spring marathoners

Hope the weekend (and inevitable long runs!) have been kind to everyone. Now finished week 4 of training and did 9miles on Saturday.

Bafana - I empathise with your last mile uphill trauma. I am in a similar(ish) position and feel like I dread the last mile before I've even ran the first. I have no suggestions other than try and save your motivational song for your last push.

Sorry you are feeling low Mitchy. I am sure that it will all come right for you. Fingers crossed.

My big fear is that I get my mileage all the way up to 20 miles and then get injured, and can't run the marathon, I suppose if I was injured now, i would be devastated, but I wouldn't have put all the time and effort that the next 10 weeks will entail.
I just keep hoping it will all be ok!

I ran 11 this afternoon, after Andy upset me by not winning the tennis, the first 9 were good, and I enjoyed them, the last 2 were dreadful. Does that happen to anyone else? I feel as my mileage increases, the wheels fall off for the increased distance everytime? Not helped by the fact I live at the top of a hill, and regardless of which direction I run, I always have to run up the last mile home.
However - I am chuffed that it's done, and the kids were baking when I came in, so a lovely slice of Carrot cake helped.

Have a good week everyone

Oh no, Please, that's rough. Hope you can get some advice or treatment to get it on the mend soon. Mitchy, hope you have a better run next time. Some are just harder than others sometimes for no reason.

I did my long run in the week so set out to do a quick-ish 10k tonight and ended up with a new pb of 57:16 so very chuffed with that. Not sure how my calf will thank me tomorrow but have stretched and run it over the foam roller just now so fingers crossed.

Yes you've loads of time. I hthink what's going on is ankle impingement, ie the soft tissue/ligaments are being inflamed and then pinched by the joint. Hills piss it right off and I've been doing loads of them. Rest and ice/ibuprofen I think is the only thing for it. So infuriating.

Sorry about your low mood. And you are right it did feel hard because sometimes some runs just do.
I just ran a 10k and hoped to go on and run another 12 miles but during the run something went wrong in my ankle, shooting pain as soon as an incline presented itsel. I can't push off on it without shooting pain in the front of my ankle. So right now I'm beginning to think all hopes of running a marathon are now dashed. Spirits are truly sunk. My body really feels like a big let down. I'm so pissed off. I'm sick of something always breaking down. I have orthotics that are meant to help but they are so hard to break in that I get blisters every time. So I'm not having any joy there either.

Mitchy, you ok?

I hate treadmills too. Well I've had two total exercise rest days so am going to try my long run tomorrow and see how I go. I suspect it going to painful with all the niggles but also because I suspect three hours of cold windy wet sleety weather will dampen my spirits. I'm hoping music blasting and running a new route will spur me on. 9 weeks...- or just a smidge over 2 months to go...

Too much snow here to go out today, boooo, so managed to tolerate the treadmill for 3.1 miles instead. God I hate that machine. Hopefully the snow clears soon as supposed to be doing 5 miles at some point over the weekend and I'll die of boredom if I have to do that indoors too

Track was cancelled this evening because of the snow, so a group of us went out and did some speedwork at the local park. 4 miles done, and a good average pace for me.
Nice nutritious meal when I got home, and am a hoping the washing machine finishes soon so I can be in bed for 10, that bit is looking unlikely!

Don't know whether to do my long run tomorrow night after work, or Sunday morning.

Thanks Orange - welcome and please share your top tips for us first timers!

Rest day today thankfully looking at the weather - have an annoying dull ache deep in my left calf muscle. Have gone over with the foam roller and now pestering dh to massage it while we watch tv . Going out for an easy 4 miles tomorrow after work

Mitchy will be thinking of you next weekend and sending positive thoughts

Not sure how much snow will be coming south. I got some yaktraks for Christmas. Are they as good as they say?

12 weeks just had yet another really annoying email from VLM money giving to remind me it's only 12 weeks

did a speed session today, and bloody hell that was tough. i've never done anything like that before but glad i got it in before the snow started - which it just has here

Hi hope no one minds but have been watching this thread with envy as I haven't entered a marathon this year but ran my first one last year which was a fantastic experience. At the moment I'm training for a HM on the 1st March and it seems to be coming round awfully quick

Last year when I was training I had an injury for a while and doubted whether I would make it to marathon day, and it's easy for the negative thoughts to push in. So all I really want to say is you're all doing really well with the training and to keep thinking positive. You can do it!

I have a proper nike running jacket leemur and I love it. Really love it.
It has gadgets and really keeps me warm, dry, cool all at once

Phew....that took every part of my being to get out tonight but I DID IT....8 miles and a sleet, driving hail and snow combo.

I get a slight perverse momentary intense pleasure in being the only runner out in those conditions like I'm super human or something. It obviously passes quite quickly and I'm reminded of my actual life

I hope injuries of all clear up and let's pray for not too much snow....what will we do??

I'm a roller novice so have nothing useful to add!
That all sounds sore and frustrating pleaseputyourshoeson . Hope all your care pays off.

I managed my 11 mile long run this evening. We're under the amber snow warning but it wasn't too bad. The worst bits were where there was just slush. Once I got a bit higher it was snow which was better. My leg twinged a bit during the run but doesn't seem too bad now.

I'm debating whether to buy a running jacket. I usually just use a gillet as I'd get too hot in a full jacket but there have been a few times recently when it would have been good. Just debating whether it's worth the money for a few days a year!

Don't massage over the injury with the roller, just around the injury. Ice the injured bit Mitchy.
Well my body feels wrecked. Recovering from last weeks long run seems to be harder than expected which leaves me wondering if my body can handle it. The muscles aren't sore but my knee and ankle bones are. One knee aches on the inside - limpy until warmed up and the other knee is itband-y and the front of the ankle is tight achy when running. I had a go at single leg calf raises and can see that my right leg is not able to do them because of my knee. Hmm. I'm icing away. And have tried to ice and foam roll and do hip/glute exercises all week. Taking ibuprofen. I've swum twice, done two boot camps and two short 5k runs this week. And long run again to come. I hope its all just 'adaptation' . And joyfully my new custom soles have given me long blisters on my arches. Aaaaargh. Depressed!!!

Oh totally listen to the physio before me :-)
Taping and icing will no doubt be the best course of treatment for it.
A very lazy evening watching call the midwife. Got to love a rest day!!