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Spring Marathoners 2024

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Forestcantrun · 18/01/2024 21:51

Apologies if there is an existing thread, I’ve only seen the London one (maybe 2025 is my London year 🙏)
Just wondering who is doing what Spring marathon this year and how are you getting on?
I'm for Manchester this year, never been so am even excited at going to a new city. Training at a standstill for me this last few days, it’s just been too icy to get out.

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Forestcantrun · 20/04/2024 22:38

Best of luck tomor @xsquared and anyone else Londoning.

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Forestcantrun · 15/04/2024 22:04

@LittleLize well done!! A lot of people were cramping up and there seemed to be quite a few collapses yesterday. Weather a lot better yesterday though than today in Manchester. It was terrible!
Chicago and Dublin on the cards for this year but I might defer or transfer Dublin. One is enough!

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LittleLize · 15/04/2024 11:40

It was great, but I got really bad cramp at about mile 19/20 so I had to run/walk for the rest. Finished just over 5:15. And my Apple Watch died at mile 21! Lots of learning done, but really disappointed not to finish under 5. Which I know is mad.

Sorry you didn’t get to run. Do you have plans for the autumn? I’ll enter the London ballot but not sure what to do next.

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Forestcantrun · 15/04/2024 10:14

@LittleLize hope you had a good run. The atmosphere was amazing!

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Forestcantrun · 15/04/2024 10:13

16weeks of training and the taper took me out ! Became unwell again a few days ago and couldn’t run yesterday.
Will have to start an Autumn marathon thread for the next one 🤣

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Forestcantrun · 09/04/2024 18:24

Thanks @xsquared , am still not feeling 100% so nervier by the day. Hope your pre London Taper going well

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LittleLize · 09/04/2024 11:19

Thanks @xsquared - I’m in the Manchester crew. The nerves are kicking in big time at the moment. Am in the office and there are 3 team members doing London so I’m spending all morning talking about marathons!

xsquared · 09/04/2024 09:44

Well done @Casualbrowser21 and @TheTripThatWasnt on your Brighton performance.

I hope you have both rewarded yourselves with rest and recovery food. How do you bith feel now?

Good luck to those running Manchester this weekend. You'll love it.

Ahna65 · 08/04/2024 14:20

does anyone have any must have songs they’d recommend?? I’m soo bored of my playlist by now!

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Forestcantrun · 08/04/2024 14:18

@Casualbrowser21 @TheTripThatWasnt well done and congratulations!!! Hydrate plenty today.
Am very jealous that ye guys are done and dusted already!

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Ahna65 · 08/04/2024 10:58

Congrats!! I ran a bit this weekend and indeed what a shock to be suddenly running in warmer weather… I shouldn’t complain after the winter but it is def harder work acclimatising.

Aches sound rough. hope the endorphins are flowing though.

TheTripThatWasnt · 08/04/2024 07:17

@Casualbrowser21 I am dreading getting out of bed and having to feel the pain in my legs!

From past experience (this was my 7th marathon), try and keep moving, take stairs slowly (going down them is no fun), and just ride it out. I expect to be able to run (very slowly) by Friday, but habe no intention of exerting myself before that.

I have pain in my ribs this time, which is a new one on me. No idea what that's all about?!

Casualbrowser21 · 08/04/2024 06:30

TheTripThatWasnt · 07/04/2024 23:01

I did Brighton today too! The breeze was noticeable and unhelpful, and I found long stretches of it quite hard work. I was hoping for a time between 4.15-4.30 and was bang in the middle of that range. Not my fastest, but not my slowest.

I do have some rather interesting sunburn lines- primarily on my left arm/leg/side of neck, which I wasn't expecting. And I know already that I will be struggling with stairs tomorrow...

Ah well done!! Great result. The warm weather was such a surprise.

I am so so sore today. If anyone has any tips to help with the pain please let me know 😅

Casualbrowser21 · 08/04/2024 06:28

Piggletta · 07/04/2024 20:27

How was the wind @Casualbrowser21
Well done

I found the wind to be okay. There were a few stretches where the wind was definitely working against us, but was more surprised by how warm it was!

