London Marathon 2019 training thread!

squirm yes, I’m booked in for swim Serpentine too. Swimming is my real weak point so I need to get going with the training for that. The swim part will definitely be very much an aim to complete not to compete!!! I will just keep thinking about the lovely medal to spur me on...

Sorry - I meant London Classics (I knew in the back of my mind that I'd got the wrong word, but of course the right one only popped up,just after I'd hit 'post'

sheepy and Swim Serpentine for the full London Challenge??

The crowd support make this event. Not sure how it comes across on tv, but no way I could have kept going for 26 miles without strangers shouting my name.

Last 2 weeks all I've done is eat mind you.

Not sure when I'll have urge to run again and no plans to run a marathon ever again!

It was amazing and the cheering was phenomenal. I thoroughly enjoyed it but I’m still a bit sore and getting up and down stairs is still a little undignified ;-)

I have a place in Ride London so I’m hoping the soreness soon wears off so I can get on with my bike training!

Get thee to the marathon site and enter the ballot!

Hi everyone!
It was absolutely amazing, an incredible experience and no words can do it justice! Loved every second of it, even the last two kms when I started getting pains.
The people and the support are absolutely fantastic and so are the volounteers.
I already want to do it again . Best of luck with the ballot!

I applied to the ballot too fate

I have serious marathon envy after watching yesterday's marathon. I applied for a ballot place. I realise chances are low, but you never know.

How did you all go?

Hope you all had great runs - inspiring coverage on the TV :)

Good luck and fair running to you all!

I hope it goes well (and I hope you let us know how you get on)

museli
lunch chicken salad with cous cous
tonight small portion filled pasta after running show

tomorrow
same breakfast and lunch (creature of habit clearly)
dinner chilli with basmati rice

saturday evening my go-to pre race meal of chilli prawn linguine!
sunday morning porridge with honey and chia seeds.

wouldnt normally eat mucn else but race wont start until 10.30ish so taking banana and some flapjack to nibble.

Mostly very excited but with a few nerves creeping in now!

whats everyone else eating!?!?!

Okay - carb loading. What is everyone eating?
My head is so full of so many details I can't seem to settle on the best plan of attack re food !!

I know, it’s getting real!!

argghhhhh
5 days to go people!!!

according to my program Ive got 13 miles this weekend and 8 the next.....
after last weekends 22 miles alone I am quite glad!

Hows everyone feeling? this is my first so i am quite excited!
I was thinking now running easing off to get back more in the gym but been told NO wait until after marathon. tapering meant to be a rest not just replace the running with loads more exercise...

Are we all tapering now!?

Hi everyone and well done on your long runs!

I am quite behind with my training because of my Achilles’ tendon problems, I am fine now but all time ambitions have gone out of the window. I’ll just be happy to get to the finish line in one piece

Anyway did 25k today and didn’t suffer too much, so I feel relatively confident . Fingers crossed no more hiccups!

I have a question, do you already have your bib number and start zone? Or are we all getting them in April?

Great effort Feathers.
I'm Upto 18m and what I did was split it in 3. So I ran 3miles out and back for a quick drink and gel, then ran in opposite direction for 3 and back. Repeat in a 3rd direction.
Psychologically this helped as different scenery and safe in knowledge never more than 3 miles from home.
I used plotaroute.com to map out easy 3 mile blocks if anyone else what's try this.

Plodded round 20miles yesterday! felt good to finish but didn't feel great doing it - i basically ran the same 3.5mile road 6 times !! a bit mind numbing, but meant I could stash water/gels.

I've still got a 20 and a 22 to go- will be relieved when they're done!!

hows everyone doing with their training? less than 6 weeks to go now!!

Training plan on official website has me Training up to 20 miles. Will that be enough to then last the full 26 on the day?

I'm at 14 miles so far and running out of Sunday long run options as I need a "3 week taper" apparently 🙈

anyone running the vitality big half in london this weekend?

yeah its getting hard.... March is where all the long miles are
did 18.5 miles on Saturday (further than anticipated - didn't measure route properly)
last bit v hard. longest i had ever been
didnt feel well for about an hour after

Oh Imnot, that is absolutely gutting for you. So disappointing.

I've had a bit of a lull in my enthusiasm - as the miles got longer the toll seemed so high physically, whereas in Jan it had just felt like a constant endorphin high!

So have had a gentler week this week, just trying to let my body recover a little- just a hill run, a couple of stretchy classes and then my long run (16 miles) today. Furthest I've ever run, did it by myself and enjoyed it. But at no point did I ever think 'yeah, I could run another ten miles' !!

How is everyone else getting on? only 8 weeks from Sunday......!!

Hello LionelMessy

Training not going to plan at all. Achilles’ tendon still playing up, managed a hilly18k last Sunday but was again inflamed on Monday. Currently on a maintenance regime of 3 short easy runs a week, plus lots of strength training and stretching. I am increasingly frustrated but my coach keeps saying I don’t need to panic yet, I can still make it.

Obviously I AM panicking, but haven’t told him

How is everyone else? Too tired from all the running or just as dispirited as me?