DCM 2015: Mentored Novices Thread

hupskip wrote:

Well that's my marathon dream over.

Went for my first run since the half marathon on Sunday due to the pain in my knee which was diagnosed by my physio as Patellar Tendonitis. Didn't even manage 1 mile before the pain returned.

He has referred me for an MRI and has said we will reassess when I get the results but as of now I wouldn't be able to complete the full marathon.

So frustrating

Very sorry to hear that hupskip, it's just a sickener when it's so close. I will you well in getting over that and back to full fitness. No matter what you will have gained a lot from the training to date.

Sorry to hear that hupskip

Argh, Boards (much as I love it) is driving me flipping mad!!! Pages jumping about all over the shop. Saw your post about recovery miles DG, just can't find the flipping thing again to thank it!! So thank you!!

Have another question too. I got through the entire training in shoes that were too small without getting any black toenails. I switch to my new pair (same model, just a size bigger) and now the nail on the big toe of my right foot is getting progressively blacker. It also hurt to run this morning on it for the first couple of miles. I don't really fancy 26.2 miles of toe nail bed pain. HELP!! Why is this happening? Poor toe

hupskip wrote: »

Well that's my marathon dream over.

Went for my first run since the half marathon on Sunday due to the pain in my knee which was diagnosed by my physio as Patellar Tendonitis. Didn't even manage 1 mile before the pain returned.

He has referred me for an MRI and has said we will reassess when I get the results but as of now I wouldn't be able to complete the full marathon.

So frustrating

So sorry that is such a bummer so near to the big day. Hopefully you will get to the start line next year. Best of luck with the recovery.

hupskip wrote: »

Well that's my marathon dream over.

Went for my first run since the half marathon on Sunday due to the pain in my knee which was diagnosed by my physio as Patellar Tendonitis. Didn't even manage 1 mile before the pain returned.

He has referred me for an MRI and has said we will reassess when I get the results but as of now I wouldn't be able to complete the full marathon.

So frustrating

Really sorry to hear that hup hope the scan turns out ok and things can be healed.

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Jeff galloway on black toenails
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/learn/black-toenail/

Thats just mental! Enjoy that! You tube link while you are at it!

PJD wrote: »

Thats just mental! Enjoy that! You tube link while you are at it!

Oh no, I'm scared now

Deleted User wrote: »

Whoopsadaisyquestion #472

Fartleks right (I know it's a bit late to be asking this )

Mine say "20-40 seconds with easy jog recovery". Now i was always under the impression that meant that if I was flat out for 30 seconds I jogged for 30 seconds rec, but I was just told that it would usually be a longer recovery.

What say ye?

Hey Whoops. I'm no expert, but when i've been doing them i've typically done 1 min hard followed by 4 min recovery. All out for 30 seconds out of every minute seems like you're not giving yourself enough time to recover between sprints.

What's the general consensus around speed work over the taper weeks? When training for other races, i've typically tapered by shortening the distance but upping the pace, to get the legs race ready. Is this a bad plan for DCM?

Phoebas wrote: »

Commiserations. That's got to be terribly frustrating having got so close.

There is next year, but that looks a long way away from this vantage point.

diego_b wrote: »

Very sorry to hear that hupskip, it's just a sickener when it's so close. I will you well in getting over that and back to full fitness. No matter what you will have gained a lot from the training to date.

Emsy 1 wrote: »

Sorry to hear this best of luck with your scan.

Mrs Mc wrote: »

So sorry that is such a bummer so near to the big day. Hopefully you will get to the start line next year. Best of luck with the recovery.

This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »

Really sorry to hear that hup hope the scan turns out ok and things can be healed.

+1 to all of these Hup, gutted for you especially after all the hard work you've put in

Phoebas wrote: »

But about 12 miles in, both of my feet were starting to feel uncomfortable, which was odd, because everything else was going good. I've been alternating two different pairs of shoes and trying to make a final decision on which pair to wear on the day, so yesterday I was wearing what I thought was my final choice. By 17 miles this was a real problem - I could feel pinching in one of my feet and discomfort was turning to pain. When I got home I took off the shoes and discovered that I'd put my orthotics into the wrong shoes. :mad: I will not be making that mistake again. I can't believe it took me 12 miles to even notice that something wasn't right.

Mrs Mc wrote: »

I got in soles from physio when training started to help Achilles issue. Decided to get new ones two weeks ago for DCM breaking them in on the shorter runs first. Haven't been very comfortable so got FBOT to look at them last night. I had the left one in the right shoe and the right one in the left shoe. How is that even possible ! No wonder they weren't comfortable.

There's an argument amongst podiatrists that the nature of the soles don't really matter so long as they change you enough to run in a slightly different way and thus stress slightly different parts of the body. In other words for most people they can provide a good short term fix but over a longer period you're best off ditching them (that would be after the marathon of course!)

Deleted User wrote: »

Whoopsadaisyquestion #472

Fartleks right (I know it's a bit late to be asking this )

Mine say "20-40 seconds with easy jog recovery". Now i was always under the impression that meant that if I was flat out for 30 seconds I jogged for 30 seconds rec, but I was just told that it would usually be a longer recovery.

What say ye?

As Ray says - full recovery.

mirrormatrix wrote: »

What's the general consensus around speed work over the taper weeks? When training for other races, i've typically tapered by shortening the distance but upping the pace, to get the legs race ready. Is this a bad plan for DCM?

I know of someone who tapers during the last week by running increasingly short distances at higher paces but we're talking down to 400m or so towards the end. He's not aiming for any kind of fitness boost - more that he wants the leg turnover required for marathon pace to feel comfortable. It's an unusual thing for novices to need to address though so you're probably best off sticking to the plan and if you feel the need for some speed do some strides.

Two day migraine over but feeling rather wiped. 6 mile run on the schedule tonight. Safe to skip and rest and hope to be 100% tomorrow? Or go out but take it very easy?

What would DG do?

:P

8 miles done on a blustery night by the coast last night.

I've decided I'd like it to rain a good bit on the big day.
Am I alone in this?

frash wrote: »

8 miles done on a blustery night by the coast last night.

I've decided I'd like it to rain a good bit on the big day.
Am I alone in this?

I'll take the rain, hold the wind please

diego_b wrote: »

I'll take the rain, hold the wind please

I second that motion.