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Shades Marathon Training

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Rcouture 3:20pm 3:20pm, 17 May 2025 90 posts	Quote Pin Rcouture WP - Not sure I can defer Berlin sadly but I’ll look into it. It does feel like I’m starting from scratch fitness wise even though it’s only been 2months. Have you got any races lined up, I recall you had to scratch Newport (as did I)
Rob OHara 3:43pm 3:43pm, 17 May 2025 193 posts	Quote Pin Rob OHara Rcouture sorry to hear you’re still suffering, the going back to scratch feeling doesn’t last forever. Muscle memory will kick in soon. Shades good luck tomorrow, looks like you have the cooler day of the weekend. I asked Halstead for 40 2 years ago and no response. Keith good news on the hundred bib. Big G glad the Dutch parkrun went well, hope the boat stays a surprise. Close to 8 miles then had to stop at Asda for a facilities stop, decided to grab a chilled water and stroll the 2 miles back.
Shades 4:27pm 4:27pm, 17 May 2025 7,505 posts	Quote Pin Shades Rcouture -sorry to hear your injury turned out to be quite complex. But at least a reasonably quick diagnosis and hopefully it won't flare up again. Just as well you didn't try to run through that injury. None of us on here made it to Newport this year, I've entered again for next year. Rob - I've just arrived at my Travelodge, about 5 miles from race venue. Sunny here but fresh so good running conditions. Good drive up, but a distraught woman was running up the hard shoulder on her phone, looked like the rooftop box that had come off a vehicle and fallen in the outside lane might have been hers 😱 That's disappointing about Halstead and your race number. They renowned for their kindness/consideration, or they were.
Welshpoppy 4:31pm 4:31pm, 17 May 2025 6,217 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy Rcouture:As Rob has said the muscle memory will kick in just takes a while. That is right be both scratched Newport .I have had a terrible start to year as well, along with a few on this thread so only now I am able to build up so going to aim for a local 10k in July and a half in September and finish with Tenby 10k at end of October.With the aim of Newport 2026 being a target race. 32 miles this week is the biggest so far this year! Rob Sounds like a good plan for your run today.Once we stop it is hard to continue on. Big G good luck with party and sounds like things are picking up again.
Welshpoppy 4:33pm 4:33pm, 17 May 2025 6,218 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy Glad you arrived safe and sound Shades. That is right all three of us never made Newport!
Shades 4:59pm 4:59pm, 17 May 2025 7,509 posts	Quote Pin Shades Welshpoppy wrote:Glad you arrived safe and sound Shades. That is right all three of us never made Newport! We'll have to do better next year 🤣
Shades 5:01pm 5:01pm, 17 May 2025 7,510 posts	Quote Pin Shades WP - well done on your highest weekly mileage of the year (so far)
Welshpoppy 5:01pm 5:01pm, 17 May 2025 6,219 posts	Quote Pin Welshpoppy It helps that two of us have entered already-it is a start;-)

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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.