RW Forum Six – Sub 2.50 Kier with Parkrunfan

Don’t want to hijack the thread until the main man has appeared, but mileage is always a good discussion point and particularly pertinent to Marathoning. I will bring it up once the thread has got going.

whilst you get people who are different to the general principles....and whilst there is an individual point where more mileage is counterproductive......I do believe that even for us recreational runners that a lot of easy miles in the legs will improve the race day performance

It's the same with most sports - the more you practice the more you improve.  Anything else is just tinkering round the edges.

I see we're making the same old mistake, thinking that mileage is more important than McFlurries

Given this is the target I have in mind for London next spring I'll be keeping an eye on this thread

Hoping to get my half time down from 1.18.56 to a 1.17.xx by Bath in early march.

Congrats Keir, look forward to seeing how this all develops!

So thats Keir, YD, RS78 and myself all aiming for sub 2:50 in April - I think your journey is going to be closely followed Keir

Congrats Keir  

I'm probably going to be doing mine off lower mileage than in previous years (so as not to be too knackered for Uni) but focussing on more quality. It'll be a more relaxed approach generally but I'll be interested to see how the key sessions on here compare with my own.

Nice one Keir, will be following the thread but not the training schedule. I hoping for a 3.05 so I guess there will be some nuggets (Not Mcflurries) of training info that will be useful.

Oh, wow! Thanks guys. I'm a bit stunned!

I thought the decision was going to be announced on Xmas eve, so wasn't going to check till then. I've been a bit busy in the meantime working on producing my 51st child Minni! Mind you, isn't it tradition for one of the winners to do a bunk and not post for several days on the sister competition? 

Welcome guys / followers / future critics.  Hopefully this and the other threads will all give us some extra motivation to get out the door and hit our 2013 targets, as well as an opportunity fr some banter.

Special welcome to the other forumsix entrants and also PRF. Let's all look and learn and share advice with each other.

I'm typing with 1 hand, baby in other whilst shoutring at the 2 older boys who are rearranging the dining room into an assault course. I'll be dodging puddles on a 15miler later, but will post a lot more details f my proposed training plan later, especially miles for YD. I do agree with BR - the more the better generally - but we all have a limit before we breakdown and lifestyle limits as well.

Barnsley Runner wrote (see)

I note that Keir ran 16:06 for 5000m back in 2000, so clearly has the potential to extrapolate that to a sub 2:50 marathon, all other factors dependent.

Sorry to disappoint BR - bt that is a Po10 error. But I didn't inform them as I quite liked the look of it 

Yippee! Well done Keir!

You ought to email Pof10.  I once did that.  I'm sure your mentor will be able to tell the story...

I'm still interested to know whether the P&D plan will be used as a basis for training, or whether the approach will now change?

Keir - seeing as you've already run a 2:54 marathon, you've obviously been doing something right, so why do you think having someone like PRF, who is after a similar time to you will help you achieve faster?

congrats Keir! Very happy you got through

It will be interesting to see if the pupil can beat the mentor.