C&O trail is probably going to be really muddy today and I want to try something new. Any recs for non-pavement long run (20 mi) today? Open to any ideas within 30 mins drive or metro of Alexandria.
My husband and I are planning to go on our second tent camping trip in the Shenandoah mountains this weekend, but the weather is going to be pretty warm and humid. Highs will be in the low 80s and lows in the 60s for the trip with some scattered rain and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon. Any tips or advice how to make the trip as comfortable and low stress as possible in this weather?
I asked about post-long run recovery here and received some great feedback, so I’m wondering now what everyone’s pre-long run fuel looks like (either day(s) before or morning of)?
I tried a yogurt & grapes before my last long run and had a not so fun time, so hoping y’all have better suggestions.
Post-20 mile long run today and wondering what everyone’s go-to recovery process, food, etc looks like.
Training for MCM (Oct) & Richmond (Nov). I’d like to try to break 4 hrs (goal A) or at least PR (goal B - current PR from 4 years ago is 4:36). Training is going really well (currently at ~40mpw with LR distance 17-18 miles), and I have fuel, shoes, and attire relatively locked down.
What do you recommend as the strategy to pull this off? Richmond seems like an easier course, so I’ve been thinking of using MCM as a last long run and taking it easy then racing Richmond. Thoughts?
Just wrapped up a 17 mile long run (76 degrees F average temp, 80% humidity) with some 9:45ish pace miles for the last 7.5 miles. Zone 2 for me tops out at ~157 bpm, and zone 3 tops out at high 170s for reference.
Ran just over a 2 hr half a few weeks ago (also in the heat and humidity) as I was just about halfway through my marathon training block for my race in Oct and wanted to do a time trial at a “comfortable” pace a little slower than my target race pace.
I still have about 10 weeks to go before the race - what are the chances that if the weather is 60s and less humid I could break 4 hrs? Ave mpw right now is 35ish, will max out around 50 mpw before taper.
Is anyone training for the MCM and/or Richmond Marathon this fall? Looking for folks to run long runs (15+ miles) with on the weekends (usually early Saturday mornings, but Sundays also work). Pace is generally somewhere around 9 to 11 mins/mile depending on the weather and distance.
I usually run the cross country trail, W&OD trail, etc but open to exploring other routes too!
I (28F) ran my first marathon in 4:36 a few years ago at Space Coast on a particularly warm & muggy day in November in FL. I’ve moved and had some pretty tough injuries in the last few years (including a third elbow surgery about 2 months ago), but I feel pretty well recovered now and have been doing about 25 mpw with 1-2 speed sessions, 2-3 easy workouts, and 1 long run per week. I’d estimate current half marathon pace in this summer heat on an average course is about a 2:05 or so.
Assuming training plan goes as planned and I build up to ~45 mpw before taper, do we think it’s possible that I could break 4 hrs for the marathon? Any tips (other than fueling and gear) or changes to this plan y’all would recommend?