Hi, I am planning to run this year's London Marathon in fancy dress (giant Lucozade Sport bottle - http:www.lisahacker.blogspot.com
I have already done 2 half marathons in it and I plan to run one more (Bath next week). I am currently not planning on running any further than 13 miles in my training prior to the race. Is this unwise? Is there anyone else out there running the marathon in fancy dress and do you have any tips?
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yes - it's not advisable if you want to finish well - you need to be running up to 20 miles
BUT - if you're not bothered with time/happy to *spit walk *spit* then it's the bare minimum
as for the dress - you'll get very very hot and sweaty so make sure you keep hydrated but not overhydrated........
personally - I think doing your first marathon dressed as a bottle is stupid - I think you need to know what a marathon feels like before considering such an all-encompassing outfit...........you may then reconsider
a 1/2 is nothing like the full distance
My 'normal' half marathon pace is around 1hr 35mins and my full marathon PB is 3hrs 29. So far in the bottle I have managed to run a half in 1hr56, so just over 20 mins slower, but I am not sure how long I could keep at that pace over double the distance and what I could doing my training to help me adjust accordingly to running in a bottle.
tbh - I doubt if you can really train to do a mara in these things! maybe train with a loaded backpack to simulate the weight you will be carrying on the day would help?? you're clearly a capable runner so just go and do your best and enjoy the day.........
good luck
How did the run go do you have any pictures? We are thinking of one of these costumes for this year http://www.thefilmcell.com/fancy-dress/Baywatch-Licensed-Fancy-Dress/page-1 , what do you think?