do enjoy running long and rarely do less than 8 miles when I get out 3 days a week. I'd happily do a marathon tomorrow but I don't think I could race a marathon and do it justice anymore. |
Jan 2024
9:31am, 21 Jan 2024
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Mark J
Liking the advice etc on here of late. Nice to also look into some of the stats if you seasoned pro's a bit. That old thing about 95% of your success comes from the amount of milage you do seems to ring true from I see if all your stats. Ended week 2 of marathon training with a 22k including 8k at marathon pace. Felt comfortable, which is a relief as i've had a slow and Covid interrupted starting week. Long may the improvements continue. |
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Jan 2024
10:09am, 21 Jan 2024
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SailorSteve
That’s spot on for me Mark J 🇳🇿 and that’s a nice chunky run for you💪 -7° this morning; icy, bumpy trails; c2 hours for 11.5M, last 3 at ‘tempo’ effort. Pace is pretty academic in the conditions, but it felt great. |
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Jan 2024
11:22am, 21 Jan 2024
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Oscar the Grouch
Mark just called me an old pro and he's older than me 😂 unless you meant Steve, in which case, as you were 
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Jan 2024
12:02pm, 21 Jan 2024
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SailorSteve
😁
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Jan 2024
6:23pm, 21 Jan 2024
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Mark J
As you were Oscar the Grouch
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Jan 2024
7:05pm, 21 Jan 2024
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Mark J
Hey, and compared to me, in terms of milage, you're all old pros. Up until last year, I was only tickling the surface.
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Jan 2024
9:24pm, 21 Jan 2024
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auburnette
18 miles with 5 at target MP included for me today. The plan actually said 14 with 10 at MP but I have already done 13 with 11 at MP so I thought it would be better to go longer but still with a bit of effort involved as next week is a cutback. Was ok but I didn't enjoy a few of the "recovery" miles in between being uphill into a headwind! Overall a good effort for this stage in the training, maybe I need to be careful not to peak too soon. |
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