HAS ANYONE EVER TRIED TO RUN A MARATHON LIKE THIS

ray lanigan

I have a marathon pb of 2.57
Today I went out with a plan of running 1 mile x 6.20 than 1 mile x 7.20 and keep repeating.
I kept repeating that until the 8th mile where I ran 3 at 6.20 than 1 x 7.20 than the same again.
After 16 miles it workout 16 x 6.38 pace and I felt good and could keep it going to marathon distance and run a pb.
Im sure if I went out and ran every mile x 6.38 pace I woulnt of felt as good.
Anyone ever try something like this in a marathon.

rom

No.

ray lanigan

rom wrote: »

No.

Didn't think so but I like to try different stuff.
Ya never no if we all do the same thing:)

Ceepo

ray lanigan wrote: »

Im sure if I went out and ran every mile x 6.38 pace I woulnt of felt as good.

You are in good shape, Maybe you could try this tomorrow and see how you fair out. Maybe a pb

ray lanigan

Ceepo wrote: »

You are in good shape, Maybe you could try this tomorrow and see how you fair out. Maybe a pb

Wish I could but heading in to hospital with the misses in the morning as shes having a baby:D

rom

ray lanigan wrote: »

Didn't think so but I like to try different stuff.
Ya never no if we all do the same thing:)

I was only messing :pac:

Your PB is from 2010. You probably just faster. Negative split is always best I've heard.

RE:"I like to try different stuff" I know

Itziger

ray lanigan wrote: »

I have a marathon pb of 2.57
Today I went out with a plan of running 1 mile x 6.20 than 1 mile x 7.20 and keep repeating.
I kept repeating that until the 8th mile where I ran 3 at 6.20 than 1 x 7.20 than the same again.
After 16 miles it workout 16 x 6.38 pace and I felt good and could keep it going to marathon distance and run a pb.
Im sure if I went out and ran every mile x 6.38 pace I woulnt of felt as good.
Anyone ever try something like this in a marathon.

Very good question, but your human is a terribly conservative beast by nature. We just need 10 or so mad bastids to try out a few alternative strategies.

You go first!

Btw, good luck with the smallie.

rom

ray lanigan wrote: »

Wish I could but heading in to hospital with the misses in the morning as shes having a baby:D

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ultraman1

I know a club dat does dat regularly...but it usually 1 mile at 9...den 25 miles at anything between 10 min miles and 14 min miles and den a sprint for .2 of a mile and fotos of their Garmin and a quick warm down of back slapping and trophy giving..

Ceepo

ray lanigan wrote: »

Wish I could but heading in to hospital with the misses in the morning as shes having a baby:D

The end of good shape then.
And to think you could have been a contender. lol

ray lanigan

Baby popped and good health
Now have to find time to train haha
Do ya no what always time to train
If I have to train at 3am I will and if I have to run with a buggy and two milk bottles in me Salomon race vest I will.

Chivito550

ultraman1 wrote: »

I know a club dat does dat regularly...but it usually 1 mile at 9...den 25 miles at anything between 10 min miles and 14 min miles and den a sprint for .2 of a mile and fotos of their Garmin and a quick warm down of back slapping and trophy giving..

Post of the year so far. Bookmarking this for nominations for AR Awards in December.

Ceepo

ray lanigan wrote: »

Baby popped and good health
Now have to find time to train haha
Do ya no what always time to train
If I have to train at 3am I will and if I have to run with a buggy and two milk bottles in me Salomon race vest I will.

Congrats on the new born.

You say that now, but at 3am when 1 eye is open and the other won't open don't think you will get out for a run.

ray lanigan

Tried a different approach yesterday haha even pace.
Managed 18 miles x 6.37 pace.
Was chatting to a mate of mine that's going for a 2.54 marathon and he nearly swallowed his tongue last night when I told him.
Reason why is hes doing some crazy speedwork 3 times a week and ive done one session since 2013 but I would believe I could run the same time within the next week or two.
I usually do things against the grain and just find it interesting that we are doing totally different things but could get the same result.

kit3

ray lanigan wrote: »

Tried a different approach yesterday haha even pace.
Managed 18 miles x 6.37 pace.
Was chatting to a mate of mine that's going for a 2.54 marathon and he nearly swallowed his tongue last night when I told him.
Reason why is hes doing some crazy speedwork 3 times a week and ive done one session since 2013 but I would believe I could run the same time within the next week or two.
I usually do things against the grain and just find it interesting that we are doing totally different things but could get the same result.

Best of luck with that - do you have a target marathon ?

ray lanigan

kit3 wrote: »

Best of luck with that - do you have a target marathon ?

Im in training for a 100 miler in may.:)
But since last week im thinking of running a marathon aswell during the training for a pb as my training times are coming along nice and starting to give me belief.

ultraman1

ray lanigan wrote: »

Im in training for a 100 miler in may.:)
But since last week im thinking of running a marathon aswell during the training for a pb as my training times are coming along nice and starting to give me belief.

Fock a marathon pb....pb at 50k ye big jessy

ray lanigan

ultraman1 wrote: »

Fock a marathon pb....pb at 50k ye big jessy

Just in from a run there anto and I was trying to calculate what speed it was to go under 3hr30:rolleyes: for the 50k:)

ultraman1

ray lanigan wrote: »

Just in from a run there anto and I was trying to calculate what speed it was to go under 3hr30:rolleyes: for the 50k:)

3:30...sure helen could do dat....