

It can be measured accurately by running three 600-meter repetitions up slight incline, jogging back down after each repetition. Can be approximated by 207 – (0.7 x age).

Three weeks before the marathon is the typical timing for the last long (20 Mile / 32k) pre-marathon run and so you can use this race as your ideal final preparation event. The training information on this page is designed around the Dublin Marathon held on the last Sunday in October, using the Irish ¾ Marathon on 8th October as the perfect preparation race 3 weeks before Dublin on 29th Oct in 2023. The Irish 3/4 Marathon event helps you fill this void in traditional race schedules at an ideal time before Dublin Marathon There is a serious step up needed to go from the 1/2 marathon to the Full Marathon

Therefore you must plan your preparation intelligently and thoroughly. The marathon demands respect & the physiological and psychological demands of the marathon are extreme.
