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50K training plan

  • 03-11-2014 3:16pm
    #1
    kit3
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    Hi,

    Any recommendations for a 50K training plan. Do people generally use a marathon plan & make the LSR's longers, back to back long runs etc or use a specific plan ?


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  • #2
    Enduro
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    That should work perfectly well. 50km really is very close to marathon distance, so only should only a minor adjustment to training (if any). The main trap to avoid is thinking you can go out and run your normal marathon pace and keep it going. It does require a small pacing adjustment.


  • #3
    kit3
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    Enduro wrote: »
    That should work perfectly well. 50km really is very close to marathon distance, so only should only a minor adjustment to training (if any). The main trap to avoid is thinking you can go out and run your normal marathon pace and keep it going. It does require a small pacing adjustment.

    Thanks - my first move into longer than marathon distance and swinging between thinking I'm mad & looking forward to it :)


  • #4
    Enduro
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    kit3 wrote: »
    Thanks - my first move into longer than marathon distance and swinging between thinking I'm mad & looking forward to it :)

    No matter how mad you might think you are there's always someone out there who is even more nuts (Tony Mangan being my own personal version of a madman :D)! Definitely one to look forward. It's great to push your boundaries out. Are you aiming for Donadea?


  • #5
    kit3
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    Enduro wrote: »
    No matter how mad you might think you are there's always someone out there who is even more nuts (Tony Mangan being my own personal version of a madman :D)! Definitely one to look forward. It's great to push your boundaries out. Are you aiming for Donadea?

    Yes - that's the beauty of this forum - loads of mad people ;) I'm aiming for Donadea so getting the head down properly from today :)


  • #6
    Enduro
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    Good stuff. Donadea is a great race. The 10 x 5km laps format makes it relatively easy to pace yourself for the 50km, and ignore all 42.2km thoughts :)


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  • #7
    martyoo
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    I'm in a similar boat to kit3. Did my first marathon last week and would like to keep it going. The Donadea 50k looks like the perfect way to progress.


  • #8
    Bawnmore_Ent.
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    I have just done my second marathon in Dublin Marathon , have just signed up for Eddie Murphy Memorial 50K on 16th November, and I am doing Sea2summit next week. Hope I am not biting off more than I can chew....


  • #9
    TFBubendorfer
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    Bawnmore_Ent. wrote: »
    I have just done my second marathon in Dublin Marathon , have just signed up for Eddie Murphy Memorial 50K on 16th November, and I am doing Sea2summit next week. Hope I am not biting off more than I can chew....

    They are offering quite a few distances at the Eddie Murphy, but 50k is not one of them


  • #10
    Bawnmore_Ent.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭Bawnmore_Ent.


    Just checked, ya its 30 miles (48k), probably the shortest ultra on the go. I was sweating it there for a second that i may have booked a double :)


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