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No idea. I never run with a plan. I plan on tapering at 10 days too. I dont know if i am racing ogden or uv yet since i m running the slam. I do not feel ready after how crappy i felt at saturdays race. Have u ever ran a race that from the warmul on things just didnt feel good? Man alive if that halpens at ogden i am sticking with the 315 to 330 pacer. Glad u r pumped. :)

i usually hit peak mileage two weeks out (three saturdays before the race), then race a 5k the week before. just follow what your body is telling you. don't force it, but don't hold back either (at least until the taper, then you MUST hold back!)

flashlight = torch

skipping rocks = skimming stones

scissors = sizzahs

two weeks out: i usually drop the mileage by about 20-25% of my peak mileage, and about 10-15% of my average mileage for the training cycle.

race week: mileage is reduced by 60-65% (that does not include the miles in the actual race).

hi. another comment.

keep in mind this is just what i do, and i don't always train optimally.

pay a visit to bonnie's blog to see how it's really done.

My schedule is similar to allie -- my "worst" week is usually 3 weeks out. 3 workouts, my mileage is the highest during this week. Greg has us doing 2 workouts at MP, plus some (8-10 x 800, fartlek: 15 -20 x 1` on 1` off, 20 miles with the last 8 at MP). My legs are usually trashed during this week. So it is sort of a relief to start backing off the next week.

The next two weeks (even the week of the race), we keep the same schedule (2 workouts/week) - but at about 60-70% reduction in volume.

The last week still has 2 workouts (much shorter) with nearly 40-50% reduction in volume.

Personally, I like this method, because rather than throwing your body in the unnatural training-to-zero state -- it sticks to your typical "routine" - but at far less volume.

allies race approach is awesome. I don't usually do this (because I am a scaredy cat!), but there are so many really good runners that follow this approach - and it really works for them. And for you speedsters - a 5K will be "easy" to recover from - and really good to keep your legs fresh.

I can't wait to cheer you on!!! GOOOOO KARA!!!

Julie- You are an animal. You really are! I looked at the pacers for Ogden night, the first pacer starts at 3:30. No help there. I was really hoping for a faster pacer since I've never ran with one. I think it would be helpful.

Allie- Thank you for the feedback. I was hoping you would see this post. So three saturdays before you are hitting your peak mileage (this week for me) or was that last week?

it would be this week.

just listen to mom.

Hey! I included Bonnie in my last comment, but it never showed up?? What the. That's okay, I remember what I said.

BONNIE AKA World Class "mom"- Thank you for your feedback. I have tried to follow Greg's plan, so this is further insight I can use! Also, please don't ever stop calling me Kara. It is a term of endearment I value greatly.:)

Mom- Thanks for clarifying. Now we just have MOM to sort out before Ogden. So, are you mom, is Bonnie mom, am I mom, or are we talking about my mom, or yours? Bonnie's mom?

maybe mom is the blog? (mum for james)

It's now clear to me that Sasha is mom. James is mum. Glad to have that finally sorted out.

hmmm, I thought MOM meant "Momentarily Out Marathoning" ... or maybe "Mistakenly Outlandish Miscreant", "Motivationally Outdated Misguider"

In which case, neither Sasha, nor James, would fit the last two categories :)

"Most Uniformally Mathematician" might actually be the best MUM for James?

"motivationally outlandish misguider"

hahahahaha!

*outdated. :)

and that's how you fail at using quotation marks.

I'm late to this party. You should do 20ish miles this saturday, 8-11 next weekend, and then go kill the marathon.