25-04-2019, 11:38 AM
Hello there,
Apologies for the slow replies - crazy few weeks.
The long run on March 31 ended up being reduced to 24k (bad planning / time-keeping). I managed to do 31k the following weekend (Apr 7th) but got the flu the next day and took 4 days completely off.
Since then I've stuck to the plan but it's hard to say what realistic pace will be. For my marathon pace sessions to keep <140bpm I've been ranging from 3:47 - 3:55 pace.
Having said that, this morning I did a final session (3x1k marathon pace) in my race shoes and was holding 3:40-42 consistently at 135-139 bpm... so who knows!
It's been a strange build up off a 3 month off-season. I've averaged 65-70k/week since Feb so significantly less than before my 2:39 in Oct (100k+/wk) but I guess depending on sleep/conditions I'll be dancing around the 2:45 mark.
Come what may I shall stick to <140bpm until 21k, <150 until 31k.
I'll keep you posted!
Apologies for the slow replies - crazy few weeks.
The long run on March 31 ended up being reduced to 24k (bad planning / time-keeping). I managed to do 31k the following weekend (Apr 7th) but got the flu the next day and took 4 days completely off.
Since then I've stuck to the plan but it's hard to say what realistic pace will be. For my marathon pace sessions to keep <140bpm I've been ranging from 3:47 - 3:55 pace.
Having said that, this morning I did a final session (3x1k marathon pace) in my race shoes and was holding 3:40-42 consistently at 135-139 bpm... so who knows!
It's been a strange build up off a 3 month off-season. I've averaged 65-70k/week since Feb so significantly less than before my 2:39 in Oct (100k+/wk) but I guess depending on sleep/conditions I'll be dancing around the 2:45 mark.
Come what may I shall stick to <140bpm until 21k, <150 until 31k.
I'll keep you posted!