Sub 3Hr Marathon

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damo2000 Feb 2017 4:58pm, 26 Feb 2017 277 posts	0 damo2000 Was pretty horrible up here in Edinburgh yesterday and today, but managed my highest mileage week ever at 82 miles. No pace to talk about but it's another week done. I think we all have weeks where we feel we are going a little bit backwards, but when it comes down to it, every week uninjured is a positive week.
Chris Feb 2017 11:03am, 28 Feb 2017 617 posts	0 Chris Tough choice this week, how much should I taper for Sunday's half!?!?
postieboy Feb 2017 11:30am, 28 Feb 2017 4,223 posts	0 postieboy Easy runs on Thursday and Saturday and a 12 mile MLR on Friday is how I'm tapering for Bath next week.
Chris Feb 2017 11:47am, 28 Feb 2017 618 posts	0 Chris That sounds like a standard P&D week I'm thinking 9 with 6 x 800's on Wednesday (not too hard, 6 + 4 easy on Thursday 7 on Friday with some strides Saturday rest With a half on Sunday should still make it around 60 miles for the week so I won't be missing out on too much.
postieboy Feb 2017 1:10pm, 28 Feb 2017 4,224 posts	0 postieboy I know, but no speed work or strides, just steady running to save energy. It worked for me before Silverstone last year so I'm doing the same this year.
jdarun Feb 2017 1:51pm, 28 Feb 2017 1,311 posts	0 jdarun My last half I actually did precisely nothing in preparation. Actually it was one of my tougher weeks. Starting with a long run the preceding Sunday, I also had the standard club interval session on Tuesday, scheduled Jack Daniels workout on Thursday (which I didn't skimp on), and steady swim/bike/run variously on M/W/F - with the details of those determined almost as much by weather as by planning. Sat was a fairly easy 40 min jog but that's often the case anyway before a Sunday hard session.
Brunski Feb 2017 2:05pm, 28 Feb 2017 196 posts	0 Brunski Chris If I'm racing I try to get some quality sessions in early in the week, but less of it... so if you're following a plan that says 8 miles @ whatever pace I'd go for 5 or 6 (possibly a shade quicker than prescribed). I'd also avoid doing many of the slower paced runs late in the week, and instead do a 20-30 minute run to loosen the legs the day before. Appreciate this is not THE goal race though, so maybe you'd feel comfortable keeping more of the easier runs in to keep the mileage up, possibly just shave them by a couple miles each so you aren't starting your HM with the feeling you've done 3 or 4 miles already
Chris Feb 2017 6:42pm, 28 Feb 2017 619 posts	0 Chris I may just drop one of the runs on Thursday, legs are feeling pretty tired. Perhaps a double up recovery day yesterday wasn't the best idea.
speedy rob Feb 2017 7:29pm, 28 Feb 2017 115 posts	0 speedy rob P&D includes races in the plans, and I have a 10K on 19th March, 2 weeks before the marathon. Advice around here is to race it flat-out. I was hoping to loose about 3 kg during marathon training, but there are now only about 4 weeks to go and I've only lost 1 kg. Any experience or thoughts on the advisability of restricting calories to loose 2 kg in 4 weeks towards the end of marathon training?
Cheg Feb 2017 7:35pm, 28 Feb 2017 1,770 posts	0 Cheg I'm nowhere near you guys in terms of ability but I would say just eat healthy and keep training well rob. Don't rush the weight off and calorie restrict, then you won't be able to do yourself justice in training and racing.