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I hope @Bidley and the others had a successful outing.
I wouldn’t worry too much. That half shows that you’re in good nick. What long runs are you scheduled to do? You could lengthen this week’s long one a bit and maybe the one after, but otherwise I’d leave the rest of the plan the same. The taper is most important.
Following @Bidley 's advice, I've just done a round of tempo training. 5 mins steady, 15 mins at pace and finished off with a very steady 5 minutes. At a push, I reckon I could have managed 20 minutes at pace but someone would have had to scrape me off the treadmill afterwards.
Took it very easy and did 1:58 which is my slowest ever HM time and about 15 mins off my best, but was mostly concentrating on high fiving kids and eating jelly babies
Tomorrow I'll be taking part in the Chariots of Fire, which is a 6 x 2.8km relay race around Cambridge city centre. Somewhat less ambitious than a marathon, but it's always a fun event - and a good excuse to go out for a team brunch afterwards!
Just finished my weekly 5km but actually managed to push it to 3.5 miles and upped the speed slightly for the last half mile. Going to try for 6km next week (yes, swapping between km and miles is messing with my head but it makes sense to me I think). Also managed to add 5 minutes to my tempo run yesterday.
Progress had seemed slow since finishing c25k but the improvement I've seen this week has helped motivate me. My goal at the moment is to get down to a 30 minute 5km. No real idea how long that'll take but I'm aiming for the end of May.
Had a bit of a recovery week following a wet and muddy 33 mile trail run last weekend.
You now have to try and relax and trust the training plan. They really do work and you have done it, so trust in the hard graft you have put in.
Rest up and eat well.
if you are carb loading the day(s) before don’t go mad with quantity of food. Just have a high carb diet and eat similar size portions to your norm.
Totally stop drinking 1 hour before the race aside from a few sips to stop you feeling like your mouth is dry. You don't want to be stopping for a piss if you can avoid it.
I always have a gel on the start line as they take 30 mins to hit your system. Take on as many gels as you can manage, I go for 80g per hour but this will depend on what you have been doing in training. I also have a couple of gels that contain caffeine, these really help later in the race.
Don’t do anything you haven’t already tried.
I also always say ‘fuck it’ out loud just before the gun, it’s a good release.
In the race don’t do anything new and stick to your plan. If it feels to easy early on you have got it right.
Don’t forget to enjoy it and make time to chat to other runners to help the miles tick by.
I also pop an Imodium before the race so I don’t need to worry about stopping for a shit.
As @russpm says you’ve done the hard work in the training plan.
My prediction is you will cruise over the finish line 5-10 mins either side of your planned finish. I know it.
Smile
Even if you don't feel like it (perhaps especially if you don't), and even if you feel silly doing it - tell yourself to put on a big cheesy grin, and your body will reward you with some extra endorphins!
I hope you have a great event. It sounds like you've done all the right things in training, so now you're ready to reap the rewards and enjoy the day.
Only thing I can think to add to what's been said is that you'll likely need to really check your pace at start... adrenalin tends to mean you hare off faster than planned even if you don't otherwise feel buzzed... takes me a real conscious effort to slow down to avoid quickly getting into too high a heart rate zone.
Look forward to hearing how it goes!
As for my/ wife plans... wer'e just getting into the thick of training now... most Saturday runs are now at least half marathon distance... and we're only in week 6 of 18... looking forward to the taper already hehe... or at least some warmer, drier, less muddy weather and terrain. Soon be June and event day!
*fortunately* I'm sufficiently slow that it's easy enough to adjust I guess but those racing flat road events... less so I imagine.