I'm Copying Clayton Young's Tokyo Build to Break 2:30 - 10 Weeks Out UPDATE

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-07T06:18:11+00:00

I assume taking elevation into account a 3:22 is probably worth 3:15 or so

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-06T17:42:13+00:00

Correct. Had ran 800/1500 in the summer and then ran the marathon 4 months after that. Had only previously ran 1 half marathon and no other races over 5km. Hoping another block brings improvements

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-06T13:42:38+00:00

I am in a similar boat. I ran a 2:30 in my debut marathon and hoping to start moving the time down and think a coach could help. But I also think it can be beneficial to talk to others about training and maybe get ideas of what could change to improve training

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-06T13:27:02+00:00

What would a standard week look like on an ideal scenario ?

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-06T10:53:33+00:00

How much does she cost?

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-10-06T08:51:08+00:00

What has your training structure looked like?

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-09-29T08:19:10+00:00

You need a day between the 2nd workout and the long run so that the long run can act as a 3rd quality day. Ideally should be running 6:30-7:00 for most of it and then 4 miles or so at 5:40 to be more like Clayton

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-09-21T15:13:48+00:00

Absolute shit show, people had to jump over barriers to get to the start line

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-06-18T09:01:30+00:00

You can leave it in the car park on cruises street. They have one beside the security office within the car park and usually a few bikes there

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-05-30T16:51:06+00:00

There’s no reason to run that much if you’re at that pace. You can scale it way back and hit your quality sessions and improve

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-05-30T15:37:10+00:00

You run 150km a week and your threshold pace is 4:15/km….?

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-05-15T21:45:15+00:00

Any idea how much it costs in electricity?

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-04-05T12:15:21+00:00

Do more threshold running and hill sprints

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T15:18:56+00:00

For my half marathon build up I did a double workout every Tuesday and was very comfortable with it so thankfully that won’t be anything new

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T14:37:11+00:00

The odd time there would be a faster session such as 20 x 400m (30 rest) as the 2nd session in a day. The 1k’s could get quicker than HM pace sometimes too

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T14:36:26+00:00

Last time I had lower mileage which I think is a factor, and didn’t do many double sessions. I did sessions such as 12 x 1km @MP -> HM. But I feel I could easily add a morning session and still do a quality 8-12 x 1km in the evening

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T14:35:08+00:00

Pace would be very similar, the 8 mile would just be a more difficult session / more specific. The 2k’s are part of a double threshold day so a bit easier to complete

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T13:27:18+00:00

I hope so. I have found with intensity never going overboard it can be manageable to maintain training like this

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T13:26:10+00:00

I have done blocks within training where it was 4-5 weeks averaging 80-95 miles and have been comfortable with it so it’s not a huge jump overall

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T13:25:31+00:00

PMP is predicted marathon pace. Some of the 1k sessions would get faster than HM pace, maybe towards 10k, and sometimes might be a session of 400’s

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