Hi,
I am a subscriber and I’m about to turn 46.
I’ve just come off of your level 3 100 mile plan. It was my second time through it. The first time I caught Covid just before the race. Both times I struggled to get through it but it was much worse the second time and I was rarely able to get my HR into zone. With that said I just did the Self Transcendence 24 hour race in London and still managed 92 miles so it wasn’t all bad. I was much slower than I should have been though even just getting to the first 64 miles took me more than two hours longer than expected. I did manage my fastest 10 miles 19 hours into the race in a stunning good patch where I was by far the fastest person on the track for 90 mins!
Anyway, my questions are as follows:
1: I think I over reached and over trained. I have plenty of time before my next race. How best to recover over the next couple of months?
2: my next race is Edinburgh Marathon in May 23 which is flat and fast. I am thinking my best way to a PB is to drop to a level 2 marathon plan with a str plan. I think I will be much better if I hit the sessions well and don’t over train. Do you think this is the right approach?
Richard
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