I ran 2:18 in my first marathon while working 50+ hrs per week and supporting a wife and 3 kids. My 4th kid was born 3 weeks after the race. I think the hardest part for me wasnt fitting the training in but the lack of good recovery and rest.
I ran 2:18 in my first marathon while working 50+ hrs per week and supporting a wife and 3 kids. My 4th kid was born 3 weeks after the race. I think the hardest part for me wasnt fitting the training in but the lack of good recovery and rest.
RacerM wrote:
I think the hardest part for me wasnt fitting the training in but the lack of good recovery and rest.
Yes, that's the killer. Injuries go up, and top-end training intensity goes down. Also, if your job has unpredictable hours, it can be very difficult to stick to a consistent and well-structured training schedule. I found that, for me, the best approach seemed to be a training schedule that generally didn't vary that much from day to day.
We are just a little club in Scotland but a few years back we had 6 guys under 2.20 in the one marathon,two guys went on to run 2.12 and 2.15 some time later,all worked full time jobs,think about it how many hours a week can you run 20/25 then what sit on your arse and think about it all,run the same runs in your head 10 times a day,there is no such thing as full time,you are either motivated or not.
runkeller wrote:
Chris Raabe works full time and ran 2:17 for 16th at the trials.
Seriously, Phil, nobody cares.
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