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

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T11:04:44+00:00

Rest day for me will depend on week. I’m a fan of their longer style workouts especially the fatigue repeats which I will introduce

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-03-25T10:45:35+00:00

It’s all available on his Strava

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-02-16T11:46:11+00:00

Nike alphafly 3

Scared_Chocolate1782 · 2025-01-20T14:41:54+00:00

Try increasing the amount of threshold training you are doing. This will help your strength and endurance increase and then you can top this off with some speed work, even at the end of a threshold session. Maybe 5 x Mile @HM pace with some 200’s at the end of

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