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Given some plans have anything up to 4 weeks for a taper plan, I'd be inclined to be cautious and rest up if there's any underlying niggle in the calf. You're not gonna get much fitter from another long run, and you're in good shape. If it feels better after a few days' rest, by all means get a few miles in (including some at/quicker than target pace) but take it easy.
The Maidenhead 10 mile race tomorrow will be a decent substitute for any MP efforts this week, and I'm feeling OK about having a couple of easy days yesterday and today so that I can give it a good blast. Got my eye on a PB (and the V45 rankings for a relatively obscure distance!)
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Having a bit of a dilemma, I’ve had a calf niggle for a couple of weeks after stupidly giving myself 2 minutes warm up for an 800s session, it feels ok after a day off but anything faster than easy particularly uphil and I can feel it tear a bit again, 2.5 weeks out from the marathon should I keep going to the end of the week and hope taper is enough to heal it up, or should I be resting it now?!
I’ll be hiking 2-4 hours a day between now and Sunday, temptation is to rest otherwise but still do my planned 3 hour run on Sunday., thoughts?