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You won't have much luck thumbing cos the road will be closed from 7, there might be some race vehicles passing but no general traffic.
Cab might be possible although I have heard of them charging stupid amounts on race day, not sure why. If they go from the station, up Dyke Road and down through Withdean they miss the road closures.
As everyone keeps saying there's much less craic at the Withdean, if anyone wants to say hello there beforehand, I'll be the short ginger pacing around nervously. I get told I look like Boris Becker a lot. Good luck with rest and carb loading this week everyone
I'll keep my eyes open Danny. I'll be sat on my backside somewhere, recovering from a few miles walking! Still haven't decided on shoes, will be a last minute decision.
Feeling good today, starting to get excited after loads of my mates ran the Manchester marathon yesterday. I also supported club members at the local Loughborough half marathon, a truly terrible race! Glad I chose not to run it. But it did feel odd watching rather than running. Need to keep it sensible this week.
Weather looking good.. Brighton marathon Gods should be out again.
Danny if you are in the Withdean start then its compulsory to wear lightweight shoes....
Right - im getting nervous now.......
All will be good MACb..... Believe in the training.
As you say wind is the biggest killer. 12mph is ok as predicted so far
oh wind prediction dropped to 8mph even better - but could be a warm day.
It is looking fairly hot Migrant. It's the risk of a Spring marathon. I mean I have done 0 miles in hot conditions this year, so this might be tough. On the plus side, great for the spectators as Fat Boy Trim says.
Weather now been reported as the start of summer, with highs of up to 23 degrees, will be a little cooler on the coast I guess but its going to be a hot one. Last year was only 14-15 degrees and that was warm enough. As mentioned this will bring the crowds out in force though, just hope it doesn't get too hot.
Weather now been reported as the start of summer, with highs of up to 23 degrees, will be a little cooler on the coast I guess but its going to be a hot one. Last year was only 14-15 degrees and that was warm enough. As mentioned this will bring the crowds out in force, just hope it doesn't get too hot.
Been quite warm today in Brighton, we've been at start and finish doing deliveries, nothing untoward to report at start, grass is nice and dry unlike last years quagmire! Even dry enough that we could drive the van onto the grass, which we daren't do last year!
One useful bit of info could be that there are public loos in the café building on the top side of the start pens - last year IIRC there were big queues at the portaloos but none at the cafe....don't tell everyone though! (They aren't the cafes, they are the parks so OK for non café patrons)
Myself, I suffered.
I had to scrap my race plan and felt major disappointment at only 14 miles.
Pace dropped, I developed a pain in my left foot and then I got cramps in both legs, calfs and quads!
Never experienced anything like it.
Final 12 miles were a mixture of walking, stretching, hopping and limping. barely managed 14 min/miles. A bit different to my 8:45 plan.....
Felt disappointed at the finish yesterday, but today it feels like a major achievement just to survive the marathon.
Well done on the beach. I have done 16 marathons including hot ones in Barcelona and Jerusalem, and that was one of my toughest!
Oh and thanks to John2443 for all the useful marathon advice.
It is good to hear that I wasn't the only one suffering. It is more running experience under my belt however.
What I am wondering now is if yesterday was particularly hard as far as marathons go (unexpectedly high temperatures) or if that's just how it is? I followed the RB sub 3:45 plan and stuck to my fuelling plan, adding more fluids to compensate for the heat and just felt total exhaustion from about halfway in. I didn't go out fast at the start, although clearly I must have set my expectations a little too high for my current capabilities. The mental battle was tough and I want to do another marathon next year - but not like that!
Katelotte, Well done. 4:16 is a pretty good time in the conditions especially for a first marathon, not knowing what to do or expect.
I have done 16 marathons now, and that was my toughest due to conditions, HOWEVER Marathons are tough especially the last 6 miles, otherwise they would not be such a great achievement.
You will look back on that and always find it one of your great achievements even if you run another one a lot faster. ? I can recommend the P&D schedule for someone like yourself. - there is a always a good P&D thread on runnersworld , with some pretty experienced people on there.
I ran 4:17 last year due to a calf cramp at 21 miles, was on target for 4hr till that point.
This year I trained better and had two 1/2 marathon PB's at 1:45. So I was very confident of a 4 maybe sub 4 marathon yesterday. But I had a very similar experience to what you described, I was so disappointed with myself at the 18 mile marker. Nearly gave up!
There was just no time for our bodies to acclimatise to the hot weather.
If I train again, I may do some long runs in extra clothing to try and mimic nicer climates than our winter. Not sure if it will help?
Can I just ask - what's a P&D schedule?