Comments on: Injury Timeout - Revising My Half Marathon Training Plan http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/ Tips for improving your running Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kch http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-162 kch Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:19:25 +0000 http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/#comment-162 I like that idea, Dave. Pre-injury I was covering the half-marathon distance in some of my long runs, so I'm pretty confident I can cover the distance although with this setback, I might not be quite at my peak by April. I had it set in my mind that I was going to try to be in peak half marathon shape for April, take a couple of weeks, and use Colfax kind of as a training run while trying to build up to a fall marathon. But your strategy sounds like a good one. I'll just need to change my mindset a bit. I like that idea, Dave. Pre-injury I was covering the half-marathon distance in some of my long runs, so I’m pretty confident I can cover the distance although with this setback, I might not be quite at my peak by April.

I had it set in my mind that I was going to try to be in peak half marathon shape for April, take a couple of weeks, and use Colfax kind of as a training run while trying to build up to a fall marathon. But your strategy sounds like a good one. I’ll just need to change my mindset a bit.

]]> By: Dave http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Dave Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:33:51 +0000 http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/#comment-161 Kristen, I feel for you. Last year at about this time, I tore my hamstring and that set me back for quite awhile. But it sounds like you are back on track and what you could do is still train for your April half marathon, but maybe treat it like a "training" run for the Colfax half in May. I had planned to run the Ft Collins Marathon last year, but with the torn hammy setting me back, I actually did the "mini-marathon" which was 15 miles, and then switched my marathon to the Steamboat Marathon. Dave Kristen,
I feel for you. Last year at about this time, I tore my hamstring and that set me back for quite awhile. But it sounds like you are back on track and what you could do is still train for your April half marathon, but maybe treat it like a “training” run for the Colfax half in May. I had planned to run the Ft Collins Marathon last year, but with the torn hammy setting me back, I actually did the “mini-marathon” which was 15 miles, and then switched my marathon to the Steamboat Marathon.
Dave

]]> By: kch http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-160 kch Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:41:15 +0000 http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/#comment-160 Thanks for the support and information, Marcus. I hope I recover as quickly as you seem to have! I guess I'll play it by ear for now and see how long it actually takes me to feel close to 100% - maybe if it's within Pfitzinger's 10 day window, I'll still try for that April half. Thanks for the support and information, Marcus. I hope I recover as quickly as you seem to have!

I guess I’ll play it by ear for now and see how long it actually takes me to feel close to 100% - maybe if it’s within Pfitzinger’s 10 day window, I’ll still try for that April half.

]]> By: Marcus http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Marcus Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:25:58 +0000 http://faster-running.com/training-plans/injury-timeout-revising-my-half-marathon-training-plan/#comment-159 K- So sorry about the injury! That STINKS, as you know I know. :) Curiously, I've just started reating Pfitzinger's Advanced Marathoning, which answers this very question.. he says if you miss up to 10 days, he thinks you can resume training with the same goal intact. I didn't know that when I hurt myself and even though I missed a week, I decided to forego my spring marathon. After a little less than a week of not feeling great, my fitness bounced back to where it was just prior to my injury, so it can be done... Keep in mind, too, that since you had a recovery week scheduled, it wasn't a straight build week. In the end, though, I'm not doing a spring marathon for a couple reasons and one of them is because I want to race it at top fitness... missing out on a week means I won't be at top fitness. Short answer: I think you can keep your goal. I'd totally understand moving it a month. K-

So sorry about the injury! That STINKS, as you know I know. :)

Curiously, I’ve just started reating Pfitzinger’s Advanced Marathoning, which answers this very question.. he says if you miss up to 10 days, he thinks you can resume training with the same goal intact.

I didn’t know that when I hurt myself and even though I missed a week, I decided to forego my spring marathon. After a little less than a week of not feeling great, my fitness bounced back to where it was just prior to my injury, so it can be done…

Keep in mind, too, that since you had a recovery week scheduled, it wasn’t a straight build week.

In the end, though, I’m not doing a spring marathon for a couple reasons and one of them is because I want to race it at top fitness… missing out on a week means I won’t be at top fitness.

Short answer: I think you can keep your goal. I’d totally understand moving it a month.

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