Lanceandrew said:"scientific research suggests that during this month before the race
[Marathon]
Quoted message said:no workout should cover more than about 10 miles".
"Bottom line? Remember that it is your overall fitness which will
determine
Quoted message said:your success at marathon racing, not the quantity of miles in your
training log
Quoted message said:or even the number of long runs which you have completed."
http://www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_news_frameset.html?http://www.runners
Quoted message said:web.com/running/news/rw_news_20041030_PPO_MarathonMistakes.html
i love this man. this "new math" fits right in with the boat i'm in.
finally
Quoted message said:i've found a bold new thinker to support my notions which up until
now i
Quoted message said:assumed were...well..."false"...and only my own. hope floats!
Did you read the whole article? Sure, the 4 weeks before your marathon
many marathon plans call for a taper. Many start at 3 weeks
pre-marathon, but several use 4 weeks. The long runs and the total
weekly mileage remains a critical part of marathon training. The
article was in response to someone's marathon plan that did not result
in a good performance for a few reasons. You've cut out most of the
article that explains further.
"this runner was moving along at goal marathon speed or faster every
Saturday during the six-month period, for at least 12 miles on 'easy'
weekends and for as many as 21 miles on 'long-run' Saturdays! Three
weeks before the marathon itself, the runner in effect ran 80 percent
of a full marathon (21 miles) at approximately goal pace."
"Proper strategy: to promote better recovery while still enhancing the
ability to run marathon-type distances, carry out a long run every two
to three weeks (not every week), gradually increasing the duration of
this effort to 22 miles, only 10 to 12 of which are covered at race
pace; on alternate weeks, complete shorter-duration quality training.
Complete the last long run at least four weeks prior to race day."
-
Phil M.
