Question for those that have run a marathon...
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KitKat posted 6 weeks ago.
24 miles - I don't think anything over 20 really does anything. I did 4 runs over 20, either set mileage or a 4 hour time duration. Never hit a wall until the day of the marathon. Running and racing a marathon are two completely different stories.
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jonovision_man posted 6 weeks ago.
32k (which Google tells me is 20 miles).
It was my first and injury prevention was my #1 goal. I read lots of debates out there between coaches on this one, some plans have you going all the way up to 26 miles, others stop as low as 18! I can't vouch for either, exept to say that I hit the start line healthy and met my goal. :)
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TriSooner posted 6 weeks ago.
KitKat wrote:
I don't think anything over 20 really does anything.
+1. 20 (or just over if you go by time) is plenty. People generally don't run the whole 262. during training. Doing so does more damage than good (ie, lengthy recovery time and then missed training runs).
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dkhartung posted 6 weeks ago.
I've only run one marathon, but my longest run in training was only 16 miles (run was interrupted by a family issue). I did manage to get another 10K run in that evening. The race went fairly well anyway (frankly, for me a marathon felt easier than a HIM).
Running another in two weeks, trying a different approach since I hate runs over 15 miles. I'm nt going for long runs, but doing 2x/day runs. We'll see how it goes.
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wannakona posted 6 weeks ago.
+1 to anything over 20 doesn't really help me in my training
but I still go up to 22-24 depending how far i get lost from home.
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krazyfranco posted 6 weeks ago.
I've done three 20 mile runs during my current training. I think the key is being able to bounce back and run quality 20 mile runs every other week. It would be harder and harder to train for quality and recovery after as distance increases.
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TryScott posted 6 weeks ago.
My longest run was supposed to be 22 miles, but it happened to fall on a day there was a local marathon, so I did the entire 26.2. Obviously I didn't race it. According to my training log, I took 2 days off after the event (race) and the following week my long runs were 9.5 and 13 miles. Not sure if that's because I was sore, or if the plan called for it. 2 weeks after the marathon I did a strong 20 miles.
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beads1985 posted 6 weeks ago.
I usually run by time so about 4 hours or 20-24 miles. ;-)
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IthinkIcan posted 6 weeks ago.
22ish. Most call for 20 as the longest, but I've been very interested in some plans that call for 16 as the longest. They do however, include much higher weekly volumes.
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jrhanak posted 6 weeks ago.
20 miles for me. I found Hal Higdon's training programs to be very helpful and straight forward if it helps.
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jnrice posted 6 weeks ago.
yeah, 20 is what I'd suggest, but to be honest mine was something like 25 +or- as I got really lost on a run and it ended up being a lot longer than I wanted it to be.
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Anton posted 6 weeks ago.
I often follow Galloway's marathon schedule for those folks who are looking at a specific finish time.
He goes out to 28 miles. I've done that and can't tell the difference between that and going 23 or 24. I know when I go out past 20 I always have a better race.
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gfd posted 6 weeks ago.
Max at 22. Usually only do it once over an 18 week plan. 3 other 20 milers.
The biggest change I found in improving my times was adding the mid-week medium long run (12-15 miles).
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TryScott posted 6 weeks ago.
gfd wrote:
Max at 22. Usually only do it once over an 18 week plan. 3 other 20 milers.
The biggest change I found in improving my times was adding the mid-week medium long run (12-15 miles).
+1
If I had to rank the importance of marathon workouts, I'd rank the Med Long Run right below the weekend Long Run. If I had to choose to miss either a tempo run or MLR, it would be tough, but I'd ditch the tempo run for that week.
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YNOTRUN posted 1 week ago.
Ive run 2 and will be doing my 3rd in 3 weeks. The best training Ive done is this...two runs were 20 miles and my 3rd 20 miler I changed into a 4hour run. This was great to have my body see what 4 hours felt like. My goal was to finish in under 4 hours. So, if you have a goal in mind, its great to have your body feel that time in training, but only once. Otherwise stick to your training schedule. Good luck to you!
Looking at all the different training schedules out there for running a marathon I noticed the longest run varies from program to program. What was your longest run prior to running your marathon?
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