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Apr 2012
10:54pm, 8 Apr 2012
5,350 posts
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♣BelleVueRacer♣ of Beartown
Just looked at your EH20 time - 10 mins faster than my Stafford 20 so I'm not so optimistic! Well done though!
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Apr 2012
11:17pm, 8 Apr 2012
11,515 posts
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DeeGee
EH20 is completely flat and featureless, though, and I'd have been quicker today on tarmac instead of cobbles.
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Apr 2012
11:36pm, 8 Apr 2012
5,351 posts
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♣BelleVueRacer♣ of Beartown
I heard there were a few organisational issues in Hull today - I was thinking of doing it as well (used to live there, ran for Hull Springhead as a kid).
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Apr 2012
2:47pm, 9 Apr 2012
59 posts
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AmGettingFitter (AGF)
Hello All. would it be OK if I Join this thread? So far I have a 4:09 Marathon. Its the only one I have done to date - Abingdon last year. I do Brighton next weekend and training has gone well. More miles in training than Abingdon, 4 PB's during the training period including a 73 Min 10Mile and 21;02 5K. All I am looking for in Brighton is a solid Sub 4 and then after a 2 week break will up the training again for a Sub 3:30 attempt at Abingdon in October. I may even Join a local Running club to help with the summer motivation etc.
Good luck to you all attempting the sub 3:30 over the next few weeks !!
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Apr 2012
3:08pm, 9 Apr 2012
1,897 posts
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clare1976
Hi AGF and Welcome  Please keep popping in to let us know how you get on in Brighton ands beyond and to contribute / share stuff as you see fit.
I see you have done a lot of similar races to me - where are you based? If you are Leamington/ Warwick, my club (Spa Striders) is great - do come along!
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Apr 2012
5:38pm, 9 Apr 2012
17,375 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Sounds like great progress so far AGF and a very doable Abingdon goal. Love Abo. Was my second mara ever and first one I really pushed at. Made good progress during the campaign and got my goal. Great race. Good luck at Brighton (and to all doing Brighton next weekend.) :-)G
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Apr 2012
6:09pm, 9 Apr 2012
60 posts
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AmGettingFitter (AGF)
Clare/happy G, thanks for the welcome. Yes I am pleased with progress. I think regular 40mile weeks have helped with base. It's my first period of any real consistency. Yes I live in Warwick Clare. Chase meadow, so often run different loops around the two towns. Have thought about striders or kenilworth as Leamington athletics looks a bit too hardcore for me and not sure they do much longer running stuff. Think joining will help with long runs as at the moment I do them on my own, mainly slowly which is good for aerobic system but think I need to mix it up a bit too. Have done a few runs with sweatshop in notts if I stay over with work and find I run faster running in groups so it's will be good to mix it up. Only 5 days to race. So looking forward to it
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Apr 2012
8:42pm, 9 Apr 2012
12 posts
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barryparker
Hello everyone - glad to hear a few more people breaking that 3.30 barrier!
Been away for a few days so haven't had chance to reply to the responses on my planned training. I am following the FIRST training plan but I have also concluded it is a bit heavy during the taper so am looking to make a few modifications.
Did a 13-mile PMP run today and felt pretty good (apart from a slight strain in my knee ligament which I have iced up as a precaution). That's it now for anything resembling a long-run and now looking to just take it easy but do a few sharpness sessions (short interval sessions or short PMP runs).
Enjoyed reading the posts about the "voice in the head" - I am also in that camp at the moment. Training has gone really well and feel I should be set for a sub 3.30 but then I am still dreading the last few miles. At Abingdon last year, I was going really well until the last 4 miles or so when it went from being painful to being excruciating. However, I then managed to find a ridiculous finish in the stadium and did the last 400m in 1.20 so obviously still had something to give - just need to be able to access it.
I've decided I am going to go off at 8mm and see how I go. Have set myself 4 possible targets:
1. Sub 3.30
2. Sub 3.35
3. New PB (current 3.40.52)
4. Blame it on the weather/volume of runners/food I ate yesterday and just enjoy the atmosphere!
Decided I should have a pretty good idea by about mile 17 which one looks most likely so going to take it from there!!
Hope everyone has had a good Easter and looking forward to the races in the next couple of weeks!!
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Apr 2012
8:43pm, 9 Apr 2012
13 posts
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barryparker
PS - Seen a few people mentioning Abingdon. Did that last year for my first marathon. Absolutely flat as a pancake so very good PB potential for those looking to use that to break the 3.30 mark.
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Apr 2012
10:13pm, 9 Apr 2012
11,524 posts
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DeeGee
I'm not totally convinced that it really does make a difference if the route is completely flat. I've run some pretty flat races (Paris, Rotterdam, Amsterdam) and I can't help thinking that a bit of a roll is better on the legs.
Just my opinion, mind.
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