Nov 2008
5:42pm, 10 Nov 2008
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april_runner
If you can cope with running a marathon, you can cope with 24 weeks of training!
Depends how much you want that end result!
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Nov 2008
5:46pm, 10 Nov 2008
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Fenland Runner
That sort of my point AR - I'm questioning whether 24 takes you beyond that maximum performance level?
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Nov 2008
5:51pm, 10 Nov 2008
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Velociraptor
The P&D schedules are worked out in a way that should avoid you peaking too early, though from past experience I'd certainly hesitate to start marathon-training properly more than 16 weeks before the race. That was one of the reasons why I failed so impressively at FLM2007 - I peaked nicely for the Ashby 20, 5 weeks before, and went downhill from there.
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Nov 2008
5:56pm, 10 Nov 2008
1,891 posts
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april_runner
I just like the structure
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Nov 2008
5:57pm, 10 Nov 2008
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Fenland Runner
Perhaps at both ends of the spectrum it makes more sense eg the first timer who is using the first eight to build a base or the elite. The vast majority fall in between but its only my view and P&D are the experts.
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Nov 2008
5:58pm, 10 Nov 2008
1,173 posts
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Fenland Runner
Look forward to reading about your success AR. Good luck
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Nov 2008
6:06pm, 10 Nov 2008
1,893 posts
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april_runner
I'll probably get bored
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Nov 2008
6:21pm, 10 Nov 2008
10,452 posts
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I think 26.2 weeks of training is the best way... If you include a base building period with the 24 weeks - then 24 weeks isn't as bad!
Interestingly I bet many elites don't have such a long training period - for example if you're a US marathoner you have to peak for the trials *and* the Olympic marathon and there aren't 24 weeks between them! (This is not a stab at anyone who chooses to do such a thing BTW :))
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Nov 2008
7:36pm, 10 Nov 2008
260 posts
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Pricey_
Jacobi, I think you missed my (subtle) point that a 7/5 double day is 12 miles in total, not 13
As for elites, I believe the tendency is for a 3 - 4 month schedule. Those athletes are in pretty decent form most of the time and it doesn't take a huge amount of time to get up to marathon form.
As for US Marathon - the trials are @ New York aren't they (the day before the NYC marathon)? That's much more than 24 weeks before the olympics.
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Nov 2008
8:02pm, 10 Nov 2008
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Aren't you clever
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