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Okay some background: I am a 25 year old female who is *thinking* about running my first marathon. I have completed 2 half marathons- 1st one in 1:30:58 in Dec2004 and more recently (Jan2007) the second in 1:47. I was training a lot for the first one (probably around 30-40 mpw and I sort of slacked off for the second one- around 20-25 mpw).<br><br>
Here's the deal, I'm considering using the Pfitzinger 24/55 plan but I havn't been running very much lately- sometimes close to 20 miles per week, but sometimes less (mostly due to lack of motivation). If I do the 24 week plan I would need to start the first week of training July 30th. If I count this week, that gives me 5 weeks until "official" training begins. If I start ramping up my mileage 10% every week until then (e.g. 22, 24, 26, 22, 29) do you think I would be ready to start the Pfitzinger plan or would I be setting myself up for injury?<br><br>
I don't consider myself overly prone to injuries, but I did have an overuse knee injury after all the training for my first half marathon (most likely due to running a lot of downhill during training). After taking a month off and wearing a brace for another month I was back to normal.<br>
Okay that's probably an overabundance of information, but I hope to get some good feedback from you all!<br>
Thanks! MB
Here's the deal, I'm considering using the Pfitzinger 24/55 plan but I havn't been running very much lately- sometimes close to 20 miles per week, but sometimes less (mostly due to lack of motivation). If I do the 24 week plan I would need to start the first week of training July 30th. If I count this week, that gives me 5 weeks until "official" training begins. If I start ramping up my mileage 10% every week until then (e.g. 22, 24, 26, 22, 29) do you think I would be ready to start the Pfitzinger plan or would I be setting myself up for injury?<br><br>
I don't consider myself overly prone to injuries, but I did have an overuse knee injury after all the training for my first half marathon (most likely due to running a lot of downhill during training). After taking a month off and wearing a brace for another month I was back to normal.<br>
Okay that's probably an overabundance of information, but I hope to get some good feedback from you all!<br>
Thanks! MB