Advice please: 2 1/2 marathons in 3 weeks

[dislvr74]

Hi all! I am a long time lurker, but spend most of my time on the budget board. Anyway, I am walk/running a 1/2 marathon on 4/11 and on 5/2. Any suggestions for the type of traning I should do in between? I am thinking about doing at least one 10 mile run, and perhaps two. Thoughts?

 

[twoWDWfools]

I've got a half on 4/11 then 4/25 so only one weekend in between. I've got a 5K on the Saturday and will likely do an easy bike on Sunday (15-20 miles). I want to give my body some rest after the first one but still keep active - just not overly so. I'm sure someone will have more/better advice.

 

[dislvr74]

I've got a half on 4/11 then 4/25 so only one weekend in between.

Wow, and I thought doing two within a month was a little crazy!

 

[twoWDWfools]

Wow, and I thought doing two within a month was a little crazy!

LOL...yeah, I've lost my mind. Over the next 8 weeks I have 3 halfs, 2 5ks, a 15 mile ride and a 30 mile ride.

Hello, my name is Liz and I'm a running/biking addict.

 

[dsnyfan21]

I have done the WDW Half and then two weeks later ING Half and then three weeks later the A1A Fort Lauderdale Half. With two week in between I only had one weekend to do a long distance and I did 8 miles. Really I taper two weeks before a half. When I had two weekends I did two 8 milers for the long distance. Seemed to work ok and didn't have any issues. You just want to give your body a break from doing those distances.

Tracy

 

[Todd and Toni]

These races do different things to all of our bodies. Some of us get beat up pretty good and need more recovery while others can do 2 endurance races two weekends in a row. I like your plan to do at least one long run. I think you need to listen to your body. If you get some short runs in, in addition to a 10-miler, you should be good and won't lose any firness.

Liz- I found my login and password.

 

[dislvr74]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm going to stick with shorter runs the week after, do a long run the weekend in the middle, and then go back to shorter runs. I'm not exactly trying to set any speed records (my goal is to FINALLY finish in less than 3 hours) and I just want to finish without feeling like I'm going to die. I think this plan will keep me in shape, without hurting my recovery.

 

[SAHDad]

It depends on your fitness level, your base and your goals. If I were running them just to run them (ie, no definite time goal, not trying for a PR or an AG award), I would feel comfortable running 8-12 miles for my long run on the non-race weekends. On the other hand, I am used to a long (8-10 miles) runs on a weekly basis, so I wouldn't be doing anything out of the ordinary.

If I were trying for a specific time, I would take one race easy, run the other hard, and keep my long runs about 8 miles, or maybe an easy and slow 10. I'd probably keep my speed work to a minimum between the two races as well.