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Combined with the worst commentators ever. They were talking about breaking the stupid course record up until less than 7-8 minutes to go.

Granted they sprinted from there but finished more than 1 minute inside the previous world record so it shouldn’t have that hard to predict something incredible was about to happen and show a little excitement and passion! (Yes, I watched for free on Youtube, but still)
 
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https://apnews.com/article/marathon...er-two-hours-8481a99809f19e0dd2cafca36bd3676a

Due respect to the other track and field events, and other athletic endeavors, but this has to be one of the most impressive feats in sport. A 4:35/mile pace for 26 miles…difficult to fathom. I think that’s as fast as the top speed on those Bird scooters. At least in Europe.
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It's crazy good!

I did a threshold interval run in Stockholm last night. Actually went a bit faster than that pace:

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....but....in metric :(

At least I got a good pic of pink trees

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It's been a hectic spring because of a late start (forced). I've been aggressively chasing my old form, but still trying to stay on the right side of the limit to avoid injury.

Today I did the last big long run before Stockholm Marathon with a progressive run. It was a bit of a gamble, maybe a bit too hard, but hopefully just what I needed. We'll see how I react. Right now I have a fever-like fealing!
  • 20 minutes zone 2
  • 60 minutes slightly over
  • 20 minutes close to target marathon pace
  • 35 minutes target marathon pace.
  • 5 min cooldown
This got me just over 27km.

By the end of the 35 min block I was well over my lactate threshold (meaning in the red zone). Not sustainable! And just three weeks left! :oops:

Hopefully a well executed tapering will get me there :)
 
Mr Winberg said:
It's been a hectic spring because of a late start (forced). I've been aggressively chasing my old form, but still trying to stay on the right side of the limit to avoid injury.

Today I did the last big long run before Stockholm Marathon with a progressive run. It was a bit of a gamble, maybe a bit too hard, but hopefully just what I needed. We'll see how I react. Right now I have a fever-like fealing!
  • 20 minutes zone 2
  • 60 minutes slightly over
  • 20 minutes close to target marathon pace
  • 35 minutes target marathon pace.
  • 5 min cooldown
This got me just over 27km.

By the end of the 35 min block I was well over my lactate threshold (meaning in the red zone). Not sustainable! And just three weeks left! :oops:

Hopefully a well executed tapering will get me there :)
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Sounds like a tough one! I believe in you, you always manage to impress me in your races.

As for myself, I’ve gone through a bad period since my failed attempt in April with declining feeling/shape which Garmin has been so kind to remind me of after each poor session:

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Needless to say confidence level wasn’t sky high coming in to Saturday’s event. With that in mind and a course which started out next to flat for the first half+ but with a challenging climb followed by a disruptive finish with lots of turns, I decided to throw the main goal completely out the window and just focus on finishing with a nice feeling.

That meant I planned to stay at or slightly above threshold pace until the climb, survive that and then try to push. Obviously, too conservative for a 10k max effort but I needed something that resembled a win, and not risk another burnout.

And here’s how it went. The course was nice, there were a couple spots where it got narrow and crowded, which slowed pace a bit but overall it was pretty good.

Kilometer 1-4 felt relaxed.
Kilometer 4-6 was more work but still totally manageable.
Then the climb did cost a bit more than I expected and I wasn’t able to push as hard as I wanted the last 2k. Still an ok feeling, and not an all out effort. Will focus training until my next (completely flat) race on June 6 on endurance in the threshold+/red zone

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Last year I ran a local 5k race 4 days before Stockholm Marathon. I held back a bit to stay fresh and finished 18th.

Same race this year, but 5 days before. It seems I didn't hold back as much though, because my average heartrate was about 10 higher than last year! :wow: And I'm feeling sore! And I ran slower!! WTF!!!

This is not ideal. I'm slower and less fresh than last year. But I have a secret weapon: This year I won't have any panncakes for breakfast to mess up my stomach! So there's hope.

And hey, I managed another top 20, finishing 19th out of nearly 2000. :cool At least that's something!

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My age is showing. I ran a half marathon in 2016 in 2 hours (still short of the pace you guys are posting), now, I'm struggling to get my mile time under mid 10 minutes. :confused

Gotta get my 5k time down by mid July. Can't embarrass myself at @TKEUofM's charity race. He says it's judgment free, but I know he'll be judging.
 
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This time around I’ve been at it for about 1,5 years and it’s the first time I’ve really paid attention to stuff like running specific strength training, prehab, proper mix between hard and easy running, recovering well etc. I used to only care about it after getting injured.

I’ve found that threshold workouts really do the trick for improving my fitness across 5k-HM, without putting too much strain on the body. That and lots of easy volume. I used to basically only run somewhere inbetween pretty hard to all out. No wonder injuries ensued. Now I get all of my running wisdoms from coach Tore (@Mr Winberg ) and coach GPT.

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He says it's judgment free, but I know he'll be judging
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Haha, agreed. If it truly was, it wouldn’t even have been mentioned.
 
Eriks said:
I’ve found that threshold workouts really do the trick for improving my fitness across 5k-HM, without putting too much strain on the body. That and lots of easy volume. I used to basically only run somewhere inbetween pretty hard to all out. No wonder injuries ensued. Now I get all of my running wisdoms from coach Tore (@Mr Winberg ) and coach GPT.
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So much truth there.

I am following a 10K training plan by Greg McMillan/Garmin Connect. I am running more easy runs than I ever did previously, and I've introduced stride repeats and progressive runs, something I never did before.

Before this recent re-embracing of running, I was following Hal Higdon's half marathon training plan. That was just distances, not times, no stride repeats or progressive runs, no recovery runs.

Eriks said:
If it truly was, it wouldn’t even have been mentioned.
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Race report Stockholm Marathon 2026

Gold goal: sub 3:15
Silver goal: sub 3:20 (pb)
Brons goal: sub 3:23 (my Stockholm record)

First of all I was very happy to have been promoted from starting group C to B, just behind the elites. It got me access to a changing room and showers, and the firework explosion at the gun was actually quite intense when being that close!

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It was sunny and 20 degrees (C). Right off the bat I realized it was too warm for 3:15 so I lowered by target, aiming for 3:20 using a negative split. This immediately adjustment saved the day! In hindsight, I should have adjusted more...

First half was great! I felt strong and enjoyed the race and the fantastic crowd. :-)

Around 25km the deterioration started and I gave up on 3:20. At this stage I was still confident in 3:23, but that changed around 35km. It wasn't a wall, but it was a clear feeling that I can't go on at the current pace.

I spent a few minutes deliberating with myself if I wanted to maximize whatever I had left, but concluded that I didn't really care what time I got now that I would miss all my targets. I didn't want to risk injury without a sense of reward.

The last 7km were of course taxing but quite liberating in the sense that I didn't feel the need to push. Crossed at line after 3:28:29, my second best in Stockholm and my 4th best overall.

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I am of course disappointed with not achieving any of my goals, but I'm very happy with how I adjusted during the race. A few years ago I would have ignored the signals and pushed into oblivion (which is exactly how 2024 went). I'm also happy that I got into pb-condending shape despite a forced late start this year. It required smart, deliberate choices and a fair share of luck. Just like poker :-)

My big goal for the remainder of the year is the local marathon in my town in October. If I want to be back in group B in Stockholm next year I need to step it up...
 

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