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The only thing I dont like is the fact that i can't fit in any of my jeans cos my bum and legs have got so muscly ha!
Do give yourselves a break (if you can) from serious training though. Then plan an autumn half and a few summer 10ks
Or you could even incorporate swimming and cycling into your training and find a nice triathlon........
so many choices.....
Yeah I think it will be hard filling the time... well maybe not initially as I think I will be letting my hair down but last week when I rested my groin I didn't know what to do with myself!
There's more than one type of marathon in life you know!
I don't mean it of course, I love her now as much (if not more) as I did 20 years ago...ahhh!
Ah bless you TrickyDicky that is lovely, enjoy your weekend - where are you off to?
Off to a country hotel a couple of miles outside Rye in East Sussex. It's only about an hour from where we live in Tunbridge Wells, so if there's mayhem at home with the offspring we can rush back and instill some discipline! Not expecting to though, they're really quiet domesticated and trustworthy.
Just spent 30 minutes reading your thread from the start and thought I'd say hello. "Hello!"
I'm first-timing too and seeking comfort from others! I've lost 3 stone in a year, running 3 times a week. But have put on 1/2 stone since marathon training begun. I'm eating carbohydrates whenever I can (the share price of garibaldi biscuits has gone up too since I started!). Body shape still changing though.
Coupla things. Heart Rate Monitors are a must (keep your heart rate between 60-70% max for long runs - Oxygen is GOOD!). Any comments on sports drinks?
Best of luck to you all and see you at the finish line (hopefully under 5 hours for me!).
Mark 'the Marathon' in Malvern
Knee feels a fair bit better - thanks for the advice Rio! Blimey, this board has exploded over the last few days!
Silverstone is organised by the same people as the FLM and is quite good. Free t shirt at the end too!
Anyone else running the half?
T x
Drinks are heavy to carry round so maybe gels are better as water is provided at races to wash them down with. But do practice first they may not all agree with you and some prefer the taste/texture of one compared to another.
Tom glad the knee is getting there but dont put any serious pressure on it running wise until it really doesnt hurt any more.
Not doing Silverstone but it has good reviews if you can stand the laps. It is a good way of getting used to running in that volume of people too.
"Word to the Wise" For those who are treading the roads of London for the first time.
On race day just think legs. What! I hear you say. Think about it. You get out of bed, You have to travel to the start. You may well have had to take the train. You have to walk from the station to the start area. Now your nervous and you are walking around looking for friends or charity areas. You go to the loo, and stand in a queue. You have a coffee still standing you change and then at last you go to your start pen. What!!! sill 30 minutes to go and your still standing. Yippeee the gun goes of. Hang on you havent moved. It could take anything up to 10 minutes before you actualy cross the start line. THEN you have to run 26.2 So the moral of the story is keep off your feet as much as possible on race day. Take an old shirt,jacket,bin bag, anything to sit on wherever you can. If you dont you will wish you had. Trust me I learnt the hard way Good luck everyone ENJOY YOUR DAY.
If you find your stomach gets sloshy on the way round or you feel sick it might be that you need something solid inside you. Try to take a nutrigrain bar or something similar (banana etc) you wont need to eat it all but it will help stop that uncomfortable feeling.
'Kids' are 18,16,14,10. 3 girls and a son. Sounds a handfull but they're fab!
Mark,
I have an HRM but must confess to never bothering with it! I've become fairly good at judging the pace I'm running at just by feel. As far as sports drinks go, I'm using tomorrows LSR to experiment with the water/Lucozade Sport/Jelly Babies/banana combo. It would appear that in order to avoid the wall, you have to consume a fair amount of all 4! The next question is how to transport all of this around with me on the day! I guess carry my JB's and hope for banana hand-outs? I read somewhere else it's a very good idea to plan your race in detail, right down to how much water/Lucozade to consume and at what intervals during the race.
If you are using the gels you can get a belt which you can slot them into. They also have a handy pocket which will take an energy bar (or similar), phone, tissues etc and doesnt bounce around and is quite comfortable.
There will be a RW supporters group at Mudchute but if you want to get them to keep something for you there you will need to register on the RW supporters thread.
Hello Mark Crawthorne : )
Glad your knee is feeling better Tom, let's hope it stays that way and is onwards and upwards for you from now on.
Gatton - I remember reading that in whatever post it was you wrote that on and started to panic, I hadn't though about that so thanks. I think I will just sit on the floor wherever I can.
Rio Fair what is this about the Mudchute thing? If we register on the sight does that mean we can ask them to have something for us at whatever mileage point they are at and we can stop by there for a refuel??
They will give you a hug too if you want one. But be quick as they are going to start allocating runners to supporters soon.
Great idea - I feel part of a little team now
HAd a look throught he link and didn't know what to do