London Marathoners 2018

Silly question Blackspaniel1 but have you checked spam inbox? I got mine the first day. I'd email them if not

Hi again..

Hope everyone is tapering nicely now. Has everyone received their final instructions email yet? I haven't had anything and I read they were supposed to send out information by Weds this week. Think it's available online anyway, just wondering if it's just me?

Hi weeboy you sound like you are ready, if you did 19 easily, you will be fine.

I managed 21.8 miles this morning, was ok, but i was ready to stop! Feet and legs are aching, but did it in the same pace I have been doing all my longer at so hoping it's the same on the day.

Bring on the taper, I need it! It will be all over 3 weeks today!

Bit late to the thread but can I join? Also doing London 3 weeks today, my first and possibly only full marathon! Did my longest run (20 miles) on Friday and it was murder from 15 - 20! Though last week did 19 far more easily! Can't get beyond 20 miles now, 16 next weekend and a couple of short runs through the week. Did 6 this morning. Hoping to get round in 5 hours, which should be doable but after Friday I'm not so sure now!

Fantastic Loudest, it's such a relief mentally to know you can do 20 isn't it, and if you felt that ok with it, even better!

3 weeks today!!!! it's gone so fast... we have our last long run to do today, 22 miles. I need to get this one out of the way now and taper . I've started looking at maps of the finish area and thinking where my family will need to watch from..... it's getting very real now.

Good luck to anyone doing their last long run soon, and fingers crossed I can still walk this afternoon!

I knew the last 5 miles was going to be hard, but I was surprised to get to 15 miles relatively pain free. I honestly feel like if thr marathon was yesterday, I could have completed it. The last 2 miles really dragged though! I'm very sore today. Making very interesting noises when I stand up!

Well done loudest how did it feel?

20 miles in the bag! Bring on the taper...

Ok Thankyou

Pinkstars2501 I think a few of us on here have been using the My Asics app. It's really good as it bases your plan around how far you can currently run.
I'm doing 20 miles today (hopefully!) And will then taper. Not sure of the exact science behind it, but you keep the mileage in your legs with smaller runs. As the runs are smaller, you also end up resting more, meaning fresh legs on race day.

Hi, having had to pull out of my first half marathon, due to injury and not a lot of training, I’m looking train properly and be ready for next years couple I’d like to do. I know this thread is for London really, but could somebody point me in the direction of a really good training plan please?
All this talk of tapering leaves me a little confused..... Next time I sign up, I’d like to be properly prepared.

blackspaniel Brighton is on the 15th. Two weeks Sunday. Scarily close now!

Eeeeeeeeee! Final instructions received!

Hi all,

Glad it seems everyone is on track, love you won't mess things up now, just don't injure yourself trying to do too much.

I am due to do my last long run on Sunday, 22 miles. I am so ready to taper now, I've had niggles with my Achilles tendon for months now, and this marathon training, needless to say, is making it much worse. I will get through the runs, but it's not as much fun running so far now .

I just keep visualising running towards the finish line.... keeps me going. Is Brighton the week before London, and when is Boston?

Cannot believe we're almost at taper time! I'm not going to push for my 20 miles. My knee is still feeling weak. My dh trained for Brighton and then got injured 3 weeks before. I don't want the same thing to happen to me!

@love - you won't balls it up now. Much better to make the start line healthy and injury free!

3 weeks today until Boston - MWAHHHHHH. Anyone who sneezes or coughs near me receives a death stare!

That’s amazing! Just fit in any runs that you can between now and Brighton and you’ll be fine. Many marathon plans don’t take you over 18 - at this stage if I were you I wouldn’t try and squeeze in any other very long runs. A 3 week taper is safer than 2.

22.5 is my longest so far.

love what’s your longest run so far?

I'm having a tiny freak out. I'm doing Brighton not London so I have 3 weeks to go. Am in the middle of a ten day stretch at work and with the snow we've had this month I've run less miles than I have for over a year! Need to engage positive mental attitude. Worked out I've run 1200 miles since I started training in January 2017 but feel like I'm going to balls it all up now.

Hello again not been on the thread for ages. Did 20m last Sunday and another 20 today. Now my tapering starts. Haven't checked my midweek runs but it's 17 next weekend then 10, 10 then the big day! Very excited also very tired 😓

Just back from my 3 miles. Knee feeling much better, although not fully healed.
When is everyone's last long runs? I'm planning 20 on Friday, then I can enjoy some guilt free chocolate....

Well done sanddunes!

I'm aiming for 20 on Good Friday. Am on a mini taper this week, so 6.5 on the plan. Only going for 3 though, as having knee trouble. It's strapped up at the moment, so will see how I get on...

Apologies for the absence!

Managed to get 20 in the bag today. Happy with time, amazed that I managed it running alone. Previous long run was 15 which was three weeks ago... very glad it is done and next week I can still do a LSR but won’t have the elusive 20 hanging over me!!