Where are you currently at in your marathoning goals? How has your tapering worked in the past? Have a question or concern? Feel free to leave a comment below. Make sure to visit www.rundreamachieve.com and www.nutritiongeeks.com for all your training and nutritional needs.
2:40 marathon this January at the age of 18 is the goal, started running at the start of 2019 and it was the best decision i've ever made, currently averaging around 100k per week and looking to build it up into the holidays, discovered your channel about 2 weeks back and now my go to for all running advice
I think it might be that people have to try different training methods to see what gives them the best results, this is my first year of running and I'm 49 years old. , I've run 8 half marathons this year , only the 4 flat road marathons I would truly try to race and the other 4 were trail ones so I put in effort but because of the vertical in them I would run hard but not flat out tryng to break a PB , I've gone from my first training half in December at 2:26 to 2 winter morning road ones that I smashed my PB down to 1:45 and 1:42 including last 5kms of 22 mins in the 1:45 where the first 5kms was a disaster getting caught in the pack and arriving late with little warm up time ,having to stop in a messy portaloo at 5kms in . I found the cold sunny mornings with a gentle breeze using the Asics superblast , beetroot juice that morning really helped and both pbs I was lucky if I got 3 hours sleep the night before. I've also run a 3 hour 30km this year in Asics Kayanos just doing easy run first 20kms then blasting the last 10km in 45 minutes I believe it was the one time this year where my Garmin said I was peaking before the race haha. I signed up for my first marathon next April and am trying to decide between going with your plan , or Ben Parkes or the Hanson beginner method , as I'm aiming for a 3 :50 finish in case anything goes wrong but yes the main goal is sub 4. I like the philosophy of both your and the Hansons plan for different reasons .
I think the taper really depends on the shape/momentum of your whole cycle. I think the classic 3 week taper is great for someone running big volume, the folks who are going for cumulative fatigue and intentionally running workouts on tired legs. I thought the idea with the taper was to cut easy volume but maintaining intensity, giving your body an opportunity to crush some workouts with fresh legs, and then letting your body really absorb that stimulus. Personally I am a super low volume runner, I go into every workout pretty much fresh. I don’t have cumulative fatigue in my legs that I need to rest up
Thanks for your message Dierdre. I more focused on the effort and staying with the lead pack than worrying about my splits. I do know had I been focusing on the quick splits we were hitting I might have not run as fast as I did. I only knew the splits from when we hit specific points in the race. For example, I knew going through 10 miles in 51:27 in a marathon was unchartered territory. Hitting 20 miles in 1:44:05 (5:11 mile pace) I knew it was going to be a special day if I could hang on. Sometimes you have to take those risks and focus more on the effort and "feel" rather than on splits. Appreciate your support.
Hey Nate! Wanted to give you my update on my marathon. So I finished! Mission accomplished for the first one. Didn’t go as my best case hopes would go. Cruised for 11 miles and then the wheels fell off. GI issues, cramps, the temp here in Louisville soared to 80, the ridiculous hills. All of it led to a finish of 5:04. But I am not deterred or disappointed. I know these things happen. I picked a stupid hard track to do this race on and thought I was in better shape 😂. Thanks for all of the tips and advice. My training improved greatly once I found your channel. I’ll take my deferred Indy entry for next yr and try again. Be well and god bless.
Keep at it Buddy. Nice work in finishing the race with a solid time. I recommend running the Monumental Indianapolis Marathon next year in November. No hills and fast. Great temps and competition too to pull you along. Keep me posted.
@@rundreamachieve thanks so much for that reply! Good learning! Would you advise against squeezing it in still? 19 days out would work well without adding too much fatigue. Thanks a mil for your advise.
19 days is still enough time to recover..I say go for it..hydrate well and make sure to jog easy for 3 days after to ensure you adapt and recover. Keep up the superior training and racing and good luck in your upcoming race.
@@rundreamachieve amazing! I truely appreciate your feedback here. Your videos have been super helpful during this buildup and I am learning so much (shooting for a 2:50ish marathon btw). Keep up the great content and know that you’re being heard and trusted. With thanks!
