Mizuno Wave Rider 11

Hi fellow marathoners. 

Aged 66 , where might I access a  a marathon training shedule for an expected finishing time of around 3.35 ish. Did Flora in 3.50 four years ago. I'm up to 90 mins long run last sunday, and on tusday I did a speed play over 4.5 miles in 32mins.  So I'm in reasonable shape.

However I naturally want to avoid injuries. recent hill and speed reps have tended to cause aches and tensions.  I'm probably over doing things.

So - where do I gain guidance to be on the starting line on 13th April and trundle around in a much desired new PBN?  Andy advice greatly welcomed.

 Thank you who ever you are in advance. 

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 20:42

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 20:49

You won't find much that's age-related. You can either do the training for a 3:30 run or you can't. If a 16 week schedule is too tough you have to spread it over a longer period so that you have more recovery time.

Marathon schedules

Over 60s Training has some people who have trained, or are training, for a marathon and may help with some comments.

JJ

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 22:21

Donald

Good advice from M.eldy but also pop along to the over 60's thread here on Training where you'll get a lot of good advice. They are a fun bunch as well i can vouch for that as i've met most of them.

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 22:21

Hello JJ (great minds)

Donald forgot to say

Welcome to Runners World

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 22:22

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 22:28

Thanks M.Eldy i.w. for suggesting I look at the training tab at the top of the page.

Have done so but it's giving a 12 week shedule which take be into May.  I'm doing London on 13 th April and therefore need  a 9 week training programme but, to reiterate - I'm feeling very cautious about hill and speed reps ( theye are tending to take me to the edge of muscular tolerance.

4 years ago I overtrained  ending up requiring bilateral arthroscopies. Knees have recovered well but I am naturally very keen to avoid over doing training. Having said that I'm not afraid of hard training so long as it's sensibly geared for mid sixty year olds/

Thanks - anybody - in advance for any help.

Don 

Posted: 01/02/2008 at 22:35

It sounds like you just need to be "listening very carefully to your body".   Use a schedule as a rough guide, but don't be afraid to ease back, or leave out a session.  If you find that hill reps cause excessive tightness, or joint pain, leave them out, and do reps on the flat, or a tempo run instead; hill reps on grass are much easier for some problems, eg shin splints, but may be worse for knee problems as you may be landing less evenly, but you need to work out for yourself what is OK for you.

Secondly, I would suggest you monitor your shoes very carefully. If you are getting any problems, is it caused by a particular pair of trainers ?

And third, and perhaps most important, find yourself a really good local sports massage therapist, and get treatment, at least fortnightly while you are building up the miles, and getting tight muscles.  As well as generally loosening all the muscles, he/she should be able to pick out and work on any spots that might cause problems in the near future

Good luck

Posted: 02/02/2008 at 22:25

I'm in panic and utterly confused.!!!  I appear to have a whole load of  responses to my queries ( posted on a forum Ping Ping Boy i.e. regarding my m,arathon training for Flora this April 13th..

 However I cannot seem to find HOW to access these!  Would someone be kind enough to e mail me to tell me HOW I do so.  My e mail adfdress is as follows  don@donfaulkner.co.uk 

 Every time I click on the e mail address ( suggested in the e mail notifications telling me I have had a response ( now nearly 100!),  It leads me to a RW page. But nowhere on that page can I find a way to access the messages posted to me.  

Is this (inaccessibility) due, perhaps, to the fact I am not yet a subscriber to RW? 

I would be very grateful for any assitance in this.

Thank you anyone in advance,

Cheers,

Don 

Posted: 19/02/2008 at 21:57