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Water, Gatorade and sugar solutions are also provided at the first three refreshment stops (5th, 10th and 15th km). Water, Gatorade, sugar solutions, fruit and solids are provided from the fourth refreshment stop on (from the 20th km).
What kind of "solids" I dont know but someone mentioned cookies or biscuits. whatever you guys call them
and also oranges, apples, bananas.
and also sugar. in blocks and in bags.'
Thanks i-plodder....sounds good to me........I am getting really nervous now...worried about my injury although at the moment it seems to have gone but then I'm not going to be testing it at any great distance now...still mind over matter....that has to be half the battle! If you see someone running with a limp in cursing in english then it is probably me so give me a wave as you run on by.
Sorry to hear that Anthony but glad to hear I may have some company on my site-seeing run! 7 hours is plenty of time for a guided tour and even better there are refreshments along the way!
Starting to really excited about it now. Did a really hilly marathon in Potanza last Sunday; 1.50.
Bring it on Rome! This'll be my first marathon. I am nervous and exciited at the same time.
Hope my training will be OK I've missed quite a few runs but got out to 19.5 miles about 2 weeks ago.
Hi folks,
I paid my free in November but ive still not uploaded the health form (oops...). Do you think it should be alright if i get it done this week?
Nick: I'd say your ready dude! Your potanza time is great
Stewart: Don't thin
k they are going to check Dr's details too closely, reading previous threads...
My husband and I are doing Rome too... Very exciting.
Hmm rain... I think I prefer that to heat. Did Hamburg last year in April and it was far too hot.
Random question: does anyone know if drinks at the stations come in cups or bottles? Cups are surprisingly difficult to drink out of when you're used to running with bottles..!!
Good luck everyone and enjoy this last week of short runs and lots and lots of food
Probably bottles, can't imagine logistics of cups every 5ks for 15000 plus entrants - but you never know! Seville last month had bottled water and lucozade in cups but those waxy ones with about 1 inch of drink in so you could pinch 'em to make a decent funnel and get a good mouthful without stopping, but then there were only 4-5000 entrants there.
What with recent injury, and doing Brighton 3 weeks later was hoping for a site seeing 4hr ish saunter myself and as I'm going straight to airport after finishing don't fancy being rain soaked then carrying wet kit home. Perhaps I'd better ferret around my recycling bin for old kit so I can just chuck it away! Still can't be as wet as Firenze last November, that was proper wet - and cold too.
Haven't run since 2 Mar and am starting to feel raring to go - I'll have to restrain myself this week!! It won't make any difference now and I'd probably end up nadgering myself for this weekend and Brighton as well.
Best of luck all. Hope you all get what you want from the race.
Rest it, and carb load instead.
10k this weekend, nice and slow- bring on Rome! I know you're not supposed to want a good time for the first one- but I reckon 4.30 is possible. I did 1.50 on a hilly half marathon 2 weeks ago. Anything under 4.30 would be great.
I can't believe we're less than a week away!
From about 25k onwards there were quarter segments of blood oranges that were life-savers for me.
Hi, i'm starting to feel nervous about my first marathon. i am doing it to have a good time but my training was far from ideal and i did some last minute cramming running over the two previous weeks to get the endurance there and how i feel at 21 miles really concerns me. On 5th i did a 16 mile hilly Belvoir Challenge race, then 10th did 11mile hilly loop of Derwent reservoir, then 12th did 21 hilly miles at Derwent. Had a rest day and on Sunday just gone did 12 flat miles with one monster hill at the end - and on every mile i could feel ache and discomfort in my thighs, the same discomfort that i was getting at 20 miles a few days before. I had a rest yesterday and then just did a slow 2 miles this morning and plan the same for Wednesday then nothing until Saturday when i'll do 2 more slow miles. i had a leg massage this eveing to try and get rid of the thigh fatigue, but is there anything else i can do. Would ibuprofen help or any form of muscle relaxant, or am i just suffering from too much too late?
Someone told me this morning that 20 miles is considered to be the half way point in terms of what's left in the tank in a marathon - which has me worried because when i did 21 miles last week i was utterly spent at 20 miles.
The hilly 21 miles were done in 3.34, check out the stats here:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72391343
Ignore the HRM starting figures - it was wrong!
You can see that my pace got slower and slower though it was a hilly route.
Any advice on how to manage miles 20-26 would be great.
Maybei just need to relax!
Hi PIook I think you are right...RELAX !
If you have access to a gym with a powerplate they are very good used on the massage setting...has helped no end with my current injury.....worth a try ....the only other thing I can say is to count down rather than up.....26.2 miles sounds a really long way and I try to count it down so once you get to 10 miles you can think only 16 to go and you have run 21 so 16 is doable..likewise once you get to 20 it is only 6 and you know you can run 6 miles...I try to think of an easy route at home by this point and imagine myself running this. YOu have done the training and sound as if you are more than ready...just last minute cold feet!
I did run yesterday..only 3 miles and am pleased to say no pain.....or none that I didn't already have! I know it is going to be a struggle as I am starting with a niggle but I WILL do this...I am hoping to get 6 miles or thereabouts in tomorrow so that I know I can do 10k which will allow me to be more confident about my 4 x10K approach........Anthony...let me know what you are wearing and we can hobble along together if need be!