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Week of training 12/12/22
Haven’t seen a lot going on in here, how’s everyone’s training going? What’s your biggest fear about this? Travel? It’s a long ways. I flew direct from Detroit to Tokyo one time and it felt like I was on a space capsule to the moon. I don’t like crowds to begin with and being crammed in a tin can with 300 other people for 14 hours straight was not pleasant.
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Training is going well! I’m trying the 9 day beginner cycle this round and my 52 year old older body is appreciating the extra rest between SOS runs.
The logistics of Tokyo are far more stressful than running 26 miles for me. The stress of traveling, testing negative at the expo, the assigned expo times, the not being able to bring any throw away clothes to the start to stay warm, the on course bathroom situation, etc etc! The list is long, and on top of all that I have a gluten allergy and Japan is not known to be very gluten free friendly, so fingers crossed that isn’t an issue as well. And having been deferred from 2020 and having that trip cancelled last minute adds to the trip planning stress as well. But hopefully all will go smoothly and I’ll control what I can and finally earn my 6th star!
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First week is off to a good start. I’ve used your beginner with 2 SOS for my 3 previous marathons & am now doing the 19 week alternator for Boston. I just finished a marathon on 11/12 so I’m still being cautious with my buildup so I can get to the start healthy. Going to Utah to snowboard over New Year, but I’m questioning it because how awful if I got injured & where/how will I run? I’m not a great snowboarder, but I can get down the mountain. Honestly thinking of hanging back in the cabin & reading while my husband & kids go. We’ll see, but it’s on my mind. My first Boston trumps snowboarding. Is there a Boston 2023 group, or do we just look for updates in the forum? Started the Boston Goal Module, too. Thanks for all of the info! I watch/listen to it all.
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Oops, just noticed this is for Tokyo. Nonetheless, super jealous you’re all going. I hope to get there one day. Maybe as my 6th World Major. It would be fun to finish there, but beggars can’t be choosers.
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We welcome all runners 😁. What race are you training for?
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Oops, just realized you’re training for Boston. I am registered for that one too (it was my back-up before Tokyo changed their Visa requirement). So I may see you there!
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Yeah!!!
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I’m also not psyched for the actual flight to Tokyo. I’m strongly thinking about upgrading to premium economy to reduce some of the stress. Other than that, I’m excited for the trip and I’m hoping for a nice PR. I am planning to land there ten days early to give myself time to acclimate. I’m also thinking of adding more Japanese food to my diet now while training to make sure it doesn’t become an issue eating so much of it before the race. Might seem silly, but I don’t want to start changing my gut just before the marathon. Any thoughts on that?
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I think that’s a great idea. There are a lot of fermented foods in the Japanese diet. If your gut biome isn’t used to that, it can cause some bloating and discomfort. It’s a good idea to introduce it slowly and figure out what to avoid leading in to the marathon.
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Yes, Christine – that’s along the lines of what I’m thinking about. I’m sure there will be plenty of American food options around, but I like to eat like the natives do when I travel. I also think a lot of Japanese food can be great for runners – ramen should be good for carb loading and helping retain fluid. Sashimi is high in protein, but I would probably not have raw fish in the days leading up to race day. I think it would be great for recovery though with a good amount of carbs.
Overall, I think the food will be great, but will also alter the gut biome and I’d rather be prepared than sorry.
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@CoachLuke I’m using the 14-Week training plan, 70-80 MPW for Tokyo (training from Nov 28- Mar 3) hoping to shave at least 5 minutes off my PR time. I had a bit of pain and swelling on top of my foot from a new pair of shoes during week 2 and I missed my 2 workout days (took off Tues-Thurs til it resolved). I got back on track for week 3, but then got hit with Covid in week 4 and only logged 18 of 57 miles because I was sick. I was still not fully up to speed in week 5, but managed 43 out of 63 miles (missing the speed work). I started week 6 today and was wondering if I should just follow the plan as written and try to do the full 72 miles even though I haven’t been building up to it as intended and missed a couple of speed days? And should I adjust my goal pace since there are only 8 weeks left until taper or is 8 weeks still a good amount of time to get fully up to speed by race day? I otherwise run pretty consistently all year, averaging 50 mpw.
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You train at a solid level all year, so bouncing back, given you are healthy, won’t take as long as you think. Can maybe scale back on pace for the workouts this week, but my guess is by next week you will be creeping back towards those original paces.
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Roger that – thank you, and Happy New Year!
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