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| Has anyone ever done two marathons three weeks apart? (Read 553 times) |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 6:08 PM |
I've done it without problems and actually had times within ~30 seconds of each other. I didn't feel any worse after the second one as I did after the first, although I didn't go all out on either.
From looking at the mileage you are putting in already, I wouldn't think it would be much of a problem for you assuming you don't go all out on the first and rest/recover a bit in the days between the two. |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 6:33 PM |
Since I just answered a similar question, I'll be lazy and cut and paste:
Do them both. If you feel good after the first, run the second hard. Yes, I know what the books say. If you're like me, the books are wrong. I just ran a significant PR 2 weeks after running a PR effort in another marathon (only the weather kept it from being a PR). And that was just 1 week after a 42 miler. And a 90 mile week.
Is there risk? Yeah. My legs are still feeling it. And don't be surprised if you get to mile 18 of the second race and your legs decide you're not running fast anymore.
But personally I'm 100% certain that - at least for me - there is a period of 3-4 weeks at the end of a training cycle during which I can run (at least) 2 hard marathons.
My last PR came 3 weeks after I set a PR at last year's CMM. Just 3 weeks later, on a much, much harder course, yet I did it 7 minutes faster. It would have been 10 minutes faster but for a massive cramp at mile 24 (which may have been attributable to that earlier marathon).
Go for it. Have fun. But be smart. Setting out to run the other one "for fun" isn't a bad idea. I think its precisely because I was thinking that way that I managed to run so fast. Just listen to your body and don't be afraid to dial it back if you think you should.
My two fastest marathons came within 2-3 weeks of goal marathons.
Ditto my 5-K PR - the two most recent were set within one week of setting marathon PRs.
Your mileage may vary. Be careful. |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 6:44 PM |
There is a group of folks who run multiple marathons on a regular basis. See www.marathonmaniacs.com. It is not unusual for us to run a "double," i.e., one Saturday and another on Sunday. When you do that, one time usually suffers, but I've done doubles under 7 hours (the 2 times combined) and I'm a 3:30 marathoner.
SInce you'd be running Chicago for charity, you can use that as a long run for NYC.
grins,
Amy, Maniac #130
ps: I ran the Colorado Marathon Sunday (May 4) in 3:35. It was my 7th of the year, and 2 weeks after Boston. I feel fine. |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 6:46 PM |
| I've done it twice. One of the times was the same situation you're pondering (Chicago and then New York). Both times I planned on the first marathon as my goal race, and then did the second one for fun. I think the other way around may work better though. Actually, I'm in the process of testing that theory (I did CMM two weeks ago as a last long run before tapering, and I have my goal marathon next weekend). I'll let you know how it turns out... |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 6:54 PM |
| I met a woman this weekend who ran a marathon in the late 90s, swore off of them for 9 or 10 years, and then decided to run all 50 states starting in 2006. It's now 2008 and she has run I think in 36 different states and races 40-50 times per year (all distances). |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 7:15 PM |
| There's a guy from PA who runs 52 marathons a year. He had to start his own around Christmas time just so he could accomplish said feat. |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 8:08 PM |
| I've done marathons 20 days apart, and also 50k / marathon 3 weeks apart. 50k / marathon is easier. |
| “During the first half of the marathon you’re afraid you’re going to die and during the second half you’re afraid you’re going to live.” – Alex Ratelle, talking about the effort to run 2:30:40 at age 56. |
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posted: 5/6/2008 at 11:57 PM
modified: 5/6/2008 at 11:57 PM |
Quote from Aamos on 5/6/2008 at 6:44 PM:
We have a group here:
http://www.runningahead.com/groups/MMs
Quote from Scout7 on 5/6/2008 at 7:15 PM:There's a guy from PA who runs 52 marathons a year. He had to start his own around Christmas time just so he could accomplish said feat.
Dane Rauschenberg. AKA fiddy2:
http://www.fiddy2.org/
There is also Chuck Engle. AKA Marathon Junkie:
http://www.chuckengle.com/
My best streaks are 2 in 2 weekends (I have done this twice) and 6 in 6 months. Loads of us freaks around. |
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posted: 5/7/2008 at 3:12 PM |
blogrunner, after you finish the second one, you'll be qualified to enter the mm asylum  |
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