Manchester Marathon Oct 2021

marathon2022

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Just run your pace, Manchester is a huge Marathon so there will be plenty to run with(at your pace) once you get through the first couple of miles.

FinnC

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You could just try and get into the wave that has the 4:30 pacer? Apparently it’s not too hard to do so. Just wear and old jumper so they don’t see your number. Have read that no one really checks anyways.

marathon2022

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The wave release pen last year was about a mile away from the start and only a few bib checkers, looked like a good few people were hoping a low wall to the right and just avoiding the checks so ye, that's another good option.

joe__c

Cheers, there's a 20min difference between my wave and the ideal one, might just head a long in plenty of time and see if it's fairly relaxed! Second real world marathon after two virtual ones, so having the pacing group would be great. I'll take all the help I can get! Best of luck to anyone else heading over

Naked Lepper

Have run MCR twice , you’ll be well able to just wander into the earlier wave

FinnC

Have been floored with a head cold this week that I can’t shake.

At least it’s this week I have it and not next I suppose.

whatnext

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I've just seen I have been allocated to a wave with pacers 25mins slower than I am targeting. I'll be moving up at least one wave, whether allowed or not..........

Really looking forward to this now. Training has gone really well, so as long as things go normally on the day, I will hopefully pb.

In taper mode now basically. Six training runs remaining, including my last long run this weekend of 16km, but that's going to be nice and controlled.

Happy Race week everyone.

4 days to go. 25min run tomorrow, 15 minute run on Friday, gentle shake out on Saturday, marathon Sunday. Going to be wonderful

Best of luck everyone on Sunday. See you all there

FinnC

Hope everyone got on well today. An unexpected family bereavement meant I couldn’t travel, hopefully maybe next year I’ll be back.

Happy enough.

Had stomach issues, but they were self inflicted. Didn't train enough with gels or waters, but manged to hit my target time.

A better day, I might have been 2 minutes quicker

whatnext

Hit target by seconds. So close, over the moon

Tired now. Didn't enjoy the course but the crowds were great.