{"id":27209,"date":"2020-09-09T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=27209"},"modified":"2020-09-09T13:50:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:50:20","slug":"jeffing-training-for-a-marathon-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/09\/09\/jeffing-training-for-a-marathon-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffing Training for a Marathon in a Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have searched around and there\u2019s no posts on training for a marathon in a month, even jeffing. It just isn\u2019t recommended. In fact the jeffing marathon training in the last month says run 26 miles on that first week and then taper it down – which is no good for someone like me who has only just agreed to do the Virtual London Marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Winston's<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why I have agreed to take part in the Virtual London Marathon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Due to the pandemic many charities have suffered. Winston\u2019s Wish<\/a> were looking for people to take part in the Virtual London Marathon raising whatever money they could. You see they estimate that they will have lost 40% of their income this year. Therefore, now more than ever they need all the help they can get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Winston\u2019s Wish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winston\u2019s Wish work closely with children and young people who have lost someone important. Last year they supported an estimated 17,340 after a death of a parent or sibling – an increase of 18% from the year before. I do not even want to think about what the pandemic will do to those figures this year! Winston\u2019s Wish offer services such as online support, face-to-face chats and memory boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As my own brother died at age 6 when I was only two years of age myself, I can really appreciate how having the right support at such a difficult time can make such a difference. I have previously supported Winston’s Wish<\/a> and you can read more about why their work is important in the previous post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Children's<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Running in the time leading up to this Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regular readers will know I am not very good at training for big races. This year I was really making an effort and had entered 10 mile races in December, January, February and also a half marathon<\/a> in January (the first time I tried jeffing) and a 20 mile race<\/a> in March (the last before lockdown).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lockdown happened and I have to admit I have managed to keep up jeffing my 10 miles at least once a month. I have even done regular long Sunday runs with friends and we have gone as far as 18 miles (with possibly a long break for ice-cream in the middle). I had a dip with mileage last month where I went back down to 61 miles for the month – but May I managed 90, June 102.8 and July 103. This week I have jeffed or run 37.2 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marathon Ready<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am no-where near ready for a Marathon in terms of energy levels ad fuelling, which I believe is really the thing holding me back. The Virtual London Marathon allows you 24 hours to finish (if you want to start at midnight!) so I am guessing that I could even stop for a meal and carry on. I do have someone who said they would be a fuel station for me. I have predicted my time as 6 hours and 1 minute. My previous marathon was Race to the Tower<\/a> which we walked in 12 1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"finishing<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have someone who has said they will run with me to help me get round too. I have been trying different fuelling options, and now have a better backpack and bladder which should help. I think I have been over-hydrating and washing away the good stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven\u2019t even decided if I am going to jeff a 3:2 or a 2:1 – the 30 second recovery ratio which Jeff recommends definitely isn\u2019t for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Next for my Marathon Training<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Well this week I had returned to my running group, and last week I started back with the Jeffers. This would help me stay focused as well as ensure I tried different routes, and challenged myself. But now with the change in rules this may mean they are unable to run again due to the maximum of 6 people rule. Which means I will have to motivate myself. As usual I have no plan, I am useless at strength training, and I am just going to go with it. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsor Me Please<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Virtual London Marathon is Sunday October 4th<\/sup> 2020 and what will really help me to keep going is if people would kindly help by sponsoring me<\/a> so that I can help Winston\u2019s Wish. Even just \u00a31 can make such a difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you very much xx<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer: Winston’s Wish have given me a charity place for the Virtual London Marathon and a vest top.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have searched around and there\u2019s no posts on training for a marathon in a month, even jeffing. It just isn\u2019t recommended. In fact the jeffing marathon training in the last month says run 26 miles on that first week and then taper it down – which is no good for someone like me who … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4014],"tags":[4528,1011,4470,1764,4589,3514],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=800%2C756&ssl=1","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=800%2C756&ssl=1",800,756,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=300%2C284&ssl=1",300,284,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=768%2C726&ssl=1",768,726,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=800%2C756&ssl=1",800,756,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=800%2C756&ssl=1",800,756,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/winstons-wish-top.jpg?fit=800%2C756&ssl=1",800,756,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"pinkoddy","author_link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/author\/pinkoddy\/"},"uagb_comment_info":4,"uagb_excerpt":"I have searched around and there\u2019s no posts on training for a marathon in a month, even jeffing. It just isn\u2019t recommended. In fact the jeffing marathon training in the last month says run 26 miles on that first week and then taper it down – which is no good for someone like me who…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pepM9j-74R","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}