Cyclists with a "Running" Problem

[SwissVan]

A conservative, but well tested training program for Comrades is the one from Don Oliver - might be worth comparing. It's not heart rate based though as far as I could tell, but something sounds a little fishy with yours. His book is also really a good read before doing your first Comrades

 

Thanks i saw DO's programmes last year somewhere on the net...

 

I spoke to a friend of mine in SA who is training for the Kaapsehoop marathon using a marathon programme from Garmin and he has the same situation with the training zones being so low for the long runs... so its not just me or my polar

 

Comrades is a long way off for me....let see how i feel after the Luzern marathon at the end of October before even thinking of comrades programmes...I quite like the Lindsay Parry programmes tbh on the comrades website

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2:42...well done ferret! Seabee?

[SeaBee]

Wow! Well done Ferret! 

 

Made the sub-4! Super excited... And at a stage I was really off target and in my mind sort-of just settled for sub 4:15. Then a couple of kays later I saw...hmmm... this may still be on.

 

3:59:17... pleeeenty of time to spare!

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Well done seabee!!

[ScottCM]

Wow guys, congrats to both of you. how was the race though?

[Hacc]

Congrats guys!! The weather looked perfect on TV. Thank goodness you didn't have the Gauteng weather yesterday.

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Balls...I see we finishing at the racecourse this year. Be warned ..it is a *** finish. 

[Hacc]

Balls...I see we finishing at the racecourse this year. Be warned ..it is a *** finish. 

Is the route shorter?

[ScottCM]

Balls...I see we finishing at the racecourse this year. Be warned ..it is a *** finish. 

 

Golden Horse?

 

Edit: Please explain why to us novices, is it because the grass is longer and harder to run on with tired legs?

Edited September 19, 2016 by ScottC-M

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Golden Horse?

yes

 

 

Is the route shorter?

 

pretty much the same

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Golden Horse?

 

Edit: Please explain why to us novices, is it because the grass is longer and harder to run on with tired legs?

 

lol - they did it in 2000 for a bigger finish to accompany all the runners...not sure what they going to do about the grass...but apparently it is also *** because the track is so wide your family and friends can hardly see you coming in

[Tubehunter]

First Marathon done and dusted yesterday at the Sanlam CTM... Wasn't pretty, was super under prepared after getting caught up with tackling a post grad and not making time for any long runs but now I no longer need to wonder what it's like to go that far in some running shoes! Useful experience and lined up knowing it was going to be a day for survival rather than pacing to a time. Did the first half in 2:08, feeling comfy all the way, picked up some niggles shortly thereafter and struggled home in 5:35. 

 

Was a very humbling day out and much respect to you chaps who can keep the afterburners firing for so long! Will have to really rethink how to schedule my training better around my other commitments!

Edited September 19, 2016 by Tubehunter

[Andrew Steer]

First Marathon done and dusted yesterday at the Sanlam CTM... Wasn't pretty, was super under prepared after getting caught up with tackling a post grad and not making time for any long runs but now I no longer need to wonder what it's like to go that far in some running shoes! Useful experience and lined up knowing it was going to be a day for survival rather than pacing to a time. Did the first half in 2:08, feeling comfy all the way, picked up some niggles shortly thereafter and struggled home in 5:35. 

 

Was a very humbling day out and much respect to you chaps who can keep the afterburners firing for so long! Will have to really rethink how to schedule my training better around my other commitments!

 

Well done, good to tick that first one off! It gets easier I promise... (although, never easy!)

 

Half marathons are pretty easy in retrospect, it's beyond that distance that the gloves really come off... usually around the 28km mark for me in my first marathon of the season. The fitter you get though, the bigger your base, the better your conditioning - the further out you push that mark... some guys get to the point they can do 60km's pretty comfy   before the mental battle begins, the best I ever had was at Om die Dam three years back when I got to the Marathon mark in pretty much one piece - that last 8km's turned into sheer hell though 

[Bloukrans]

First Marathon done and dusted yesterday at the Sanlam CTM... Wasn't pretty, was super under prepared after getting caught up with tackling a post grad and not making time for any long runs but now I no longer need to wonder what it's like to go that far in some running shoes! Useful experience and lined up knowing it was going to be a day for survival rather than pacing to a time. Did the first half in 2:08, feeling comfy all the way, picked up some niggles shortly thereafter and struggled home in 5:35. 

 

Was a very humbling day out and much respect to you chaps who can keep the afterburners firing for so long! Will have to really rethink how to schedule my training better around my other commitments!

Well done Tubehunter

 

Was cheering the runners on in Newlands - weather was perfect!!

 

Off topic- I did something very stupid! I stood next to my 29'er when a runner asked me to help him looking for his car keys. He was in such a panic. I offered him my bike to turn around and go look for his keys - I only saw his name and race number (which I forgot after 10 seconds!) on his shirt  - After about 15 minutes I started panicking - what if he does not come back, what do I tell my insurance and the police?  

 

But, he came back with my bike - there are good people out there and some stupid people like me

 

Well done to all the runners!!!

[fanievb]

solution to chafed nipples

[ScottCM]

Well done Tubehunter, congrats on the 1st marathon. They say less than 1% of the worlds population has run a marathon in their lifetime, in 7 weeks i hope to be in that bracket too.