tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post3980590370727584830..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: Sunrise, SunsetThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-70373959334315626552014-04-27T15:51:12.558+01:002014-04-27T15:51:12.558+01:00Awesome training, Thomas, and I'm sure two run...Awesome training, Thomas, and I'm sure two runs a day will bring dividends! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-27601442639173963792014-04-26T20:12:13.386+01:002014-04-26T20:12:13.386+01:00thanks for that underdog, hope the blisters clear ...thanks for that underdog, hope the blisters clear -)caninemarathonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358384475210404573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-70725597887530196262014-04-26T10:04:32.898+01:002014-04-26T10:04:32.898+01:00Good training Thomas, I'm doing similar double...Good training Thomas, I'm doing similar double runs (a little less maybe) but adding a lot of hills because of my location. I find with the double runs I'm missing my rest days so I'm concentrating on nutrition & sleep to compensate for them. My biggest problem is I'm getting blisters on the soles of my feet, something I never did before. There sore & uncomfortable but they don't stop me running of slow my pace. One or two have started to reside so I'm hoping my feet will toughen up soon enough :-) Andrew I was only a few seconds behind you in connamara, I think 7 hrs is very achievable, I'm a similar pace 3:10 marathon pb, when I did the double in sixmilebridge I aimed for a 3:30 half but had a bad last 10 miles on a dodgie ankle & painkillers. I think I was over 11 min miles for much of the last quarter. But I'm a "banker" At the start of a race. & as Thomas will tell you what you gain banking miles at the start will cost you in the second half. In Connemara I had a plan started at 7.2 min miles but 4 miles in I could not resist dropping to 6.2 so the lesson I learned is stick to the plan no matter how good a faster pace feels, good look in staplestown. The underdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798689508518527465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-70618900632749052022014-04-24T13:21:38.186+01:002014-04-24T13:21:38.186+01:00Cheers for that Thomas , see you there, all the be...Cheers for that Thomas , see you there, all the best, Andrewcaninemarathonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358384475210404573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-27171207240345789012014-04-24T13:13:16.911+01:002014-04-24T13:13:16.911+01:00In 2010 I ran 5:15 in Connemara and 7:28 5 months ...In 2010 I ran 5:15 in Connemara and 7:28 5 months later in Dingle, though Staplestown will be a much easier and probably faster course. Predicting ultras is always difficult, like you said. Sub-7 for 50 miles isn't completely out of the question but would be a massive result - look at it as the gold target if everything is perfect on the day.<br /><br />A solid base is good. Crucial, in fact, but you're good to go.<br /><br />Pacing, again, is tricky. Almost everyone starts way too fast. In Connemara I was storming through the field in the last few miles despite having slowed down myself. However, if 8:23 pace feels so slow that it's awkward at the start then I wouldn't necessarily recommend that you run that slowly.<br /><br />You can expect virtually everyone to slow down in the second half though. I wouldn't recommend banking time as such, but you will run faster at the start than at the end.<br /><br />8 minute miles at the start and then see how that goes? I'll take no responsibility if things go pear-shaped, though! ;)Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-86987264806873256342014-04-24T09:00:52.042+01:002014-04-24T09:00:52.042+01:00Impressive training there Thomas. It'll be int...<br /><br />Impressive training there Thomas. It'll be interesting to see what effect two runs per day has ok. <br />Now, if you get a minute, your opinion on this would be appreciated:off a marathon PB of 3.09 (7.13 per mile), McMillan Running Calculator has me at 6.59.19 (8.23 per mile) for a 50-miler (forthcoming Staplestown). Perhaps a more telling harbinger is a 5.13 in Conne Ultra. I know predicting ultras is a bit of a roll of the dice, but is a ballpark figure of a 7-hour target realistic for the 50, do you think? And, in your experience, even- 8.23ish miles would be the best way of going about this - not banking time? I've run two mid 3.20ish comfortable marathons since Conne, so the base seems solid.Cheers.<br /><br />caninemarathonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358384475210404573noreply@blogger.com