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P&D - 70-85mpw - 18 week plan support thread

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The Tinselator
The Tinselator
Dec 2013
1:34pm, 3 Dec 2013
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I'm starting the plan next Tuesday for VLM and one of my main concerns is fitting in the longer midweek run too. My other concern is I have spent so long base training at around 9mm pace that I wont have the speed endurance to do the more quality sessions I need to hit target. We shall see...
daviec
daviec
Dec 2013
2:20pm, 3 Dec 2013
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4.30am rises on medium long run days for me. I think as far as P&D goes these are a vital part of the plan and one of the reasons it works so well.
Race Jase
Race Jase
Dec 2013
2:46pm, 3 Dec 2013
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Agree davie, if you want it enough you will find the time. Running what 70 mpw at an average of 8mm is only 9 hours 20 minus of running per week!

Tinselator, dont worry to much about the faster sessions. It shouln't take too much to start workign at LT and MP and of course you should train at current race paces not target. So hopefully as the day gets closer the paces become much more realistic.
krautchen
krautchen
Dec 2013
4:58pm, 3 Dec 2013
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Hi P&Dlers,
I haven't quite decided but I'm considering a late spring marathon (edinburgh on 25th may) with the 18/55 plan. Any tips on how to prepare for the plan? What did people's base training involve? Any tempo, hills or resistance training?

Thanks and good luck for those starting the plan for VLM soon :-)
daviec
daviec
Dec 2013
6:33pm, 3 Dec 2013
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For base just ramp up miles and keep it all easy.
The Tinselator
The Tinselator
Dec 2013
6:37pm, 3 Dec 2013
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Doubler today with 2nd run faster than first, last mile of 4 @ 8.15mm pace comfortably so confident will hit my targets with a little perspiration :-)
daviec
daviec
Dec 2013
9:58am, 6 Dec 2013
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Well apart from missing Monday I'm managing to stick to the plan reasonably well so far. I'm actually slightly worried that it's not as intense as the training I was doing in the lead up, but then I look ahead to a run of 100+ miles per week and decide not to worry!

Today was my first run with some strides tagged on. First time in ages, and it was real fun to just blast out some top speed. 10 reps was over too quickly and I'm looking forward to my next one already :)
baz p
baz p
Dec 2013
10:01am, 6 Dec 2013
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davie you should have put in another 10 if you enjoyed them that much :)
daviec
daviec
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10:04am, 6 Dec 2013
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Ran out of time Baz. :) You think 20 might be overdoing it? Lol.
baz p
baz p
Dec 2013
11:01am, 6 Dec 2013
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eh..aye maybe overkill

About This Thread

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This thread was initially about the 70-85mpw 18 week training plan from Pfitzinger & Douglas's excellent book Advanced marathoning. It's since widened out to include all the plans from P&D for any marathon. Maybe one day we'll get the thread title changed.

Current and planned P&D plan followers include:

MtR 55-70mpw London
Mrs Jigs 55-70mpw London
TripletDad up to 55mpw Edinburgh
Alexv 70-85mpw London
Crave 70-85mpw Vienna
thechunkygentleman 55-70mpw Edinburgh
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