tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post57260257396880820..comments2024-02-06T10:16:40.971+00:00Comments on Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner: A New ChapterThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-4325009413301774292012-04-21T01:31:00.499+01:002012-04-21T01:31:00.499+01:00from my experience, my wife will tell you, I never...from my experience, my wife will tell you, I never ran marathons as fast as before my 24 hour race, underlying it may slow you downMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349522832625529847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-88356343813441760842012-04-15T17:52:08.235+01:002012-04-15T17:52:08.235+01:00Good to see that you are back running and looking ...Good to see that you are back running and looking forward to next big challenge. A couple of my own experiences see to correlate a little with yours so I'll pass them on to see if one can spot a pattern.<br /><br />Last week I did my last long run before the Fling at the end of April, a 6 hour 30 miler with 5100ft ascent/descent. I finished this run pretty comfortable but the last week my quads have been fried, it took my 4 days to get back even a gentle 2 mile recovery run. In hindsight doing such a mountainous long run was probably a bit too risky 3 weeks before an Ultra, especially as the longest ascent/descent in a single run was 1200ft this year so my quads weren't hardened enough for sure.<br /><br />Anyway about 3 days after only my quads were still tender, the rest of my was fine, yet during the night I had a calf cramp when I rolled over. It's not normal for me to get calf cramps at night, I'm certain that it was related to recovery from the long run, the ascent being the part that pushed my calves. Curiously I didn't have one sign of cramp during the run and the days before the cramp my calves felt nice a loose. Afterwards it's taken another 3 days for my calf to feel loose again.<br /><br />Another thing I've found is that my first few recovery runs I felt I wanted to run faster than my body quads could handle, it felt very much like there was residual muscle tension appropriate for running at quicker pace than a recovery run. Now I'm back to normal and tensions pretty well back to normal.Robert Osfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960356368117573952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-42562636741161381072012-04-13T13:45:53.063+01:002012-04-13T13:45:53.063+01:00Might do no harm to follow some of the WHW blogs a...Might do no harm to follow some of the WHW blogs and see how they deal with it. The trick (I think) is to monitor the progress of your peers. Tracking elites leads to disappointment as factors like biomechanics, CV ability (VO2 max) and so forth differentiate you from them.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739196746383254321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-72832101013318371952012-04-13T12:33:13.932+01:002012-04-13T12:33:13.932+01:00The mental challenge will be big that's for su...The mental challenge will be big that's for sure! Looking after your feet is important over those distances. Martin Fryer is the legend around here - http://www2.thenorthface.com.au/100/blog.html?fryerm There's also another good local ultra running site: http://ultra168.com/Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13273897.post-57376070566963149832012-04-11T15:47:45.758+01:002012-04-11T15:47:45.758+01:00i think u are nuts doing this!!!! Why? you ran a s...i think u are nuts doing this!!!! Why? you ran a sub 3 in vienna last year and when you have that ability you shouldnt let it slip. i would be aiming for one sub 3 every year if was u but at the end of the day it's your call. fair play tho!!!!<br />on the subject of training for a 100 miles i was chatting to these two irish guys on the morning of the clon marathon. can't remember their names but they pioneered ultra running in ireland. (one holds the dublin/belfast record and the other was interviewed by mick rice for irish runner). they said they "simply" ran 12 hour runs back to back when peaking for training. fair play thomas but crazy stuff. (in the way of admiration!!!)<br />cathalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com