aharmer wrote:Very much looking forward to the upcoming marathon results. My question is how you know your training is ready to attempt the marathon? Do you make more good strokes in a row each day? Do you make the same amount of good strokes each day but reduce the number of weak strokes inbetween? Do you keep the number of consecutive good strokes and rest periods the same, but just repeat more times?
There needs to be some plan in order to achieve this goal, it doesn't just magically happen one morning. Care to enlighten us? In addition, based on the current plan I hope you'll detail for us, are there any estimates as to when the big day might happen?
No, there isn't any plan, other than taking as many good strokes as I can, correcting my technique whenever needed.
Today, I put the foot stretcher up a notch and my HR dropped, doing the same thing.
That's an advance.
Sure, my breaks have been thinning out as time has passed.
I am now experimenting with lightening up a bit, as long as it doesn't undermine my technique.
As soon as possible, I think I should be do the full 42K continuously, but at a lesser rate or stroking power, just to aid relaxation and effort, just to get used to the distance.
Then I will ramp up the effort from there to max.
My technique is pretty well established.
I might be able to trust it now.
Since the 60s hwt WR is only 1:54, I suppose it might be interesting to make a first try at the full distance at 1:52, or some such thing.
Then 1:50.
Then 1:48.
The amount of work is no problem for me, given my daily regimen on the erg and bike.
I was also a marathon runner for a quarter of a century.
So that helps, too.
ranger
Rich Cureton M 72 5'11" 165 lbs. 2K pbs: 6:27.5 (hwt), 6:28 (lwt)
