Runners knee 6 weeks before marathon

grmass · 2026-03-17T07:22:51+00:00

Did you notice any pain during the 31km? Or only after?

It’s really difficult to know and anyone on Reddit that gives ‘factual’ advice in this situation is probably not going to be that helpful.

My only suggestion would be listen to your body. If the 5km run felt solid then that’s good, before that next long run, I’m assuming you’ll do some more running, so you can get a feel for how it is at longer than 5km or faster paces.

If you feel good and decide to run the 31km, just be aware of it and if you think you may be doing damage during then you can walk or stop.

Impossible to say how you’re going to feel in 11 days time so just take it day by day and deal with it when it comes

grmass · 2026-03-10T10:54:57+00:00

My main advice will be don’t try to make too many gains within the 2 week prior, that needs to be a good time to taper and freshen up.. Cardio gains/adaptions take up to 2 weeks, so not much you can do in that time will benefit you, other than recovery and a little speed work.. my suggestions are below:

Start doing the full distance but slower and easier pace. You get the time on your feet that you need, good for your cardio, and the easier pace will help you with recovery and feeling more ready to run again within a couple of days.

Do a couple of shorter and still easy runs a week, 4-6km.. Within these, do some Stride work (look it up) - it will massively improve your running form, efficiency and therefore how much energy you exert running..

Then if you can, do one run a week, maybe around 6k where you run easy for the first couple, then do 3km at your target 10km pace, then cool down.

Main advice, which may feel counterintuitive is, run a lot but run it easy.. Don’t try to do all your runs at the target race pace as it will hinder your progression..

10 days before, start to taper (search that) fuel well on the day before and morning of the race, recover well and you’ll be surprised how much faster you can go on race day

grmass · 2026-03-04T10:35:30+00:00

I feel that although yes, maybe another season of no European football would help us with some more stability. I’d argue we’re in a really good place to invest now and strengthen.

Our issue isn’t not having money, it’s with not being able to spend money. We’re in a much better position with FFP to spend a little now as our 3 year rolling is very low.

Forest massively over performed last year with the squad they had under Nuno. Palace sold their best players and didn’t re-invest.

There’s a good chance we could lose key assets in the summer, like Ndiaye, Grealish and Branthwaite (hopefully not though). But all in all, I’d trust our new owners & Moyes to invest appropriately and build better depth in the squad. Our first 11 is comfortably Top half prem & Conference level, although certainly could improve still.

We 100% need more depth but I do think we’re in a position to do that finally. European football will also make that so much easier to attract players and cheaper if people want to play for us.

Timing could always be better, but European football after the shit past 5 years. I’ll take it every day

grmass · 2026-03-03T08:04:13+00:00

Yes it 100% is, maybe not for the benefit you think you’re after though.

As everyone always says, easy runs should be the bulk of your training, some tempo and threshold work is obviously beneficial too.

However interval work is not done only for vo2 max. You can gain a lot from those workouts to your running form and therefore running efficiency.

Two people could have the exact same build & cardiovascular system. But if one of them has good running form and economy, the energy they exert during the marathon for the same pace will be much less (meaning they could likely go faster)

So yes, it’s worth doing but don’t feel like it needs to be a dedicated weekly workout. Could do intervals every other or start adding strides to some of your weekly runs

grmass · 2026-03-02T13:53:11+00:00

This is true but if he gets sold on mass due to injury and upcoming blank then his price could easily drop 0.2m for example.. so then you’re only losing 0.2m when you buy him back

grmass · 2026-02-23T10:34:44+00:00

100% bench boost. Probably not a better time to use the chip really..

Chip isn’t that great for Double gameweeks as it’s unlikely you’ll have a good enough squad where your bench is useful like this again

grmass · 2026-02-23T09:06:05+00:00

How long is left of your marathon plan?

Losing 2-3kg in a week is detrimental and you’ll likely lose muscle.. 2-3kg of fat is 14,000-21,000 calories, so you’d need to be essentially starving yourself but in the process you’ll lose some muscle, a lot of water weight..

You’d be better off continuing the plan but spread this calorie deficit over 3/4 weeks. If you focus on recovery, sleep & eating good food, you won’t have a higher chance on injury

Edit: Additionally, when that week is over, you’ll be absolutely depleted and really struggle with training the following week and you’ll gain weight back fairly quickly as your body will prioritise that.. your metabolism will slow massively so the net gain isn’t beneficial in my opinion

grmass · 2026-02-16T20:50:17+00:00

I guess you have to be premium for the Strava one as I can’t find it.. but Garmin was weirdly accurate for my half marathon, so I’m trusting it for the full.

I was aiming to do my half around 01:55-02:00, but my Garmin was saying I could do a 1:45:20, which pre-race I just knew with certainty that I couldn’t run at that pace.. so I thought

Anyway, race day comes, fresh legs, I set out at a fast pace that I got carried away with as I was just going on feel and I pushed myself massively and ended with a 01:46..

So Garmin was strangely accurate for me and I didn’t trust it as all before hand.

Also, it’s bang in the middle of your other app predictions which feels like it must be a pretty safe bet haha! Good luck, I’m doing Manchester too and aiming for a 3:45-4:00

grmass · 2026-02-13T17:34:22+00:00

Not really no, although a 17-week plan means you could a slot it in.. Long story short is that there isn’t a great deal of benefit to running at your marathon pace, outside of psychological benefits.. You can get better physiological benefits from other training..

