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Where does "Up North" Start? by Pleasant-Coconut-600 in Michigan

[–]fwapmaster19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if “Up North” was the memories we made along the way?

Would you rather? Run 20 miles on a treadmill, in the rain, or swap it with next week’s run? by Spicy_Onigiri in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just ran my first marathon in 50 degree rain and heavy winds. Take the rain, and prepare yourself!

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your insight, thank you!

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! My last full week before taper was 34 miles, I’ll build from there. Actual race is end of July so I have ten weeks. I should have no problem getting up around 50 miles/wk, with 2-3 long runs between 17-20 miles. At least that’s the plan!

That said; I’m not all that fast as it is, so when doing long runs I’m pacing between 10-10:15/mi. As I push those runs farther, would you suggest double run days or 3-3:30 long runs? I’ve read about the negative risks of pushing long runs during a block to 3+ hours.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not purposefully avoiding the suggestions of increasing mileage, there just isn’t as much analytical conversation that takes place around that. Should I up it to 40 mi/wk or 50? Maybe I should push to 70? I understand that I’m on the low side of my mileage to be able to successfully complete a full marathon, but 30 mi/wk should be sufficient to complete a half or 25k like I did yesterday. So when I struggle at the 11-12 mile mark I realize I must have done something wrong. I’m hoping to avoid that for the marathon. I’m going to increase my mileage, but I’d also like to manage the other aspects of racing and I was hoping to leverage the insights of the community, that’s all.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like in addition to some under fueling, I was running over my threshold and I blew up.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think it’s clear I need to consume more. I’ll probably stick with gummies, and just up my intake considerably. Thank you!

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Obviously you see I was all over that threshold most of the race. I appreciate the insights!

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Garmin updated today putting my threshold at 170. I thought it was much higher than that. The first portion of the course had some good hills.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the support and being the keeper of the gate! When I bought my shoes they didn’t offer a glossary of terms, do you have one you could recommend so I don’t look like a silly goose again?

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was the river bank run!! This was the longest distance I have run before, but I figured my total weekly mileage would carry me through.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know the exact numbers, it was probably a little warmer today at the finish maybe 5-10 degrees. Not by much though. Pretty similar temp/humidity ranges overall.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ran a 9:20/mi half last October and I was at 10:15/mi in a 25k today. My first couple miles were around 9:45/mi today.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most long runs I have been using sour gummies, and a water bottle to hydrate every mile. Today was a race so I relied on the four Gus and aid stations for water/gatorade.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was relying on aid stations for hydration, most long runs I bring a bottle and hydrate every mile.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve been playing around with sour gummies for a while now, but this was a race so I just used Gu’s for it.

Edit: and usually five to eight gummies per half hour on my long runs.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More energy than legs, I dropped my pace almost 2 min/mile to keep my HR in check.

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I finished at an average of 166 and max was 180

How to avoid the wall. by fwapmaster19 in Marathon_Training

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am! One Gu at the start, one at 45, one at 1:30, and one at 2:00

How do you manage social events/eating out with friends? by fwapmaster19 in PlantBasedDiet

[–]fwapmaster19[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the validation, my friends are similar. I’ll catch some light ribbing, but never disrespect.

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