I've been thinking of incorporating a few races during training for the FLM. At the moment I've been leaning towards:
Canterbury 10 mile (January)
Ashford and District 10k (possibly) (February)
Hastings Half (March)
Obviously it would make more sense to run a 10k in Jan and a 10miler in Feb, but I couldn't find a 10k in the second half of Jan in my area. I've never taken part in a race before so my question is, is this a good itinerary that will complement my training? Should I be racing more or less leading up to the marathon? Thanks for any help.
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Only done Hastings Half Marathon, it is very hilly and my slowest half marathon but lots of slower runners.
Paddock Wood half marathon is a nice flat marathon on the 30th March. I got a pb there in 2006 and not beat it since.
I did the Thanet 20 which is in early March and can highly recommend it.
My races in the run up to FLM were a 10k in early Jan, a half in early Feb and the 20miler in March. Many of these were first time distances for me as I'd only done a few 10ks and a 10miler pre-Dec '06, with FLM being my first marathon.
Since you're Kent based think about the Sidcup 10 mile on 10th Feb albeit in the London part of the county.
http://www.kentac.org.uk/node/16/print
Thanks for your replies - that was very helpful! I'll probably enter two 10 mile races, followed by a half and a 20. Hopefully that will be enough but not too much. Thanks again!