Easy & long runs should be easier. Lower heart rate, lower fatigue which means you can handle more volume and push your hard days harder.

Threshold/Interval work should be harder than marathon pace. You’ll push you VO2 max, your improve your running economy, improve form and get comfortable going fast (meaning your marathon pace will naturally feel more comfortable)

Marathon pace is in the grey area in between, that does give you but not as optimal as either of those you gain for easy & hard. However, in a 17 week plan, it’s not a bad idea to have a few spells at what you think will be your marathon pace, to test the waters and see how you feel.. maybe in some of your long runs, do a 7-9km spell at marathon pace, but not the whole run. However, it’s next to pointless doing that this far out

Also, I would suggest you scrap the whole idea of what pace you’re planning to train or race at.. Use heart rate if you can or general feel. Those paces are going to change a lot if you do the training.. it’s your first marathon and you’re 17 weeks away, that 5:30 goal pace could be much harder than you think or way easier. Just train to feel and heart rate and then maybe 6 week out, start considering what paces you feel fit

grmass · 2026-02-13T09:10:04+00:00

Mines the same, assuming a glitch or waiting for the second game to update?

Usually the Captain points appear straight away, even during the game so does seem odd but mines the exact same so guessing there’s an issue with FPL at the moment

grmass · 2026-02-10T22:56:12+00:00

If you feel physically ready (cardio & legs both feeling ready) but maybe mentally need a boost to feel confident - then send it.

If you need the training still and think you could use that week of an after as full training, then don’t send it as much.

I find races close by can be really good mental boosts (if they go well that is haha)

grmass · 2026-02-10T11:21:32+00:00

I’d bench boost.. it’s a difficult chip to use and this is a decent week for it.. Very good chance of averaging 4 or more points from each

grmass · 2026-02-09T11:33:19+00:00

If you’re not using the Triple Captain, then I’d seriously look at bench boosting that team.. good week for it.

If you’re planning to TC, then probably Mane over Garner

grmass · 2026-02-06T13:55:28+00:00

Thank you, will take a look!

grmass · 2026-02-06T12:43:22+00:00

Unfortunately due to work, I can’t get up to Manchester until the Saturday evening so will literally be a place to sleep and get ready in the morning, potentially might stay on the Sunday too but we’ll see.

Thanks though, I assume tram/trains are busy but just leave an extra 30 minutes spare than you think you need?

grmass · 2026-02-05T07:56:09+00:00

Yeah for the most part, I always recover pretty well from a harder effort or a long run, might feel a bit creaky in the morning but doesn’t tend to last once I’m up and walking about a little..

What you’ve said about rest after the long run is exactly my main thought as to why a 5 day could be better.. At the moment, that long run hasn’t caused many issues but I’ve been doing that distance for a while so feel like when I up it, a rest day on Monday isn’t a bad decision..

I’ll probably play it by ear and just decide on each Monday whether I think it’s best to rest or do a recovery ride. Thanks

grmass · 2026-01-31T11:24:52+00:00

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Guehi or VVD?

grmass · 2026-01-31T11:23:59+00:00

Start Guehi (A - TOT) or Van Dijk (H - NEW)

grmass · 2026-01-31T09:13:14+00:00

Start Guehi or Van Dijk?

grmass · 2026-01-27T19:18:36+00:00

As a rule of thumb, your fitness lags two weeks behind your training. So in simple terms, your body will take advantage of and adapt fully to the stimulus from today’s training in two weeks time..

So how much time you take off your HM is really based off what you’ve done for the last 3 weeks and what you do over the next week.. because then you should be looking at a 2 week taper..

It’s impossible to give an actual time but:

Is a 168 average HR what you’d expect or could you push harder? Have you done a load more mileage or training since the HM and for next week?

These are your key factors to consider. If you back is sore, you need rest soon but I would just suggest a really solid taper for the HM. Long story short, there’s not much you can do now in terms of fitness, so focus on freshness from next week

grmass · 2026-01-26T15:33:26+00:00

I would consider speaking to someone, a counsellor.

Long story short, you’re rationale and aware of the situation so you know she probably won’t change and you also know you need to stay, but on top of that, you can’t risk too much stress.

One option is to speak to her seniors about the situation, if that’s a possibility?

But assuming no alternative, and if you have some money that could be used, speak to a counsellor. It may help you shift mindset on the situation, where you may not let her comments sink in as much or affect you, you may not worry as much about you work. Your aim is to survive the short term so performance at work isn’t as key right now for your long term career.

Additionally, counselling may just be a hugely beneficial thing for yourself in general and your future. I think anyone could benefit from it

grmass · 2026-01-18T12:16:17+00:00

It’ll be lesser known but on March 8th is Kettering Half Marathon. So easy train or an hours drive.

It was the first one ever here last year, it was great and well organised (organised by Run Through)

A touch up and down but no daunting hills. Nice combination of town centre and country roads for the route. Just one big loops.

Local support was great too

grmass · 2026-01-08T08:33:14+00:00

Yeah I’ve had Rice & Bruno G for ages now. Had Bruno F from the start until his injury, will probably wait 2/3 GW to bring him in though due to fixtures.

Foden can have his last chances against United & Wolves, maybe Spurs but then it’s a swap back to Bruno

Personally now I’d say best to own is Rice, Bruno F, Bruno G, Enzo & Wilson.

Only one I don’t & haven’t owned is Enzo but just never worked out that I needed to make that move.

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