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The Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner-Runner
kinboshi:
My final long-run of my training was planned for Sunday morning. It didn"t happen. It would have meant running 23 miles on the back of 4 hours sleep, and a night on the town on the Friday night.
So I got up at 4:30 this morning instead and ran 20 miles. I actually wanted to do the 23 miles today, but just simply didn"t have the time (yes, I should have got up earlier).
But that"s the last of my long-training runs. No point doing the full 26 (although lots of people do, just so they know they are ready for it). On the day you"re (or should be) well-rested, you"ll have been carbo-loading and focusing everything for the day. The extra adrenaline on the day certainly makes a difference too. That, and the crowds of people cheering you on. So you don"t need to run the marathon distance in training.
After this run, it"s all downhill (as in easier, not getting worse) as I"ll be tapering up to the race in 19 days time. No more 20-milers, possibly a few 15-mile runs, but mostly shorter runs just to keep things ticking over. Then lots of rest, trying to avoid picking up any injuries or colds, and lots of eating!!
bigredders:
you should only really run up to 3/4 of your distance in training anyway, so you seem to be bang on target! You did well running that distance after this weekend! The adreneline will get you through the last quarter! :D
kinboshi:
I"ve been browsing the web looking at some running articles. There"s a saying a friend reminded me of the other day "20 miles is half-way in a marathon". This is so true. Whilst the half-way point is obviously 13.1 miles, it"s at 20 miles where the real work begins and half of the total effort (both mental and physical) is needed. If I"ve eaten correctly, and refuelled during the run, I should be able to avoid the dreaded "Wall". I need to make sure I don"t go off too quickly, as there"s another saying that "it"s the pace not the race that gets you". Again, so very true.
Anyway, here are two links to articles that I enjoyed (YMMV).
http://www.nyrr.org/resources/training/marathon_strategy.asp
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?uan=2793
duke3016:
I"ll be in London working that weekend, but I will get a few hours off for the race. Anyone one else want to meet up and rail Forrest..... ;D ;D ;D
kinboshi:
6 days to go now.
Went out yesterday and ran 12 miles in the afternoon sun - too warm for my liking and I"m hoping for some overcast and cooler weather next Sunday. A little bit of drizzle wouldn"t go amiss to be honest. In fact, if the weather"s warm, I will be very happy with 3:40 as my time. Sort of looking forward to next Sunday, and also looking forward to it being over and done with. I think I"ll be sticking to half-marathons in the future, as the training is far less demanding and the preparation a lot easier.
So now it"s time to really cut back on the miles I run, and I"ll probably put in 2 or 3 more short runs this week, again at a lazy pace. From Thursday it"ll be carbo-loading time - surely the easiest part of the training regime!
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