The sub 3.30 marathon thread
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25 Mar
12:45am, 25 Mar 2024
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riggys99
Great training folks Lots of tough runs and big weekly miles. Remember these when it gets tough in the fun zone on race day. |
25 Mar
9:25am, 25 Mar 2024
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ptr_runner
Good stuff folks. It's great to read everyone elses experiences. I've written up a blog about last weeks training, see here: fetcheveryone.com/blog-share.php?id=481320 If you don't want to read the whole thing, I ran 110km for my biggest ever week. That included a 6 x 1.6km intervals session on Tuesday, a 60 minute Tempo run Thursday and a 28km Long run yesterday with 5km & 8km Marathon Pace efforts. I'll scale it back a touch this week in terms of volume, hopefully hitting about 90km. |
25 Mar
6:00pm, 25 Mar 2024
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Hills of Death (HOD)
Last 2 weeks have been 50 plus weeks feeling strong. A Grizzly and MK Twin lakes with easy running and just 8 miles MP yesterday
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25 Mar
6:35pm, 25 Mar 2024
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SailorSteve
Great mileage and chunky long runs ptr_red nose runner and Hills of Death (HOD) I think you’re right ptr_red nose runner (from your blog) in that pushing your ‘medium long’ runs up to over an hour (preferably 01:30-01:40 in my view) as well as hitting 02:30+ for your long runs will get you to where you are aiming for with regards to your longer-term sub3 goal. You are building very nicely and steadily to ensure minimising injury risk💪 |
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25 Mar
7:15pm, 25 Mar 2024
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riggys99
More great running getting reported Sounds like people are heading to spring races in good shape. The mid week medium long run pays reel benefits. I often find it difficult to fit in. Sometimes I have done long run Saturday and medium long run Sunday. |
25 Mar
7:49pm, 25 Mar 2024
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Charlesvdw
I ran Gent HM (Flanders, Belgium) on Sunday. The plan was to run at goal marathon pace, but standing in wave 1, I got a little carried away and ran my first 5k too hard. I then settled for target pace and allow myself to accelerate for the last 3k finishing just below sub 1:28. Don't know if I should be happy with a great race or if I should regret not sticking to the plan and run an even-paced 1:30... |
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25 Mar
7:59pm, 25 Mar 2024
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SailorSteve
It’s done now Charlesvdw so it would def be the “great race” option for me - cracking time😎 Rest well and recover now and you’ll be golden👌 |
25 Mar
8:06pm, 25 Mar 2024
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Mark J 🇳🇿
That's a cracking time Charlesvdw. I'd be over the moon with that. You got to your target pace and you had gas in the tank to spare for the finish. Sounds like a great race to me. 
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25 Mar
8:06pm, 25 Mar 2024
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Joe1970
Evening all - have been hanging around this thread for a while taking in some excellent sounding advice, I suspect I'm some way away from a 3:30 marathon but I've got my first road marathon in a couple of weeks and am aiming for 3:45 or 3:50 maybe, so we'll call 3:30 a longer term goal I had a similar half plan to Charlesvdw yesterday, thinking I'll do it at marathon pace (which would be sticking behind the 1:50 pacer for me) to see if I could be disciplined enough to run in a crowd at that pace and trying not to get carried away. Worked pretty well and felt pretty easy at that pace, and at 9 miles I figured what the hell, lets go a bit faster...in retrospect those 4 quick(er) miles probably didn't do me any more good than had I kept at a consistent pace, but hey, it was quite fun to be overtaking people at the end of a race for once! I'm hoping I can be disciplined enough to ease back a bit this week and next, but I've never tried to taper before a race before so who knows how that'll go too! But great to have a resource like this thread where people share their wisdom, it's much appreciated
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25 Mar
8:26pm, 25 Mar 2024
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SailorSteve
Evening Joe1970 I’m excited for you to see how your first road marathon turns out. If you had the discipline to hold back for 9 and then stretch out as you did in your Half, I reckon you’ll be able to be patient for just a couple of weeks now. I’m sure it will be worth it. COME ON!😃 |
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