How many days to "recover" from Marathon
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
It depends.
1. How fast are you going to run the marathon?
2. Do you recover well from running a hilly course? The downhills are what kills me at Boston.
3. How do you normally recover from a marathon?
4. Are you adding more runs to your IM plan to prepare or are you banking on the IM fitness to get you through.
I did Boston the year I did my IM. The IM was in Sep. so I was following my normal marathon plan as far as weekly medium/long and long runs were concerned. I still was able to swim and bike according to the IM plan. I did not push the pace in Boston and ran a relaxed race. By relaxed I mean about 25 seconds off my normal marathon MPM pace. I was sore for a week but was able to get back on the bike within 3 days and in the pool after 2. I kept the paces slow for the next week and then was back to normal. I usually am slow to recover after any marathon and Boston has proven to be a little harder than most. Good luck.
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TriSooner posted 1 year ago.
The simple formula I follow is one day of absolutely nothing for every hour I race. So, 3 hour marathon, 3 days of nothing. And even then, I would take the rest of week after not doing any running, but mostly swimming and some light bike, like a spin class or solo an easy 1hr outdoors. I think you could be back 100% within 10 days to two weeks. Boston (April) to Moo (September) is a loooong time, especially if you are starting your IM training with a legit marathon-level running base. You have a head start, so you don't need to do go all-out to quickly. Milk that marathon base as long as you can and use the time instead on the bike.
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jhudalla posted 1 year ago.
I have a similar question (sorry to hijack your thread nyfan21) I'm also registered for my first IMOO and this spring I'm set to do the:
Fargo Marathon 5/9 Goal of 3:45
Stillwater Marathon 5/24 Goal of 3:40
Grandmas Marathon 6/20 Gunning for 3:30
I figure this ought to give me the solid run foundation I'll need to bank on for the IM... I know it's nutz but that's how I roll. Has anybody done something like this? Will I still have enough time to get RAD on the bike before the race?
Sidenote, I'm currently averaging about 20/week on the run and 120/week on the bike.
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nyfan21 posted 1 year ago.
Thanks guys/girls; I was going to get a number from a charity event and they were pushing for me to raise $3K which was ok, but she needed to know in like 3 mins. So I just backed out. The IM is my main focus anyways.
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nyfan21 posted 1 year ago.
Damn that is a lot on the bike if that is 120 miles this early in the game for IMOO
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jhudalla posted 1 year ago.
I'm also doing the oceanside HIM in april (reason for all the biking so early). This is pretty much my first big season of racing, I want to get a solid base of pain and anguish, I'm lookin to go for a boston qualifier at the twincities marathon in october.
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Anton posted 1 year ago.
To get back to the original question...
I go with the old formula. 26 days of EASY running after a Marathon. One EASY day here for every mile of the race. I swim and bike like noemal base building.
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kylie posted 1 year ago.
jhudulla -- with a marathon schedule like that, and your first IM, be ready not to see your best running in the IM. That much marathon racing takes a toll - there is a reason many people only do one or two IMs or marathons a year. You might be fine with that, but just be aware.
Personally, I don't see a ton of physical value in a marathon during IM prep. I did for my first IM, because mentally I needed to know I could go that far... but it disrupts the training too much.
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nyfan21 posted 1 year ago.
kylie- I just backed out of Boston because I felt that it would interfere with my training too much. Plus I had to raise $3K in a few months and if I didn't I would be on the hook for it.
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
kylie wrote:
Personally, I don't see a ton of physical value in a marathon during IM prep. I did for my first IM, because mentally I needed to know I could go that far... but it disrupts the training too much.
+1 I feel really focused and relaxed having chosen not to go to Boston this year. It feels good to follow the IM plan and not have to worry about getting the runs in. Although when April rolls around I might feel differently.
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gfd posted 1 year ago.
jhudalla wrote:
Fargo Marathon 5/9 Goal of 3:45
Stillwater Marathon 5/24 Goal of 3:40
Grandmas Marathon 6/20 Gunning for 3:30I know of people who have done 3 marathons in 2 months but hoping to get faster with each one may not be the best way to go. If these times are a relaxed pace for you then ok, but if you plan on all out efforts each time I think you may be setting yourself up to burn out or get injured. If you are doing them as training runs it might work.
I figure this ought to give me the solid run foundation I'll need to bank on for the IM... I know it's nutz but that's how I roll. Has anybody done something like this? Will I still have enough time to get RAD on the bike before the race?
As your run mileage increases it is going to be harder to increase or keep up the cycling mileage. You will be finishing your 3rd marathon at the time when your bike mileage should be reaching a large volume. Good luck. If you do it it will be one heck of a race season to look back on.
Sidenote, I'm currently averaging about 20/week on the run and 120/week on the bike.
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jhudalla posted 1 year ago.
Very true gfd, I'm considering starting law school in the fall of 2010 so I figure this is my last full season of fun. Taking the LSAT tomorrow morning in fact!
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PrinceofClydes posted 1 year ago.
nyfan21 wrote:
Thanks guys/girls; I was going to get a number from a charity event and they were pushing for me to raise $3K which was ok, but she needed to know in like 3 mins. So I just backed out. The IM is my main focus anyways.
Good thing you explained that, because I wanted to know how you can be good enough to qualify for Boston and yet not know this.
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I am training for IMOO and was wondering how many days would I need to take off before I "recover" if I run the Boston Marathon?