Pat Carroll 

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Preparation for London Marathon

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PC: Do you have any ambitions at this current stage of your career to further lower your pb's for 3,000 and 5,000 metres?

LT: I definitely do. I plan to come back to the track in 2005. I am not sure whether I can run as fast as 7.41/13.14, but I believe I can run 27.20 for 10km. To do that I will need to be running 7.45/50 - 3km and 13.15/20 - 5km, so who knows if I can lower my p.b's for 3/5km? I will be in the ball park.

My dream was the marathon

PC:  What about 10,000 metres? 

LT: That is a big aim for me next year. You were right in that my track time was short lived but my aim/dream was the marathon. Now that I am going well again I want to come back to the track, especially if I achieve my aims this year in the London Marathon. I have never really been track focussed, but I will give it a go in 2005. As I said before, "I may not run as quick for 3/5km, but for 10km I know I can go a lot faster". 

PC: How has your preparation for the London Marathon been and can you please provide a guide as to what your training programme involved?

LT: My preparation for the London Marathon has been the best it has ever been for a marathon. I have not missed a day with injury OR had a day off in 2 years. I have trained a lot more and been a lot more marathon training orientated and raced very little. My last 14 weeks have been:

Preparation for London Marathon success

All easy runs between 3.40min/km to 4min/km pace.

Core stability work for 30mins Monday and Thursday.

Physio Tuesday and massage Friday.

TOTAL: 230-240km

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