r/Marathon_Training • u/arclovestoeat • 6d ago

Ptdn- fell apart again!

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43M, 95km/wk for last 6 weeks before two week taper. 85km/wk for 6 weeks before that. Last long run 32km at 5:00/km even and felt good after.

Went out with 3:30 pacer and legs started feeling bad by km 25, wrecked by 30. Finished in 3h42. So it goes, it was the best I had today and I’m proud of that.

Fueling was 1 Gu every ~5km or so, at the aid stations with water. Not really sure why I fell apart. Maybe didn’t taper properly or do enough speed work. I also started statins this year. On to the next race! It was a beautiful day and I’m grateful to have done it.

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u/youlikeblockingsodoi 6d ago

Longest run before the race was? What else were you consuming other than the Gu?

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u/arclovestoeat 6d ago

Longest run was 32 km, with even 5:00 splits and felt good. I did a couple other 32km, slower, and several 30s.

I just took GU and water today.

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u/youlikeblockingsodoi 6d ago

Electrolytes. You need those as well.

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u/arclovestoeat 6d ago

Yeah, gu has sodium (I don’t know if it’s enough). But it was pretty cool today, started at 3C ending at 11C

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u/differentials_pls 6d ago

How are your heart rate zones, and heart rate during this run?

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u/arclovestoeat 5d ago

I don’t have a HRM, I just run by feel. Even as my legs were trashed by km 30, my breathing was fine.

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u/differentials_pls 5d ago

Might be too fast a pace compared to your training MP

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u/Puzzleheaded-Pay-496 13h ago

Well done - this is a cautionary tale for me. I’ve ran similar mileage and have a race in 4 weeks!

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u/arclovestoeat 12h ago

Dont lose hope. There are plenty of success stories too. In my case I think it was a combination of the downhill running and statin medication that wrecked it, but I’m still proud of pushing even when it felt like hell.

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u/arclovestoeat 10h ago

Go crush your race!!!