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My Log on the Run
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Swashbuckler wrote: »I've been reading up on your log as much as possible over the last few days and have learned a lot. Thanks ! I've spent the bulk of this year improving 5k and 10k times. I'm at the stage now where I'm not sure whether to stick with improving those times or to move up to half/full marathon. The fear I have is that as I get older (currently 36) I'll slow down and the chance to achieve those fast 5k/10k times will have passed me by. The question I have is, did you find the marathon training has impacted your shorter distance (5k/10k) times? I couldn't see from your log whether they did or not and you seemed to be at a similar level to me before DCM 2016 (I think).
Thanks again for the great log. It's definitely one I will use as a reference when I do bite the bullet and do a full marathon.
P.S apologies for hijacking your log......
Hi Swashbuckler thanks for taking the time to read my log.
The short answer to your question is yes I do feel that marathon training has impacted my shorter distance times but the reason is not because marathon training slows me down but it is because I prioritise marathon training over the other distances.
Ideally I try to set up my year of running like this, I start off the year training for a spring half marathon then its on to 5/10k training and then carry that speed training into a 12 week specific marathon plan in the autumn. If I PB over the shorter distances well and good but its all about being sharp heading into marathon training.
This year hasnt gone to plan but the previous 2 years went very much to plan. Next year it will be more of the same but I know that if I want to hit my marathon target I am going to have to embrace the pain of 5/10k training
to achieve this.
With regards to slowing down as you get older have no fear, if you train hard and smart your times will continue to improve over all distances for years to come, after all you are still only a young fellow
. I am 47 now and I will be very disappointed if I dont take chunks off all my PBs over the coming years.
Best of luck with your training, enjoy and start a log here so we can keep an eye on you.0 -
Hi Swashbuckler thanks for taking the time to read my log.
The short answer to your question is yes I do feel that marathon training has impacted my shorter distance times but the reason is not because marathon training slows me down but it is because I prioritise marathon training over the other distances.
Ideally I try to set up my year of running like this, I start off the year training for a spring half marathon then its on to 5/10k training and then carry that speed training into a 12 week specific marathon plan in the autumn. If I PB over the shorter distances well and good but its all about being sharp heading into marathon training.
This year hasnt gone to plan but the previous 2 years went very much to plan. Next year it will be more of the same but I know that if I want to hit my marathon target I am going to have to embrace the pain of 5/10k training to achieve this.
With regards to slowing down as you get older have no fear, if you train hard and smart your times will continue to improve over all distances for years to come, after all you are still only a young fellow. I am 47 now and I will be very disappointed if I dont take chunks off all my PBs over the coming years.
Best of luck with your training, enjoy and start a log here so we can keep an eye on you.
Thanks for the response. That's really useful info and seems like a good way to break up the year. I guess I'm at a crossroads on what to do so I'll need to decide over the coming months. The temptation to move up to the full is definitely there for me. I might take an approach similar to yours and split up the year.
I'll continue to follow your log with interest. I have set up a log this week actually - The Day That Never Comes. Training is a bit up in the air at the moment as my wife and I are expecting our first arrival and I promised no races for the next few months so I have no real target race in mind!
Thanks again. Best of luck with the training.0 -
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Whew....last few words took the sting out of that post. Did the Achilles behave at the weekend?
Thankfully it was grand but I did take it easy on the first few runs after the Physio visit, there is a slight ache there but no return of the sharp pain. Hopefully its only another niggle to add to the list of niggles to be managed 0 -
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Annie get your Run wrote: »There's a 5k/10K in Longwood on Sunday 22nd October, super little race if a bit challenging.OOnegative wrote: »Never mind her L, nice flat route in Longwood!!!!
Thanks for that AM but I am a bit confused by the conflicting opinons of the route, now who should I believe 0 -
Thanks for that AM but I am a bit confused by the conflicting opinons of the route, now who should I believe
Me of course, yer man is spinning yarns again
. Maybe youganne will come along with a more neutral unbiased opinion :pac:.
It is a challenging route to race on (there are a few bumps!) but I wouldn't let that stop you, it's also a really nice race, very well organised and cheap as chips.0 -
Annie get your Run wrote: »Me of course, yer man is spinning yarns again. Maybe youganne will come along with a more neutral unbiased opinion :pac:.
It is a challenging route to race on (there are a few bumps!) but I wouldn't let that stop you, it's also a really nice race, very well organised and cheap as chips.
I see the children are squabbling again!!
hhhmmm my memory is not what it use to be
and I honestly can't remember the route. I do however remember the rain and the 2 bridges over the canal.
I have checked strava for last years run and it shows elevation gain of 36 ft!!
Hope that's of some use L.. I do know its a great run, well organised and lovely teeshirt!!0 -
I see the children are squabbling again!!
hhhmmm my memory is not what it use to be and I honestly can't remember the route. I do however remember the rain and the 2 bridges over the canal.
I have checked strava for last years run and it shows elevation gain of 36 ft!!
Hope that's of some use L.. I do know its a great run, well organised and lovely teeshirt!!
It's flat for us country folk Anne, a speed bump is a hill to those Dubs!!!0 -
OOnegative wrote: »It's flat for us country folk Anne, a speed bump is a hill to those Dubs!!!:D:D:D:D 0
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