I am planning to compete in Timberman in 2010. I also would like to do a fall marathon; most likely sometime in November. Is ~2 months enough to train for a full marathon? As long as I stay healthy I am running my 2nd Marathon, NYC, this November.
My goal is to compete in a 70.3 in May/June and Timberman in August. Given that I will be concentrating on 13.1 miles for the 70.3, will I have enough time to stretch my miles and then taper for a fall Marathon?
Honestly it would depend on how you want to perform for your marathon. It will be hard to peak for it, being you would need another short base period first but you could still have a good race!
Some info from Galloway or Daniels: It takes you body 4 wks to absorb the benefits from you long run so plan you longest run 4 wks out from you Marathon and work around that, I would say come mid summer make sure you long runs are 2 hrs.
Try not to up you mileage too fast, dont want to go into the next season with some fun injuries.
I can go on, but I wont overload ya with alot of info. but have at it, enjoy it!
If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Last year I did Muskoka 70.3 then waited 1 week and entered a marathon for the following weekend. I “bluffed” my way through it without having done any runs longer than 16-17 miles (my bluffing was a 2:51 since running is my background) but the final 8 miles was pretty hard.It all depends on what you want out of the marathon. If you want a marathon ultimate performance you need to use the base from 70.3 training and likely do 8-12 weeks of run focus to achieve it. If you just want to do a marathon, then 70.3 training gives you lots of base and you will hurt late in the run but be able to get through it ok.
Not sure how long your ‘long runs’ will be preparing for Timberman, but if you can slightly increase them to the 15 mi. range before that, then after you shouldn’t have much problem getting in a few 18-20 milers before tapering for the Marathon. As the others have said, just depends on how serious you are about the marathon. Fitness shouldn’t be a problem, time on your feet will be the issue.
At least a couple of hours to refuel. AFter that you should be good.
As long as you build a good base before starting your intensity for Timberman, you will probably have an easy time transitioning from the 70.3 to marathon. If you follow a plan that incorporates 15K/half-marathon racing in it, you’d probably do just fine. I am doing a marathon five weeks after IM, and I have a plan for that.
I can help you if you want to work on a pre/post-half ironman plan. Just email me directly (mlkillia (at) gmail (dot) com).