WILL I MAKE IT ???

JohnnyCrash

Hi guys,just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and if so,what was the outcome.
Started taper for DCM on Sun 6th Oct and what should have been a routine 12 miler turned into disaster and had to pull up after 7 with severe heel pain.Have been for physio a couple of times since,had calf stripped and work done on plantar fascia.Have been on the bike to keep up the fitness level.
Basically,come next week,it will have been 3 weeks since ive run.If I feel I can take it on,what should I expect? Will I be able for it,foot holding up of course? Would I still be on for my target time or should I amend it? Any other advice greatly appreciated. Would be gutted not to make it after putting in the work.Cheers in advance.

drquirky

Three weeks not running is a good bit. Forget about your target- and maybe reassess why you are so desperate to run this particular race w/ PF and a ****ed up calf? Why not regroup and target Clonakilty in Dec or something similar?

average_runner

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Hi guys,just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and if so,what was the outcome.
Started taper for DCM on Sun 6th Oct and what should have been a routine 12 miler turned into disaster and had to pull up after 7 with severe heel pain.Have been for physio a couple of times since,had calf stripped and work done on plantar fascia.Have been on the bike to keep up the fitness level.
Basically,come next week,it will have been 3 weeks since ive run.If I feel I can take it on,what should I expect? Will I be able for it,foot holding up of course? Would I still be on for my target time or should I amend it? Any other advice greatly appreciated. Would be gutted not to make it after putting in the work.Cheers in advance.

I wouldnt run it at your target pace. Three weeks isn't as bad as you think, i went 3 weeks without a run and hit a pb in my race but had a good base before that 3 weeks out.

Since its a marathon I would just go out and enjoy the occasion.

JohnnyCrash

drquirky wrote: »

Three weeks not running is a good bit. Forget about your target- and maybe reassess why you are so desperate to run this particular race w/ PF and a ****ed up calf? Why not regroup and target Clonakilty in Dec or something similar?

Cheers for reply. Not desperate to do this but would like to.Was making this my last marathon so Dublin its got to be.The heel is improving every day by not running on it and the calf was never an issue-the physio said it was tight and wasn't doing the heel any favours,hence the work on it

average_runner

average_runner wrote: »

I wouldnt run it at your target pace. Three weeks isn't as bad as you think, i went 3 weeks without a run and hit a pb in my race but had a good base before that 3 weeks out.

Since its a marathon I would just go out and enjoy the occasion.

Just to be clear here, only run it if the ankle is sorted,

JohnnyCrash

average_runner wrote: »

I wouldnt run it at your target pace. Three weeks isn't as bad as you think, i went 3 weeks without a run and hit a pb in my race but had a good base before that 3 weeks out.

Since its a marathon I would just go out and enjoy the occasion.

Cheers AR,I had a good base up to that point also,all the long runs done etc.Target time was nothing spectacular,3.30 would do:)

Krusty_Clown

Realistically, you'd have to expect that three weeks of not running will have had some form of impact on your target pace, but, based on your injuries, a conservative approach just makes a lot more sense anyway. Scrub your original goal, see how you feel at half way, and adjust as necessary. Also have an exit strategy - put some money aside for a taxi. Don't consider hobbling for miles in a drama-filled mind over body exercise. Just stop and get out of dodge. Better to lick your wounds, than give yourself a more permanent injury.

Was making this my last marathon

Never say never!

JohnnyCrash

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Realistically, you'd have to expect that three weeks of not running will have had some form of impact on your target pace, but, based on your injuries, a conservative approach just makes a lot more sense anyway. Scrub your original goal, see how you feel at half way, and adjust as necessary. Also have an exit strategy - put some money aside for a taxi. Don't consider hobbling for miles in a drama-filled mind over body exercise. Just stop and get out of dodge. Better to lick your wounds, than give yourself a more permanent injury.


Never say never!

Cheers KC,yeah,if I do get to the start line,thats the way to go I guess.On the "never say never" side of things,im quite happy with the decision to make this my last and concentrate on shorter stuff up to HM;)

JohnnyCrash

Just to answer the question I posted in the original thread, I DID!!!!:D

eliwallach

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

I DID!!!!:D

Now there's a race report

JohnnyCrash

eliwallach wrote: »

Now there's a race report

Just for you Eli,I met up with the 3.30 pacers(Blockic,Killerz and Ray Lannigan-nice to meet ye guys) and introduced myself. At the off we settled into 7.50 ish pace and it felt good. Hit the 10k marker in 48.29 comfortably so thought"This is it,sub 3.30 easy peasy.
No problems until 12 miles when the heel injury started to rear its ugly head.Even at this,hit the half in 1.44.03 so still on track even though pace had dropped by about 8 secs per mile.Thought to myself,"If only I could hold this pace,then maybe I'll still scrape through".
Held pace until 17 miles but the heel started getting painful.This is when I parted company with the pacers and decided that the 3.40's might scoop me up and get me home.
Not long after,my right quad started to get sore.Can only guess that this was from offloading the sore heel on my left foot.By mile 20,I was walking bits and running bits and doing exactly what Krusty told me not to do.When the 3.40 group caught me,I tried hanging on with them,but it wasn't to be.When they moved on,I had no response.Legs were shut down.At this stage I decided it was my own run,time was out the window and it was a matter of just finishing.
At the 24 mile marker,my partner,daughter and some friends were there and made a beeline for them.After a bottle of water over the head and some words of encouragement,I trundled on.The crowds were great at this time and really spurred me on.I managed to up the pace a little for the last 2 and a bit miles non stop.
Finish time 3.48.10

Was it worth it??? HELL YEAH !