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CarsonRuns said:

dsharpie said:

So cool, that will be the same day as my 1st marathon. Which one are you doing?

I did 4 slow miles today. 5/15

I signed up for the Steamtown marathon - it has an interesting elevation map: http://www.steamtownmarathon.com/4.html downhill most of the way (can be bad on knees), and then some slight hill at the very end that people don't like ... LOL.

I am definitely going to train going downhill.

I was looking at the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon, - supposed to be really good and a friend of mine signed up for it - but it sold out.

Which one are you doing?

Both Steamtown and Mohawk Hudson were on my list for 2012 Fall Marathon. Both are fast, and my goal is to qualify for Boston this Fall. I decided on Baystate in Lowell MA though.

Couple things. Do train downhill, but don't do long downhill runs at your projected marathon pace. You'll shred your quads and won't be about to run for days. Do short downhill repeats, like 4x400m at marathon pace, building to maybe 6x1200m at the most. This will give you the adaptations that you need without crushing you for days. Do this no more than every 2 weeks.

As for the 20 miler, don't worry about that. Remember, you will run a 16, 17, 18, etc. before you get there. What's one more mile?

Train smart and you'll have fun and you'll be itching to do another one.