Comments on: Weekend: Rainy long-runs, horse shows, family photos, and more

By: Becky Claster

Becky Claster — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 20:38:42 +0000

I used to do a lot of running and biking, and training in bad weather always made me feel like a serious athlete.

By: sesb

sesb — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:42:14 +0000

In reply to Laura Vanderkam. Yay for coming back from an injury! Good luck at your race! :-)

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:50:25 +0000

In reply to sesb.

@Sesb – I doubt I’ll be aiming to be fast so perhaps the last miles won’t be terrible. Or maybe they will be – this course might be hillier. I should probably look into that. But I’ll just be happy to finish given the state I was in a few months ago, so being able to run 12 miles in a training run is a good feeling too.

By: sesb

sesb — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:37:03 +0000

Many many years ago when I did a half ironman I made sure to make my long run and long bike longer than the actual distance. I think my longest run was 15 miles, and my longest bike was 70 miles. I know that it’s *possible* to run a 1/2 marathon with less training (I did a 20k with my longest run before that only 8 miles), but those last few miles really really hurt if you do that. I also think you somewhat increase your risk of injury. At my advanced age I find that my pain and soreness after a run are greatly magnified if I increase (speed *or* distance) by more than 5% any given week. I think you’ll find doing a slightly longer long run before your race will help it feel less terrible. I’m assuming you’ll try to go fast, so those last few miles will probably feel somewhat terrible anyway… but hopefully less so.