#373

jealous at all you marathon folk. nothing in the diary apart from hackney half still…
@marckee if you’re doing 30km this far out you must be well on track with a plan right?

anybody got suggestions for IAAF certified marathons later in the year (obviously missed spring now) that aren’t in Amsterdam or Berlin?

#374

I really want to run this, probably won’t have the money to get over this year but sometime. It’s a lovely part of the world http://distancerunning.co.uk/races/839.html

#375

I think it’s going okay, yeah. I’ve reached that 30km point a little earlier than I was expecting (I’d planned for a buffer in case of illness or injury), so my plan is now to alternate my long slow runs between 20km and 30km/35km every other week, with the longest run coming three weeks out from the event. I think I’ll keep that at 35km, but may push that to 40km if I feel up to it.

#376

this looks great! potentially more hassle travel wise and route wise than some of the other city marathons though. am thinking Brussels might be nice.

#377

Hoping to get out on the weekend and do a 5k (calf willing) and build back up from there.

It’s been murder reading these threads and checking in on Strava when you can’t run.

#378

I’ve heard good things about Loch Ness

#379

Got my longest long run this Sunday which will be 35-36km. Dreading it.

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#380

I’ll be doing 35k after work on Tuesday night. Urgh.

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#381

That is a truly awful sentence

#382

That’s proper grim. How are you gunna work pre and post run eating around that?

#383

Same as last Tuesday, probably. I’ll just eat normally beforehand (so breakfast and then lunch and then a snack in the afternoon), then run for 3.5hours, then be unable to hold anything down afterwards and go to bed on an empty stomach.

#384

Grim. Did 11 miles yesterday which is at the very top end of what I’m comfortable doing after work. I’m guessing there’s a pretty strong reason for you not doing the big ones on the weekend rather than personal preference

#385

Friends, is running on an empty stomach as stupid as it seems like it should be? I’ve recently started doing this a couple of times and it’s made the runs seem a lot easier to get into, I used to have a breakfast, wait half an hour or so and then run and I wouldn’t really feel comfortable until about 5k in, have done the last couple on an empty stomach and it’s seemed a lot easier but I can’t help feeling that it’s probably stupid especially as I get up around the 20km distances or so.

#386

You should probably wait more than half an hour if you’re having a biggish breakfast.

I do the parkrun etc. on an empty stomach but will eat an hour plus before anything over about 10k. Even if it’s a cereal bar and a banana or something I’d definitely suggest eating before anything like 20k. You can feel fine then suddenly hit a wall and if that happens a long way from home it’ll be really shitty

#387

:+1:

Just impatience I guess, ta.

Taking a weekend off to give my knee a rest but will be back on it for another 18k next weekend hopefully and I’ll have a wee breakfast for that one.

#388

Not at all if you listen to these ultra-distance freaks, in fact, it’s a necessity because it ‘trains’ your body to burn fat rather than rely on carbs. I’m a bit sceptical about this.

Personally, I can easily do a slow 10k on an empty stomach without any ill effects so probably not that stupid if you’re used to running.

#389

I play hockey on a Saturday, which means I can’t do a long run on a Sunday.

Season finishes in two and a half weeks, so I’ll then switch, I think.

Having said that, I quite like doing long runs at night as doing them in the morning tends to leave me spending the rest of the day with a huge hangover.

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#390

Yeah, I did 18 at the weekend on an empty stomach and felt fine (aside from my knee) but I’m not sure how sustainable it is, the last thing I want to do is end up burning myself out over something so daft innit.

#391

If you plan your long runs so that they go out and back in a series of loops then you can always cut it short if you’re struggling.

Every runner has their own preference, and the effects of food and digestion are very variable. I think it just comes down to running enough times to be able to work out what works for you.

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#392

Aye, I’m never further than 4k from home on my usual route so I always have that option which is good.

That said I’m gonna try and switch my routes up soon as I think the intense downhill sections in Blackheath/Greenwich have been fucking my knee so I’ll have to do some proper planning