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Marathon Training Log - Week 12
562 sats \ 4 comments \ @gnilma 13 Apr HealthAndFitness
This week's stats: Box step up+down (18 inches high bench): Wednesday - no extra weight, just body weight - 25 minutes
Runs: Tuesday
Friday
Sunday
Weekly total: 40km - 270m elevation gain
Alcohol consumption: None
How it felt this week: Although it was still quite cold throughout the past week (this Spring is shaping up to be colder than usual), at least the rain stopped. Seems like I've hit a wall in terms of speed or maybe I'm not trying hard enough? Either way, both the 10k and the 5k were slightly slower than last week. Went a bit faster on the Sunday long run, although, to be fair, last week's run was also 11km longer. Felt pretty good throughout the week after each run, but the fatigue from work is there. The taper has started and hopefully that will help rest my muscles and help with the tired legs.
Weeks before race day: 3 weeks
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 13 Apr
Are you going to run the actual course at some point in your training?
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29 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 13 Apr
No, there's no need for that, as race day will be my 5th time running this exact same course, I'm pretty familiar with the course. Also, during marathon training, I don't usually run a full marathon. I run something close, say 38km or so, and leave the actual 42.2km for race day. And I don't usually run too much 1 or 2 weeks before race day to save my legs. Last week's 36km was and will be my longest run during this whole training period. I've already started to taper, as I only ran 25km this Sunday.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 13 Apr
Nice job. You will be ready for race day.
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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 13 Apr
Thanks! I do feel ready, but just not sure what time I'll get.
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