Ive done marathons to see if could run 26.2 before I did an Ironman, but not in the same season. I did do one before I did two 1/2's and I think it helped my running overall, but the recovery time was too long and I was plagued with running related injuries Throughout the season. I wont do one unless it is 6 months before, it takes me a while to recover and I lose about 3 to 4 weeks of training time. I do try to do a couple 1/2 marathons during the season, only a week of recovery needed for me.

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i'm training now to do a winter marathon in preparation for IM this summer. but prior to this i've never done a run longer than 18mi to get ready for an IM. i wouldn't recommend running longer than 18-20 or 3 hr within a few months of the IM race. also, there's nothing wrong with a few walk breaks during the long run.

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