I am shooting for a May 31 marathon with a goal time of 3:30. Running about 50 +/- miles per week. Except this week work got in the way and if I stay on schedule I will do 36. What do you think about making tomorrow’s 13mile long run a marathon pace run? Good idea? Bad idea?
Second, what should my taper look like?
Thanks.
maybe chalk it up as a rest week. Maybe making the long run a MP run is a slight act of desperation because you feel you are slacking…be careful because a down week with an intense effort can sometimes mimic a taper, and its not time yet. Maybe think about extending the long run of it is in your range, as opposed to making it more intense. Life got in the way, dont panic, just roll with it!
by responding to this…did I just consider myself a run -god? yikes.
As a Run Dog, I think it’s fine. If you’ve been consistent up to this point and are sure you can get right back on the schedule next week, then I would do the workouts as prescribed this weekend. If you’re feeling good, it would be ok to add another mile or two to the 13-miler. And you’re still at 36mi for the week, so it’s not as if you took the whole week off.
Thanks for the input guys. Had never heard of the Graston Technique before. I just switched to the LG Tri HRS shoes. A good bit wider and stiff carbon bottoms. Developing this in the other foot is baffling and quite depressing.
Went for a sadistically painful 12 mile run this morning. Everything hurts because I spend the whole compensating and re-compensating. Knowing that I’m just begging for another injury in the process.
I’m guessing they cycling, since I’m new to it and my shoes were too tight, was the impetus behind the injury. Any chance that the swimming could be making it worse also. I’ve thought that it would be helpful, but at this point I’m grasping at straws for answers.
I mentor people to take it easy when they are injured but I’m absolutely no good at taking my own advice.
You should try to approach MP on most of your base runs, especially if you are not doing any workouts. Ex, if your MP is 6:40, you should start your runs out at 7:40 and gradually bump the pace up until you reach MP for the last few miles of your run. For a 13 mile long run, I would shoot for maybe the last 3-4 at MP. You just don’t have the base to be doing 13 miles at your race pace.
Probably fine. I’d stay within your plan, though, if that’s supposed to be an easier 13. No need to get worked up over a few missed workouts. Running a 36 mile week of a planned 50 mile week a month or even more out from your race isn’t going to make a difference.
For me, making schedules flexible is the most important part of training. You say you want to bust out a 13 mile run at race pace? what other distances have you done at that pace. I’ve found trying to make a small week look bigger in a log book by doing something big you are not ready for rarely turns out well.
but that’s just me.