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Sep 2012
8:04am, 22 Sep 2012
6,088 posts
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The Terminator
Just to quickly recap although most who know me on here are aware, I have whinged enough  , I broke my toe 4 weeks ago tomorrow and was told not to run for 4 weeks. Have been very good and listened to the docs advice and cancelled tomorrows New Forest marathon but am ready to go again now with Gower Ultra 6 weeks away.
So question is how much, if any fitness, do you think I may have lost in that time. I would normally run about 50-60 miles a week and cycle about 30 but since the injury have only cycled but have managed around 520 miles in 26 days at an average of about 20 miles a day. This is pretty hard mileage too on a heavy mountain bike.
Hoping to not be too far behind where I left off at all as want to be up to 20 miler by next Sunday at the latest and am actually wondering, although it is a long shot, whether with a bit of a push I can in fact keep up my run of 32 months of at least 100 miles run....
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Sep 2012
8:49am, 22 Sep 2012
48,680 posts
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Gobi
TT - it is not fitness that you lose the body just takes a little time to get use to carrying your body weight around again.
However, you should not be doing an ultra in 6 weeks and definitely not doing a 20 miler straight off.
That said I expect like so many here on Fetch you will crack on anyway so lets hope the toe has had enough time to heal and nothing else goes wrong.
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Sep 2012
9:57am, 22 Sep 2012
10,118 posts
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Stander
HTFU?
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Sep 2012
10:00am, 22 Sep 2012
6,089 posts
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The Terminator
Gobi I have been on here for long enough to respect your advice, what exactly would be your concern about getting back to big miles and the ultra so soon? Basically because you don't think my body, particularly the toe, will be up to the stress I put it under I presume? If this is the case what do you suggest in terms of timescale for getting back to 50+ mile weeks?
I still may not listen though you are right
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Sep 2012
10:03am, 22 Sep 2012
6,090 posts
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The Terminator
Thanks Stander, I knew I would get some advice I could follow
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Sep 2012
10:04am, 22 Sep 2012
18,000 posts
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eL Bee!
I'm with Gobi on this.
There is a big difference between muscular strength/fitness and specific adaptation for running.
The difference is 3 times your body-weight with dynamic weight-bearing as a runner and less than 1 X your bodyweight (non-dynamic) on the bike.
It is the adaptation you will have lost, not the fitness, and it is the connecting structures that you will risk damaging.
Ultimately though, 'tis your choice.
If it were me, I'd bin the Ultra and be patient in the build up
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Sep 2012
10:11am, 22 Sep 2012
6,092 posts
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The Terminator
Oh dear all you people who know what you are talking about are saying the same thing, depressing. is the only reason I bought the Inov-8's too el Bee
I will take it easy for next couple of weeks, 2-3 miles a day at most for next week then 4-5 the week after that and see where I am then. Good thing is Endurance Life are pretty good with cancelled entries and will be able to keep the credit on my account for future or order from the shop
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Sep 2012
10:19am, 22 Sep 2012
21,703 posts
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Velociraptor
Any able-bodied person can grind out 34 miles. If you've been doing that much cycling on a heavy bike, you won't have lost a great deal of cardiovascular fitness. If you're really determined to do the event, I'd suggest building up your mileage fairly gently to get your body accustomed to the mechanics of off-road running again, don't go near 20 miles for the next two or three weeks, and give it a go.
(I've hauled myself round at least one coastal trail marathon overweight and completely detrained. I can assure you from experience that in those events there isn't a party at the back.)
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Sep 2012
10:21am, 22 Sep 2012
18,001 posts
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eL Bee!
Only *you* know how your body is reacting to running again - the trick is to properly listen to the messages it is giving you!
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Sep 2012
10:24am, 22 Sep 2012
18,002 posts
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eL Bee!
...and you are a youngster! Wheras I'm looking at it from the perspective of an old bloke who is a bit creaky these days!!
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