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WindozeHalf Marathon
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Soo I decided to take on LEJOG 6 (lands end to John o groats) virtual run. As always I like to have a bit of a plan and approach to getting this done.

I've decided to give jeffing a crack on the long runs (10mile plus). So I spent a bit of time reading up and chatting to running club folks and have decided on a split of 9 mins running 1 min walking.

Always a bit sceptical but really impressed, so far in the last 10 days I've done 2 HM distances and a 10 miler. Incorporating a few rest days and some easy 8-10k runs and a weekly speed/interval sessions. I'm really impressed with the technique and after both hm distances legs have been fine πŸ€— just need some stretching out!

So onwards and upwards heres to Jeffing out a series of HM runs over the coming months while I cover the 874miles πŸ€—πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ.

Happy Jeffing everyone! πŸ€ͺ

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cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Wow, who knew, Windoze? I’m a stubborn β€œrun every step” kind of person, but it sounds like you’re really enjoying Jeffing. Fantastic. πŸ‘πŸ‘

Enjoy LEJOG! I’ve just popped back onto the M5 again, having had a scenic jaunt on the A48. I’m doing LEJOG4 and I’m sure you’ll be overtaking me with your gigantic distances! πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸ’₯

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Hey Cheeky. Yeah its hard to get out of the "run everything" mindset. Took me a while...

Well done on these distances πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

I do like this idea of 9 and 1! Good time for the HM so worth considering. You're making some terrific progress!

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply to

Thanks GTFC. Hopefully I'll have a crack at fast half at some point and see how it goes

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon

It's interesting stuff is Jeffing! I tried it for my last three long runs as I was increasing distance too quickly in a very short time to risk running it all. I noticed all sorts of benefits .. not least blister issues and pain were massively reduced despite the longer distances!!! I think post run recovery was less of an issue too. I thought I'd hate the stop start but actually it gave me a regular 'change' to look forward to and split the diatance up into small, really manageable chunks. I think there's lots of potential to experimenting with Jeff!!! Have fun 😊

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Yeah. I'm thinking its a good way to steadily increase weekly milage while minimising potential injury's

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toWindoze

How did you decide on the ratio out of interest? Mine was purely based on the max distance I wanted to run in total (so was actually a distance ratio) rather than on Jeff's pace based recommendations.

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

To be honest...I sat down tried to work out the pace stuff...cba so went with a random guess 😳πŸ€ͺπŸ€£πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toWindoze

πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜… a healthy disregard for the rules πŸ‘

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

To be honest the shorter intervals recommended for beginners were just too short so someone in my club said they use 9/1 or 18/2 when training for ultras. Tried 9/1 got on great with it.

Katnap profile image
KatnapMarathon

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘Š sounds like its working out nicely for you!

🐱 Katnap 🐱

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toKatnap

Thanks Katnap πŸ€ͺ

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Buddy34Half Marathon

Sounds like a great plan Windoze and if you managed 2 HM's and a 10 miler in such a short space of time its obviously working very well for you. Good luck with your LEJOG journey also πŸ‘πŸ’ͺπŸ‘

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SmilingTortoise1Half Marathon

Thanks for posting this Windoze . Sounds like you've done some fantastic runs jeffing - well done!

You inspired me to run 23k today Jeffing (6:1) - my longest run ever!

Happy Jeffing to you too 😊

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toSmilingTortoise1

That's awesome! Great distance Tortoise πŸ€—πŸŽ‰πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

a_in_gsr profile image
a_in_gsrHalf Marathon

Firstly wow for the hm distance!! But also the technique looks really cool! I might try out a few walking minutes in my last few miles in my long run tomorrow :)

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toa_in_gsr

Go for it! I think you feel the benefits more if do a whole run using the technique....

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a_in_gsrHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toWindoze

Ahh okay cool! I think I'll actually look up the technique because I'd never heard of jeffing :) I'm looking forward though :)

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toa_in_gsr

Jeff Galloway. Olympic athlete.

Good overview here

couchtorunner.co.uk/2018/11...

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MagellanMarathon

I'm jeffing because my Garmin training plan (I picked one of three at random) tells me to. It's uncanny how it works. I jeff'd 11k using 90 to 30 on my normal hilly route, then the next week I ran, and the run was a good three minutes slower. I was not expecting that.

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toMagellan

Hmmm..well I have plans to run a 10miler in the next few weeks so will make a comparison. I have previously ran these distances significantly quicker. I'm using it to extend and maintain my monthly milage buy a significant amount.

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TailChaserMarathon

I was going to give Jeffing a go today Windoze but I was enjoying my run so much I couldn't face walking. I may well join you in the HMs though - the last one was quite tough so I reckon that may be the way to go, I like the idea of doing one a month so this might just give me the push I need. I've also got the big incentive of you being in catching distance on LEJOG if I keep going. Even if I don't catch you, you can make sure I actually finish the thing by being the dangling carrot in the distance 😊!

Enjoy!

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David_GMetric Marathon

Fantastic effort Windoze and well done for taking on LEJOG! I’m on LEJOG4 and loving it. It’s such a great motivation I findπŸ‘

Jeffing is a great way to go to build the miles up too. Very best of luck with everything! πŸ™‚πŸ€ž

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WindozeHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply toDavid_G

Thank you mate. Loving it at the moment.

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