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Shades Marathon Training

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Big_G 8 Jun 6:14am, 8 Jun 2025 5,013 posts	Quote Pin Big_G In my ‘just got up’-state, I saw the tracker pace at 5km and briefly thought ‘crikey, he’s gone off quick!’, before quickly realising it’s in km Good to see he’s made a good start to the event and that he’s off and running.
SH_UK 8 Jun 6:30am, 8 Jun 2025 362 posts	Quote Pin SH_UK Shades wrote:@SH_UK have you run Comrades? It’s on the bucket list & will hopefully get ticked off if the body holds out 🤔
Welshpoppy 8 Jun 7:58am, 8 Jun 2025 6,318 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy I have Ian and club sec on the tracker both seem to be doing well. Aborted run for me I have had a numb foot on some runs but eases off today very painful near my heel but outside edge and even walking was painful but eased off after 1.3 mile walk. I shall but pain relief on it and compression socks and try tomorrow.
Shades 8 Jun 8:11am, 8 Jun 2025 7,817 posts	Quote Pin Shades Big G - ha, ha. I can't mentally convert km pace to mile pace so have downloaded a chart for future use. SH UK - I hope you get the opportunity to run Comrades then. WP - that's troublesome. Is it related to that pesky achilles, same foot?
Welshpoppy 8 Jun 8:14am, 8 Jun 2025 6,319 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy Shades Yes same foot so related I am sure to achilles.It was aching yesterday on run but a lot worse today.
Velociraptor 8 Jun 8:32am, 8 Jun 2025 75,660 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Best wishes @Ian5 I hope tomorrow's run goes better, @Welshpoppy I came downstairs sideways this morning 🤣
Shades 8 Jun 8:41am, 8 Jun 2025 7,819 posts	Quote Pin Shades WP - well at least it's not the other foot. Sounds painful. Velociraptor wrote:I came downstairs sideways this morning 🤣 Welcome to the infamous DD post race DOMS. 🤣 Mainly your quads I assume.
Velociraptor 8 Jun 8:51am, 8 Jun 2025 75,661 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Entirely my quads, @Shades. But I've got time to work on them. eL Bee! is already warning me that the section from Postbridge to the finish looks grim and will feel very long.
Welshpoppy 8 Jun 8:55am, 8 Jun 2025 6,320 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy @Velociraptor That sound like fun best not go up and downstairs a lot today . Shades So true would hate for my good foot to start acting up
Big_G 8 Jun 9:02am, 8 Jun 2025 5,014 posts	Quote Pin Big_G That can be the worst bit, Velo, in my opinion, as it’s quite exposed. Here’s one of me in the grime along there a few years ago. I was fine in a vest for most of the race but was beginning to get a bit cold along there.

About This Thread

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Back in December 2005 I started a thread on Runner's World offering a marathon training plan on 3 runs a week. I had my own running club at the time (Womens Running Network) and I had successfully trialled the training plan when I took a group of girls to Dublin to run their first marathon. Over the years the thread has evolved into a chat thread, with a bit of training advice, race reports, for predominantly marathon runners.