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Anybody taking part in the Manchester marathon / half tommorow?

My Brother in law enters a lot of ultras, his last one being the cape wrath 8 day event. I completed stages 4 & 5 with him on a recce weekend earlier this year as part of his preparation. He now...

I have always felt dreadful at the end of each marathon (only done 3, 4th next Sunday), totally depleted, the usual banging headache, feeling sick exhaustion etc. Confident i couldn't have tried...

Once the memory of the pain fades there is a little voice that gets louder, telling you it wasn't soo bad :friendly_wink:. I did 3:47 in my first and absolutely swore blind never again! Finger...

FK77 very respectable time especially considering back to back marathon weekend. Not to be sniffed at
PAM580. Pretty much the exact same experience (and similar time)and sentiment on my first...

Good luck to those doing the London marathon, look forward to post run analysis and times

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Good luck to those doing the London marathon, look forward to post run analysis and...

Fatigue perhaps? Scheduling rest days in any training plan is important.

Agree regards the gel, but they are awful things after a while. I've tried gel cubes which I found a little better but still looking for somthing less 'gummy' and sickly.

Well after saying I would never do another one, I've entered the Manchester marathon for October. Less time than I would have liked to prepare so I'm expecting to hit a big wall at mile 19. This is...

Good effort, could this be the first of many? Go backwards done the stairs tomorrow, slightly less uncomfortable :eagerness:

12m with a marathon in September sounds like you are on target, don't try to rush the miles, build up slowly and the length of recovery will shorten over time. Towards the end of my marathon plan I...