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Training vs Racing
It has been quiet on the Blogs this summer, which could only mean that everyone's race season is in full swing! How has the season been going for everyone? Any PRs? Favorite Races? Post it! We are all interested.
I have a question and wanted to see how others handle similar situations. I am pretty set on my training plan for the Chicago Marathon this year. It is an 18 week plan I am using from a great book, Advanced Marathoning, (I highly reccommend the book for a strong base and understanding) I am running the Rock and Roll half Marathon in Chicago on August 1st. That same day the training plan calls for a 20 miler. There are 2 other 20 Milers that the plan has however do I just 'run through' the 13.1 and add 7 miles later that day? Skip the 20 miler and concentrate on the race?
Just curious to see how other athletes choose to handle these scenarios as I can imagine this is something that comes up often with "A" races scheduled for later in the race season. Any thoughts?
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Thanks for the feedback!
I'm not a runner but when a B or C priority bike race conflicts with training I race how I feel. If things start out well and I'm feeling it that day I hate to not go for it. Messing up one day on your plan isn't going to make a bit of difference in the long run in my opinion.
Good one! I think you have several options:
1) You can go with the overall time... let's say the 20 miler calls for 2 hrs and 50 min (8:30 min miles) and you race the 13.1 and finish the remaing 7 miles "right" after the race that will add up to 2.5 hrs or so
2) I always prefer racing to training so I would go all out in the race. I am sure the week after there will be a 13-15 mile run on your schedule so I would run the 20 then, meaning just swap the weeks
3) You live once... race in the morning and do a 20 miler in the afternoon and get injured the nextt day :)
I would pick #2.
I am doing the same Aug. 1st half and Chicago Marathon, and have some of the same issues with other races that don't exactly fit in my training schedule (I know that ozank is has the same). I say #2 above without question. The effort you put into racing 13 miles will pay dividends in another race and you always have a couple more chances to run 20. No reason to slow jog a race to get miles in --- go for the PR.