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Advice for first-time marathon runners
Looking for advice, inspiration or a little reassurance about your forthcoming marathon? I am speaking at two forthcoming FREE events in London. On Thursday 10th March, I’ll be speaking at Runner’s Need in Holborn at 6pm and on Tuesday 15th March at 6.30m, I’ll be hosting the Beginners’ Marathon Workshop at Run & Become in Victoria. [...]
Marathon wisdom part 7: stay true to your taper
If you are running the London Marathon you should be well in to your tapering period now. But I fear many aspiring marathoners are not. I did Paddock Wood Half Marathon yesterday (a new PB! 1.32.07) and heard many runners chatting about how they were doing London in two weeks’ time, including the guy who [...]
Marathon Wisdom part 6: Winding down your long run
If you are running London or Brighton, you should be reaching the last of your long runs around now. There’s still much debate over how long the ‘longest’ run should be and when to run it - but I fall in with those who say that 4 weeks out from race day is about right. [...]