Running

Wow!! Congrats! This is phenomenal!

Bloody hell... Bonkers but awesome!

How did you keep going mentally doing loops?

By going loopy?

#inb4schick

Mad respect @doubleodavey, that's incredible.

I thought the running thread was a safe place

That is superb, Well done.

Very well done and a great pace.

There's a group of kids who use walking bikes from 10-11 accompanied by parents, so about 30% of the marathon was dodging them.

I concentrated on counting the laps which kept me focussed - much easier than counting lengths when swimming, strangely

Cheers everyone! Feeling relatively human today, a bit stiff but even managed to carry a baby downstairs this morning without dropping her.

@doubleodavey - 10k's about my limit on the track. That's phenomenal!

What is the number of laps ,Got to be over 100 ?

42.195 / .400 = 105.4875

If you ran every lap 1m from the edge of the track then each lap is 2pi meters longer and so you only need to do 103.86 (2dp) laps.

I ran slightly more than 105. I was a bit ahead in lane 1 at 5 miles, so switched to lane 2 for the next 5 or so, then got a bit behind so went to lane 1.

This is an anecdote I will probably not include in my wedding speech at the end of the month

Great running 💪 congratulations

Great effort solo must have been so tough mentally lapping on your own 🤯. I was doing laps of Thruxton yesterday and started mentally switching off after about 10 laps and started slowing down and it wasn't until someone caught me that i woke up and remembered i was actually in a race and not just riding around. If I'm not locked on to someone i do tend to switch of sometimes. EDIT: I've gone through through my Garmin data and i did an extra lap of the bike course during Sundays duathlon because i lost concentration for a bit when i went through my usual 3/4 way through rough patch. This is the 3rd time I've over biked now in a tri/duathlon so i need to start using my Garmin properly as i clearly can't be trusted. I didn't cost me the win but a couple places but i may have made the overall podium otherwise. I'll do my sums once the splits are up online and sulk about it for a week or so.

Quick question. I get some slight heel slip in my right trainer. I’ve had a blister before, no blisters anymore but still the slip. What can I do to avoid it without taking up space in the shoe

There's different lacing patterns can help. I forget the website though, it is in the thread here I think...

Here you go: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

Lock lacing is what I do on my shoes. My heels are quite scrawny

I’ve got bone Spurs on both of my heels so they stick out a fair bit. But the right one still slips.

I currently do the lock lacing

Went out for an incredibly slow run yesterday, wasn't really expecting it to be quite so hot and I ran out of water, also had some terrible GI issues that nearly resulted in disaster - of course the first time I come across a locked public bathroom in Shanghai is the day I really, really, really, really need it. I finished the run on a treadmill so I could watch TV and zone out, 40km done in the end - though it took forever thanks to stops and detours to deal with my stomach, buy water, change clothes, pet cats, etc.

I've convinced myself I want to apply myself to something and am wondering if that thing is a marathon??
To stave off the impulse a bit I'm thinking I should maybe get form up to the point of comfortably running a half (I've been able to just about run a half a few times, but it's never been comfortable) before entering one.

Is there a time period during marathon training within which ad hoc weekend rides with pals will be off the menu entirely? Say a hilly 100km in the Peak District or something?

Is there a time period during marathon training within which ad hoc weekend rides with pals will be off the menu entirely? Say a hilly 100km in the Peak District or something?

With most marathon training programmes (e.g. https://assets.bupa.co.uk/~/media/images/healthmanagement/pdfs/marathon-beginner.pdf?la=en&hash=5FDB68758827A0C810204EA3A441E0C593F9E485) there will be a few weekends where you are doing a 15 mile+ long run. You probably won't feel like you want to do a hilly 100k in the Peak District the day after, but it depends on the person and the day. Some times I did do a long ride a day after a long run with no problems, other days it felt like the last thing I wanted to do.

Most training programmes include some cross training to keep cardiovascular exercise up but give the weight bearing running muscles and joints a rest, so it's definitely not out of the question.

You can also move the programme around so that the 'Sunday' long run is actually a Wednesday, and do your long rides on Sat/Sun.

The programmes don't have to be followed to the letter, they mainly provide two things: routine/progression/structure, and incorporate suitable rest days.

The only time you'd probably want to give long rides a swerve is in the two weeks leading up to the marathon. It's not the time to go smashing your legs (even cross training).

As for actually doing them. I've "run" three marathons and the wheels have always fallen off around 28km (2/3 of the way) and I've ended up walking some/most of them from that point. I've run 20+ half marathons with no problems, but the world really changes around that 20 mile distance in a marathon. Better training would probably help me no doubt.

Thank you! I've read about the jump from a half to a marathon being huge and it's part of what's fuelling my hesitancy to immediately commit to the full distance: if my halves have always been a bit rough a full marathon might be a disaster.

Manchester marathon is in April, so a significant enough amount of time away to get my legs in order and make a decision.

Manchester marathon is in April, so a significant enough amount of time away to get my legs in order and make a decision.

April is enough time. That beginner plan I posted above assumes you can run a 10k comfortably, and 20 weeks back from April is November/December time.

You'll never know until you try, and you'll run a 20 mile or 22 mile run in training at some point probably (depending on the training plan you use, the one above is certainly not the only one, find one that seems right for you).

The fittest/best I was at running was when I was doing a lot of hilly fixed riding.