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Last 20m+ run before marathon

  • 29-09-2016 05:33PM
    #1
    rovers_runner
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    Straw poll, last 20+ run before a marathon.
    4 weeks before and then three weekends of a decrease (17 / 13 / 10)
    3 weeks before and then two weekends of a decrease (15 / 10)

    Was thinking 3 weeks can leave you just coming around one week out, whereas 4 weeks out may leave you raring to go seven days out from the race and becoming lazy in final week.


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  • #2
    Clearlier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭Clearlier


    rovers_runner wrote: »
    Straw poll, last 20+ run before a marathon.
    4 weeks before and then three weekends of a decrease (17 / 13 / 10)
    3 weeks before and then two weekends of a decrease (15 / 10)

    Was thinking 3 weeks can leave you just coming around one week out, whereas 4 weeks out may leave you raring to go seven days out from the race and becoming lazy in final week.

    Why not add a poll to the thread?

    2 weeks out for me with 1 weekend of a decrease.


  • #3
    Woden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    What do you drop to Clearlier for the 1 weekend out of interest?


  • #4
    Clearlier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭Clearlier


    Woden wrote: »
    What do you drop to Clearlier for the 1 weekend out of interest?

    I'm going to halve the distance so 10 miles. I'm planning to follow a pretty aggressive taper. I have a bit of a niggle at the moment though which might cause my plans to change.

    The 2 week taper is mostly based on my observation of other runners. 3 weeks was just too long for them and they tended to lose a little fitness. They're mostly pretty slow twitch though whereas I'm a little more fast twitch oriented so I'm curious to see how it works.


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