7 days no running before the race... did you bike at least? should have just done easy miles instead of 0 running
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Re: Marathon prep with only 3 runs per week and a ton of tempo? Stupid? [uw234]
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Re: Marathon prep with only 3 runs per week and a ton of tempo? Stupid? [uw234]
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Kudos for a good effort.
I agreed, the week you felt the deep fatigue, you would have been better off just going into recovery mode. We have all screwed a good build cycle by not giving the body enough time to repair itself from the accumulated load.
I agreed, the week you felt the deep fatigue, you would have been better off just going into recovery mode. We have all screwed a good build cycle by not giving the body enough time to repair itself from the accumulated load.
Re: Marathon prep with only 3 runs per week and a ton of tempo? Stupid? [MadTownTRI]
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MadTownTRI wrote:
A 3:16 when the goal is sub 3 is a pretty epic ‘kaboom’. Depending on his age, it might even be almost a min per mile too slow to be able to qualify and register for Boston. Failed miserably, depending on context, is totally a fair self assessment here.
Yeah these are some strange responses... 16 minutes off target is 23sec/km. That's more than the difference between my open marathon pace and IM marathon pace, which feels way slower.
Re: Marathon prep with only 3 runs per week and a ton of tempo? Stupid? [cdw]
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cdw wrote:
Or maybe he should be allowed to quantify his performance. One man's PR at 3:16 is another man's miserable failure. I "ran" a miserable 3:14 at Boston on my only attempt and I can say the walking, trudging, leg cramps were as miserable as I have ever been. I sensed absolutely zero arrogance in his post that needed to be censured. Fast people have a right to fail and say they failed miserably.
FWIW, 12 years or so ago I totally blew up in a marathon, hit the halfway mark at maybe 1:28 or so, finished in 3:09 completely disgusted with myself. Now I'd be thrilled to finish, period. So I can see both sides on this one.
For the OP, yeah, didn't work out like they wanted but also worth remembering that some people follow all the right guidelines, do the traditional buildups with the high mileage, etc., and still blow up toward the end. Marathons are weird that way.
Re: Marathon prep with only 3 runs per week and a ton of tempo? Stupid? Update: I failed ;-( [uw234]
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You're sure you weren't bonking after 20 miles? I wonder this has not been discussed yet in this thread (or I missed it).