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becky_rtw

Ah I am keeping my marathon target a secret - I dont have any idea why my half target would be - but you can PM it me!

sallyx

i can not possibly think about 150 miles per week, thats crazy! Do you think they do only 1 session a day or break it down into more smaller sessions?

RichOneday_2

sallyx wrote: »

i can not possibly think about 150 miles per week, thats crazy! Do you think they do only 1 session a day or break it down into more smaller sessions?

Its 2 most days and 3 on some. But they still have rest days and the vast majority of the work is VERY easy.

I suspect when I was breaking down at 80 miles per week I was working too hard. These are the things you learn as you go along, but I ran 7 half marathons in 8 weeks all with times between 1-12 and 1-14, so its not too surprising the body screamed a bit.

sallyx

RichOneday wrote: »

Its 2 most days and 3 on some. But they still have rest days and the vast majority of the work is VERY easy.

I suspect when I was breaking down at 80 miles per week I was working too hard. These are the things you learn as you go along, but I ran 7 half marathons in 8 weeks all with times between 1-12 and 1-14, so its not too surprising the body screamed a bit.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

When you were so super fit what made you stop for 2 years Rich?? Had you just overloaded and got burnout or did you have injury?

RichOneday_2

sallyx wrote: »

:eek: :eek: :eek:

When you were so super fit what made you stop for 2 years Rich?? Had you just overloaded and got burnout or did you have injury?

No, other factors which just stopped any available time.

The burnout caused anaemia and a month of virtually no training. But the enforced rest meant I ran my fastest marathon at the end of that month. So the burnout was short lived. The body really is quite amazing at sorting itself out!

(Land_of)_Maz

sallyx wrote: »

i can not possibly think about 150 miles per week, thats crazy! Do you think they do only 1 session a day or break it down into more smaller sessions?

i suppose it's a fulltime job!

sallyx

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

i suppose it's a fulltime job!

Sure is maz, and if they win = money, hense a salary of sorts!

sallyx

RichOneday wrote: »

No, other factors which just stopped any available time.

The burnout caused anaemia and a month of virtually no training. But the enforced rest meant I ran my fastest marathon at the end of that month. So the burnout was short lived. The body really is quite amazing at sorting itself out!

So what is your fastest marathon or are you keeping that one close to your chest?

RichOneday_2

sallyx wrote: »

Sure is maz, and if they win = money, hense a salary of sorts!

They don't have to win to make money.

It costs around £3,000,000 just in appearance fees to get the top guys on the start line of the London Marathon.

RichOneday_2

sallyx wrote: »

So what is your fastest marathon or are you keeping that one close to your chest?

No, I've stated it before somewhere.

Fastest is 2:48:58, second fastest is 2:52:22.

But that fastest one was very, very disappointing as I had gone through 20 miles in 1-58 and was all on for a sub 2-40. But I didn't know the course, which had been described as fast and flat, but there were stiff hills around 22 miles which I hadn't held reserves for so it fell apart. I went from 10th to 47th in that last stretch. Bear in mind there was a brand new car for winning there was some decent prize for 10th place awaiting! Drat!