Need some help!

[Teejay113]

I'm doing a 10K Run Every day for the next 101 days for Cancer research.

And would love to run a Marathon this year.

So my question is this.

Do I increase my run a little each day, or do increase one of my runs each week?

Thanks Tee

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow! Is that 10k every day? An amazing challenge. Good luck 😊I suggest you take a look at a few marathon training plans and then adjust to include your Cancer Research challenge.

You definitely do not want to increase distance every day. Most plans will have 3 to 5 runs per week - one long slow run , one or two speed or hillwork runs and shorter easy runs. They all have rest days and usually also have cut back weeks built in; both being very important in the muscle building and recovery processes.

The last thing you want to do is overstress yourself heading into a marathon 😊

[Teejay113 in reply to linda9389]

Thanks for that advice most grateful 😊

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

101 days, that's almost 3 and a half months on running a 10K every day, I wish you well on your achievement. once you have completed those 101 days I would suggest you take a few days off running and then start training for the marathon, at the moment I don't think you need to increase anything, 10K is enough, good luck.

[Teejay113 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

10k every day is going to put quite a bit of repetitive stress on your body. If you're not taking any recovery days at all you'll need to look after yourself to get through. At least vary pace and try to keep at least one in zone 1/2 for active recovery. Massage your calves every evening, keep well hydrated, all the time. Avoid alcohol and eat well. Once you've gotten through that you'll probably find by dropping back to 3 or 4 runs a week, by extending one you'll get to mara distance without too much difficulty. Good luck. 👍🏻

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

A RED extreme heat warning has just been issued by the UK Met Office, no one should run at all from Sunday to the end of that extreme heat is over.

[Teejay113 in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks man I'll just have wake up a little earlier 😊

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to AlMorr]

Maybe you should tell 77 Yr old Robert Becker that who finished this years Badwater 135 in 48hrs 17mins in temps way hotter than a measly 40c. 🙄

People should of course use common sense but be their own judges.

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Well done to Robert Becker, he of course must do a lot of running in hot temperatures of over 100F but for most runners those high temperatures are too high to run in..

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Absolutely with you on the common sense thing GoGo_JoJo !

[Teejay113 in reply to AlMorr]

I took your advice in to consideration went out early was really beautiful 😀

[AlMorr Half Marathon in reply to Teejay113]

👍 🏃🏾

[Cmoi Marathon]

Wow, 10k every day for 101 days is one heck of a lot of repetitive running without a break, even for an experienced runner. Definitely follow the advice from GoGo_JoJo , because you really do need to look after yourself well to minimise the risk of injury.

Although I've only done marathon distance once, I'd say that marathon training's not just about lots of miles. It's also about varying your runs in terms of type, pace, and distance, and getting in the longer runs, roughly between HM and 33k. Doing complementary strength training (OK, I'm really bad at that) and ensuring at least one complete rest day a week (I'm much better at that) are important too.

Good luck!

[Teejay113 in reply to Cmoi]

Well I'm committed now so there's no way I'm going to stop now. I am getting plenty of rest so I'm sure I will be fine it's only 1 hr a day ☺️wish me luck.

[nowster Metric Marathon]

10km per day for nearly four months? That's a big challenge. Even when I did Run Every Day for January I was mixing up the distances, ranging from 2km to 21km.

I wouldn't even think of doing any marathon training until after your charity challenge has finished.

A marathon plan will have a mixture of short runs, long runs and rest days which will be incompatible with your challenge. You cannot attack a marathon distance without a structured plan. There are physiological challenges that kick in at about the 30km mark.

And I'd be very wary of running at all this Tuesday as the temperatures will not be dropping much overnight, and even in the early morning it may still be too warm.

[Teejay113 in reply to nowster]

Thanks for your Advice. I'm down in Devon on holiday and it's a very woody area so think I should be OK.

[Irish-John Marathon]

From my own experience, and posted last week about this, a FM is not an 'incremental run' in my book. You often hear 'It's just two half marathons" but it sure as heck felt like a whole different animal. I trained for mine - but didn't have a training plan. I ran regularly and mixed up long, short, hills etc. but went more on 'feel' than 'discipline and science'. That had got me through a few HMS in good shape - but the FM was grim. 26.2 miles is a brutal distance for all but top class runners. I finished mine, but finished less than happy to put it mildly. Best advice I can give you is find a FM plan you can live with, and follow it as best you can.

Wishing you good luck on all your runs