Training for Philly Marathon
The Philadelphia Marathon is less than 1 month away. Training has been going, but it hasnt been going exactly as planned. Looking back to this post where I laid out my training plan, I wanted to compare my plan versus what actually has occurred:
- 8/29 - 12 miles - Completed 12m
- 9/5 - 14 miles - Completed 14m
- 9/12 -15 miles - Completed 15m
- 9/20 -17+3 (Bagel 2 Beer, run 17, walk last 3) - Completed 17m
- 9/26 - off weekend from distance - Completed 15m
- 10/3 - 18 miles - Completed 15m
- 10/10 -13.1 (Baltimore Half Marathon) - Completed 13.1m, Baltimore Half Marathon
- 10/17 - 20 miles - Completed 8m
- 10/24 - 15 miles - Completed 17m, added 2 miles to try and make up for the weekend before.
- 10/31 - 22 miles
- 11/7 - 12 miles
- 11/14 - off weekend from long distance
- 11/22 - Philadelphia Marathon!!
Question
Do you think we should squeeze in another long run on 11/7? Maybe a 18-19 miler and then have a 2 week taper? OR keep with the 3 week taper?
11 comments:
I think you're doing just fabulous! If it were me, I'd squeeze in one more long one and do the two week taper but listen to your body! Good luck!
PS that is from my totally unqualified opinion
It's funny that you just posted that question, because i just saw a similar question answered on runnersworld.com:
http://www.runnersworld.com/video/1,8052,s6-5-0-1,00.html?bcpid=2884339001&bclid=27960358001&bctid=44834712001&cm_mmc=training-_-2009_10_27-_-training-_-VIDEO%3a%20Long%20Run%20Dilemma%20
sorry the link is like a mile long....anyway, the question on runner's world was what to do if you miss a long run while marathon training. they said to not worry about it as you don't want to cram your mileage in and hurt yourself. your situation is slightly different, but i would say do your taper as planned to rest up enough before the race. its always better to undertrain a little than to overtrain. good luck! i think you will do great!
I think you're probably safe to start tapering. You've covered a lot of miles already.
But let's talk about the Galloway method. its 10 min run and 1 min walk for the entirety of the race? Do you find this helpful?
erica\thanks and you are totally qualified!
tyler\thanks for the link - I am going to check that out.
charmcitykim\I am not sure of the official Galloway method, but, most people I know tend to modify it based on what fits their needs. I have run one race FULL Galloway (a half marathon) - and paced in the 10 min miles. I did run 1 mile, walk 1 min. I found it hard to stop and walk in the early miles, but it paid off in the end. Check out his website for more info. (http://www.jeffgalloway.com) Thinking about it for Philly?
I would push myself for another long run, but I think it's important to listen to your body. Mileage-wise, you've done great so far.
Hi Lauren!
I love reading your blog because I was born and raised in bmore AND am running Philly! Anyway, I had a similar situation before running chicago a few weeks ago--I hadn't run anything more than 18...but the race still went really well. I think one mor long run of 18-20 miles should be totally sufficient!
Good luck with the training!
You can probably get by with a two week taper if you are feeling good. I think it depends on if you are up for it!
I'm not big on by-the-book training. I figure if your body wants a long run, you should go for it. Otherwise, don't worry.
I think are doing amazing!
I think are doing amazing!
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