TheTripThatWasnt · 07/04/2024 23:01

I did Brighton today too! The breeze was noticeable and unhelpful, and I found long stretches of it quite hard work. I was hoping for a time between 4.15-4.30 and was bang in the middle of that range. Not my fastest, but not my slowest.

I do have some rather interesting sunburn lines- primarily on my left arm/leg/side of neck, which I wasn't expecting. And I know already that I will be struggling with stairs tomorrow...

Piggletta · 07/04/2024 20:27

How was the wind @Casualbrowser21
Well done

Casualbrowser21 · 07/04/2024 20:19

Forestcantrun · 06/04/2024 15:57

Thanks all. Aw no @Casualbrowser21 I hope you’re feeling better today. All the best for tomorrow. Is it Paris or Brighton? Both sound amazing 🤩

Thank you! Mine was Brighton today - stuck with the pacers and finished with 4:32! First and probably last marathon haha but still had a great time!

Hope everyone’s upcoming races go well! Will be thinking of you all!

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Forestcantrun · 06/04/2024 15:57

Thanks all. Aw no @Casualbrowser21 I hope you’re feeling better today. All the best for tomorrow. Is it Paris or Brighton? Both sound amazing 🤩

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Casualbrowser21 · 04/04/2024 14:45

Sorry to hear you’re not well Foresrcantrun- I’ve also come down with something this week! Feel completely rotten and my marathon is this sunday! Hoping it clears up but feeling quite nervous and down about it all :(

Ahna65 · 04/04/2024 13:57

@Forestcantrun hopefully your body fights it fast.. I guess if it’s still in your chest you won’t run? But what a shame. Sometimes these things pass fast. Indeed it is the season for it.

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Forestcantrun · 04/04/2024 13:06

@Ahna65 I got strong antibiotics. Didn’t have to stay in hospital, chest sounds were off so needed an X-ray and stuff to make sure I didn’t have pneumonia.
This weather is doing us all dirty, hardly anyone escaped cold/flu/infection that I know.
7am flight , jeepers, you’ll need to be mega prepared with all your packing for run and travel. I’m just planning what I need, trying to manifest being better.

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Ahna65 · 04/04/2024 12:31

Argh @Forestcantrun typical isn’t it. Is your race also 14th? Hospital sounds serious, did you get antibiotics?

I(think) I’m coming out of my cold now but I had a bad one for a week or so, which wiped out my last pre taper week really. wasn’t quite a chest infection but I think running a bit with it made it worse. Now just doing a few runs here and there for confidence. Someone suggested doing a quick 5k this weekend (so one week before race day) which I think is a nice idea for confidence and a bit of testing the mental side of it too. So probably will do a parkrun.

starting to feel pretty excited. A bit too soon to trust the forecast but atm it looks cloudy and around 13 degrees, pretty decent.

I did just find out I have to travel with work the next day on a 7am flight.. that should be interesting !!! :/

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Forestcantrun · 04/04/2024 12:26

How are the nerves/taper etc?
The Never ending cold and rain landed me in hospital with a bad chest infection so I’m now not sure if I will even be fit to run in a week🫣

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TheTripThatWasnt · 22/03/2024 17:57

I have several pairs of shorts (Sweaty Betty and Ronhill) that have pockets and have run a marathon with 3 gels and a phone in the back pocket, but now I wear a flipbelt to just keep gels (and Kendal Mint Cake) in. My phone goes in my shorts pocket.

The flipbelt is super comfy - I've done a couple of marathons with it, and lots of halfs.

Ahna65 · 21/03/2024 10:52

thanks both!! Yes I’ve also been mostly training in leggings with side pockets but most shorts don’t seem to have these unless they are ‘cycling’ shorts. But I guess that’s fine for running too!! Think by April it will be shorts weather for sure. Probably I need to start doing some online shopping so I can practice a bit…