東京でのマラソン・陸上・駅伝・・・・・体を鍛えて、環境を守ってエコマラソン

31st Annual Sakura Asahi Full Marathon (sorry for taking over this site!)

Ran the 31st Annual Sakura Full Marathon in a PB of 4:30 (:29 net?). It was my second FULL. The other was the Osaka last year (4:42). I had a sciatic injury and was planning to cancel but I miraculously felt better since a few days before the event.

My Chiro gave me the go ahead but to just run maybe half then retire. I planned on running 30k slowly then retiring since the 30K point was relatively near the finish area and I could retrieve my gear. However, after 30k the marathon gods descended and seduced me into an extra 12.195k of agony......

I hadn't trained properly for 2 months because of the injury so I was surprised to get a PB let alone finish, So, for that I am satisfied!

The course was farmy, hilly, marshy, scenic and the weather was sunny to cloudy to cold to wet to sunny again...much like the mood swings of my ex..

The first HALF I ran in 2:02, probably a little too slow but I was afraid of the injury and my inexperience made me fearful of over-pacing. In retrospect I should have run the half in 1:50 as Juergen said since I'd start cramping at 33K either way...

My pace dropped off drastically at 25k from about 5:45/km to 6:30/km at 30K....and a desperate 7:00/km for last km.

I walked less this time, only to walk off imminent cramps (less than before), even in the latter stages so that was an improvement. The pain in my thighs seemed more bearable this time. The salt candy I was eating, proper hydration and taking mg/calcium regularly has helped maybe.

All in all it was a great course, and am really glad I ran it albeit painfully!

PS: How long should a long run be, how often, when should I do them and at what pace? Can I run a HALF 2 weeks before as a long run? Any tips on recovery....aaaarrrgggghhhhh? Thighs are burning!! LOL

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Comment by juergen wittstock on March 26, 2012 at 5:57pm: Yes, but if you run 1:50 in your test-half, you can go through in 1:58...

Comment by Jon Holmes on March 26, 2012 at 4:12pm: You should also aim for even paced running...if you go through the half way point in 2 hours as suggested by Juergen you should be looking at at a finish time of 4 to 4.10.

Comment by Adrian Ringin on March 26, 2012 at 3:20pm: You're a trooper Thomas! Congrats on getting through it, I hope your recovery is quick.

Comment by juergen wittstock on March 26, 2012 at 3:00pm: The great coach from OZ has spoken!

I suggest four to six long runs in the three months before the race, last one three weeks before, distance, well, 35 should do it at your stage.

And my 1:50 for the half were for the test run, about a month before the race, in the race, you should just go out at about 2h for the half, at least not much faster...

Comment by Jon Holmes on March 26, 2012 at 1:49pm: Well done for your PB.
I think one rest day for every km run in the marathon. 6 weeks. Juergen probably disagrees? :-)
A half is not a long run.
My thought was say at least 2 32 km runs in the two months before the race.If I was going to run a Marathon again I would make this 35km...BUT no more.
Time on your feet is more important than pace.
Good luck.