Since doing the Manchester Marathon at the end of April I
have more or less followed the suggested training plan on the Wall Run website,
which by the looks of it is designed for someone new to ultra marathons –
perfect for me! My maximum mileage has been just under 60 miles, further than I
have done in the past when marathon training and it hasn't seemed to cause any
problems. During the week days I haven’t strayed too far from my previous marathon
routine, though with a higher sustained weekly mileage. The main difference has
been with the long runs, doing the main distance runs every other week.
As suggested by the plan I did a 30 miler (see separate
post) four weeks before the race, and I have done a couple of back to back training
runs, a couple of weeks either side, one 12+12 miles, and another 15+12 miles.
I organised these by doing the first on the Friday evening and the second on
the following morning, trying to keep less than 12 hours between them. I could
feel that I was running on tired legs on the second run, but in the scheme of
things they didn't seem too bad. I guess being used to longer distances in
individual runs helps put the shorter ones into perspective.
I’ve done all the long runs with a pack, attempting to use a
greater weight than I’ll be carrying in the Wall Run on the assumption that it
is better to be used to a heavier pack than a lighter one! Anyway, I’ll have to
carry a significantly heavier pack during the MdS so the earlier l get used to
increased weights when running, the better.
So training down, only the race to go! Should be an
interesting learning experience... and hopefully at least a bit of fun! (the weather is looking a little wet though..)
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