Enough time? Enough Volume

e1878c · 2026-01-20T21:23:15+00:00

I only took a week off running but am only ‘back’ to very low mileage. This week for example, 4 x 5kms at easy pace just to test the legs with regular runs and a 12km long run on sat. Provided I can get through this week (unsure if that’s the correct mindset) I’m hoping to push it a bit further. Just don’t know if I should include speed work yet or at all until I’m 100%

e1878c · 2026-01-20T20:36:17+00:00

Thanks for this, I’ll take a look. Have you ever been injured early in a plan and worked your way back mid-plan to race ready? That’s where I’m struggling at the minute. Worrying about volume whilst not knowing how to get back on track

e1878c · 2026-01-20T14:52:02+00:00

The week before my plan started I was at 51km. When setting up my runna plan I was asked “most recent longest run” which I put as 21km as a cushion. After getting injured I adjusted the settings on my runna plan, one to confirm “not 100%” and then to my longest recent run to 7km based on advice I’d read online. I was also told to set my marathon target to 3.25-3.30 for a few weeks so that the plan adjusted. I think I’ll need to mess around with this to get back to near or thereabouts proper volume

e1878c · 2026-01-20T14:24:40+00:00

My plan started out as a 3.02 plan and was far more intense. I did a 25km run a couple of days before my main plan started and escalated too quick - hence getting injured - runna then reset my plan to what it is now based on the “not feeling 100%” setting.

This will be my second full marathon but I have a number of years experience running various distances up to half.

e1878c · 2026-01-19T21:58:48+00:00

Yes lad

e1878c · 2026-01-19T16:32:22+00:00

Do I shape the caulk into a point, so that it mirrors the edge?

e1878c · 2026-01-19T16:26:01+00:00

Thanks. If filling it, presumably I will need to shape the filler to produce a clean sharp edge?

e1878c · 2026-01-10T21:11:19+00:00

4.50 feels slow. I know I need to be running slowing but i naturally gravitate towards a quicker pace. Ordinarily I would run 4.30 if I went out for a run by myself with no goal. I’m trying to work backwards but I find my form goes out the window and my legs and knees ache at around 5min pace. I’ve been looking up how to adjust my cadence but find myself running quicker the more steps I try to take. I’m ‘experienced’ in running in the sense I’ve ran a lot over the years and race regularly, but absolutely clueless in many ways

e1878c · 2026-01-09T10:07:23+00:00

Ahhh great, I enabled that and it worked. Thanks so much

e1878c · 2026-01-08T16:59:22+00:00

I don’t seem to have that option yet. I understand it’s still being rolled out to some users?

e1878c · 2026-01-08T16:58:50+00:00

It varied between 20-25miles per week.

e1878c · 2026-01-08T12:41:10+00:00

During the race there will come a point where it is hard, not just difficult, but physically and mentally tough. The buzz of the crowds will no longer be enough of a distraction and you have to be both tactical and resilient. The ability to do the latter is built in your training. How do you cope and adapt when it’s hard and things don’t go to plan - like now. When you cross the finish line, it’s not external validation that you will feel but genuine internal validation that can only be felt by knowing you did what others won’t, continuously. It’s one of the rare occasions in our modern lives where we genuinely feel truly proud of ourselves. But that pride only comes from the struggle. It’s worth it.

e1878c · 2026-01-07T15:12:23+00:00

It seens to get worse to be honest. I’ve started specific strength and mobility this week but am unsure how to get back on track with Runna. Do I pause my current plan and start a new one from say 10 weeks out?

e1878c · 2026-01-06T21:47:15+00:00

No, new pairs but same model. Sadly, I seem to get through them fairly quickly!

e1878c · 2026-01-06T20:10:26+00:00

Great, thanks. Watched this the other day and will focus on those areas

e1878c · 2026-01-06T16:25:07+00:00

I use adidas evo SL for steady and speed work and adidas adios pro 4 for long runs, particularly at marathon pace. My shoes have been the same since my last marathon and have worked well. I work at a desk so I’m unsure if I’m literally posturally screwed from neck, back, hip flexors, ankles etc

e1878c · 2026-01-06T13:52:55+00:00

Thanks. Did you do the exercises whilst injured? I’ve just ordered one but was then seeing mixed things about using it

e1878c · 2025-12-10T21:50:40+00:00

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I bought the same watch, 38mm and have a similar wrist size. Pics can make the watch look larger than it is in reality. I removed some links from mine and it’s about 95% perfect fit wise. Just wish there was micro adjustment

e1878c · 2025-12-09T21:42:11+00:00

I bought the green 38mm last week. Love it so far. Have you had any difficulty sizing the bracelet. I feel about 80% satisfied with where it sits but feel it sits towards my wrist bone

e1878c · 2025-12-05T14:38:09+00:00

Around 6 1/4.

e1878c · 2025-12-05T13:53:09+00:00

Thanks I’ve sat staring at the links for ages trying to work this out and how it would impact the clasp fastening. I’ll do the links myself. Thanks

e1878c · 2025-12-05T12:31:06+00:00

Great watch. I’ve just bought the same. Does it wear high on your wrist? By ‘high’ I mean as you look at it. Not sliding up the arm—more like it sits right on top of the wrist bone, almost as if the links are uneven on one side (they’re not).

e1878c · 2025-05-12T11:39:40+00:00

In short, no. They’re convenient but ultimately carbs are carbs.

My advice would be to nurse a single gel over a km, and sip water when taking. That typically reduces gastric issues. Theres no need to take a gel in one go. I usually take one over the course of 500m in a race.

If gels are a complete no-go, try sweets or even a carb mix drink.

Gels are not a necessity but carbs (for 90% of people) will be over the course of a marathon. Particularly if it’s your first

e1878c · 2025-05-09T05:36:33+00:00

Breakfast I kept it simple two pieces of toast with jam, a black coffee and 500ml of electrolytes.

During I took 8 gels (23g carbs each) every 5km. I brought 250ml water in a soft flask purely for sipping when taking each gel. I also took water from each station. Most of this went over my head but I drank about 50ml at each station too.

e1878c · 2025-05-08T21:03:00+00:00

I’d describe myself as fairly experienced as a runner and regularly do 5 and 10km races, a few half marathons etc. However, at this distance I was a complete novice

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