With a nice easy 40min run! What a nice way to enter training, a relaxed, easy paced run around in the sun for 40mins.
In reality this training will be difficult, my goal is a stretch at 3:15 for the Edinburgh Marathon. The last time I ran this was in 4:45 and it nearly broke me. I was unprepared and it was a really really hot day, this was back in 2010, in 2011 I had another go at the marathon distance and did 2 in a month, Keilder Marathon – a hilly hilly trail one but I got my PB at 3:55 and then 23 days later, Dublin where I came in 3:33 which remains my PB.
You can say I did a marathon in 2013 but I don’t count the one I did as part of the Ironman, only because I had hardly ran in 4months and training was swimming and cycling. Though some people might have been happy with a 5 hour marathon, I certainly was on the day, but not as an individual time.
So you might be wondering why 3:15? Well my most recent half marathon was a 1:29 and this was achieved with relatively little training specifically for running. Now I’ve put triathlons on hold, and focussing on running I feel that I can get faster and stronger with more run focussed training.
I’ve downloaded a plan on my Garmin and will be following it religiously, I’ll also cross train where I can, cycling and swimming but only as a relatively easy day. The plan is 16 weeks and will finish 6 weeks before the marathon, which is ideal, as we all know injury, illness and whatever other blerch related reason will mean that I won’t be able to do a full 16 week run.
3:15 sounds verrry nice! Good luck!
Thank you!
You can do it!!
With a 1:29 half you should be able to get to 3:15 if you keep your training consistent. Set your sights high. It will keep you focused. Good luck on keeping to the plan and on finishing in an awesome time.
Thanks Kevin! Appreciate the comment.
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Good luck with your training for 3:15. I remember running a leg of the relay in Edinburgh in 2010 and it was a boiling hot day! I hope you get cooler conditions this time.
Thanks! Yeah hoping for cooler weather. Would prefer to do it in this weather than in may!
I know what you mean. I often think I’m primed for a marathon on a cold, wet day and they usually end up warm and sunny!
Winter marathon! Now thats an idea! Maybe not the North Pole marathon tho!