mackel1994
Earning My Ears
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- Jul 2, 2019
Thank you for the advice! I will try and log in around 11:30pmChances are very, very, VERY good it would be sold out by that time. And you actually wanted to be logged in before 10 am Eastern Time.
Thank you for the advice! I will try and log in around 11:30pmChances are very, very, VERY good it would be sold out by that time. And you actually wanted to be logged in before 10 am Eastern Time.
You might want to reach out to @DopeyBadger on these forums to see if one of his custom marathon training plans would be a good fit for you. His plans are, at heart, time-based rather than distance-based which can result in more manageable long training run mileages. For example, I train at basically a 4:00 marathon pace and my longest runs top out at 16 miles. At your estimated pace, you'd likely be under 15 miles for a maximum long training run. I'll let him get into more of the specifics if you choose to explore that route, though.
Thank you both very much for the replies! I have been looking back at many of @DopeyBadger's guidance on older marathons, and I'm learning a lot about different training options w/ a slower pace. I appreciate your feedback!Assuming your HM time is around a 2:24 HM, then I'd put your long run pace around 12:30 min/mile if continuous and 13:30 min/mile if using run/walk. With a continuous duration limit of 2.5 hrs, the 12:30 min/mile would be maximally 12 miles. With a run/walk duration limit of 3 hrs, the 13:30 min/mile would be maximally 13.3 miles or so. Ideally your peak week ends up somewhere above 6 hours total. I prefer to see no more than 30% of the weekly mileage in the LR. I've done a higher %, but I get more iffy the higher we go. But ultimately based on your estimated pace, I'm fairly confident you wouldn't need to be 15-20 mile training runs to comfortably complete the marathon as long as you're willing to do about 4-5 hrs total during any of the other six days per week (keeping in mind you don't actually need to do 6-7 days per week). Ideally no less than five days per week, although I've done four days per week total on a few occasions with success.
Omg - I have just noticed in the policies it says entrants must live in the US. We are from Australia and were planning on registering as it falls during our trip at the end of the year. Does anyone know if this policy is strict/enforced?!
Oh dear - I was! Thank goodness I asked. I appreciate the quick response! Alarm is set for 11.30pmAre you sure that you are looking at the in-person races? The virtual are only available to those in the US, but usually the in-person races aren't limited to that.
The person I am planning on doing the Half Marathon with is working tomorrow and won't be able to register until her first break (which will be around noon). Would I be able to register for her? And if not, does the Half normally sell out quickly?
same….I'm staying out for now, you can thank me for leaving you a spot
Hard same, nothing is happening before 10 AM. I'm trying, it ain't workingGuess who's anxious? Although I got both my sister and husband helping, so I'm hoping we'll be ok? I'm already just staring at my computer having a really hard time getting any work done.
Good luck everyone! I hope everyone is able to register for whatever races they want, with no issues!