re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread

Ok, got a marathon (90% sure of signing up for this) in mid February.
15 weekends away.

I'm going for the long runs each week of something like this:

12 miles
14
16
18
20

12
14
16
18
20

12
16
20
12
Marathon

Any thoughts?
Of course, I'll try to get 3-4 runs during the week of around 3-5 miles each. Not easy to do working full-time.

I've been running at least 10 + miles (but not much more) on a long run each weekend for almost all of 2018.
I'm working on 1000 miles for 2018. Just been pretty hot to run long runs the last few months. Had to run in a gym.

It has been shown that you essentially burn the same calories running as you do walking when comparing distances.

After walking for about an hour and a half, I need to sit down. Only for a few seconds but if I go over 2 hours, I'll sit a couple times. 7 miles this morning

Had to get it in early because bad weather is coming. My coworkers hate me

I'll get in as many steps in one day as they'll log all week

It really takes some mental toughness. I'll get about 4 miles from my apt and I'll think, frick, now I've got to walk all the way back. The last half mile or so and I hate myself. Then I'll sit on the couch and say, job well done and then I'll go to work for 10 hours

It's not the walking that would bother me directly. It would be the time. Just takes so much longer. I often like to end a run 2 miles from my house. It's a nice walk back home. Cool down and just walk and clear my head. I hate just ending my run at the front door. But those days where I run 7 miles from my house expecting to run 7 back and hit the wall with 5 miles left...….they suck. Not because the walking hurts...I actually think it's good to walk out all the miles I just put in. It just makes it sooooo much longer than I planned.

quote:

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12 miles
14
16
18
20

12
14
16
18
20

12
16
20
12

Marathon

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What's the point of building, then falling back so far and taking a long time to build back up. I certainly see the benefit of building up to say 20 miles than every 4th week or so falling back to a long run of 12 to get a bit of extra recovery for that one week. But no reason to build to 20, then take another full 4 weeks to get back up to that mileage.

But admittedly, I have limited personal experience and only know the few training programs I have used. So far from an expert.

4 @ 7:51 got a ways to go if I realistically want to flirt with a 45:00 10K on 12/2.

Very sloppy tempo today. I want to blame the weather but I really don’t have an excuse at this point because I know better . I’m pretty fast right now and getting faster which the bright side.

@ TR

Saw your run and I think you could be getting close to a breakthrough. Gotta get your head right and the adrenaline will help push you over. I’m rooting for you.

Eh? Eh? Anyone see what I did there?

6’2” 185 currently

Carrying a lot more muscle these days with doing CrossFit 3-4x a week.

Would like to get down to below 180 by January for the marathon