My buddies at Runnerslevel.ie have provided me with a great blogpost with road races in Ireland to run a 10k pb. Now, while running a personal best should not be your main focus now during marathon training, it's still a great idea to have experience running actual races prior to marathon day. Additionally, these routes outlined in the blogpost serve as great options for those long run days.
Mary Bristow
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There will be various theories as to which day should be dedicated to your long run. But there is only one golden rule in marathon training and that is: get your long run in no matter what. A lot goes into your long run, anything from which route to plan, what gels to test, what gear to wear, weather condition, and also what to eat in preparation of this long run. Let's not forget also the important role your long run has in preparing your body and mind for race day.
In our first blog post ‘Marathon training for busy people’ we briefly touched upon 5 tips that could help you optimize your training when you have a busy schedule and help you train for your first marathon. Some of the tips we covered were: getting your week runs in by running in the early morning, sticking to a training plan, and training alone. We also spoke about the importance of stretching in your marathon training. In my role as a coach I'm often asked 'should I really pay attention to stretching if I'm a runner'. This question becomes even more important for busy marathon runners who might jeopardize this key element in their training plan due to a lack of time or because they don't understand the importance of stretching.