Marathon Improvers Thread.

One good thing from yesterday is I got my fueling bang on.

7 miles in, SIS Beta fuel energy chew(half a pack)

Then about 125ml water with SIS Beta fuel

4 miles later, other half of chew and 125ml

4 miles later SIS Beta fuel nootropic gel and 125ml again

4 miles, another gel and 125ml.

I also took 2 saltstick fast chews

Plan in the full is then at mile 23 take another gel and see me home. Altogether that's 160g carbs from gels and 80g carbs from fluid.

I did my last long(ish) run today of the Hansons plan, 16 miles steady at MP+40. Felt strong throughout and holding the pace was easier than it's been on any of these runs to date. I'd been feeling really tired for the last couple of days so happy to get this one ticked off as well as completing the highest mileage week of the plan (64). Three easier weeks to come before I toe the line in Amsterdam.

Interesting to hear that about the Endorphins @FinnC. I still haven't tried mine but that would have been exactly my experience with the first edition. Fine to half marathon distance but uncomfortable beyond that. I'll hopefully get in a couple of runs in my pair this week. I've 15 miles with 10 at marathon pace on Thursday so will probably make a call on them based on that. If I'm not happy then I'll stick to my trusty Deviate Nitro Elites.

Great morning out in Charleville for me....a shiny new PB by almost 3 mins (sub 1:27) and the strongest most consistent performance I've ever done in any race tbh.

Will do a full report over on my log later on when I've calmed down a bit 😂

Awesome stuff lads

Brilliant stuff, well done!

Serious performance. Well done.

Well done in Charleville. Perfect weather there I’d say?

Yep... perfect day for running tbh.

I had a shocker in Charleville in 2019 so was a bit wary but it literally couldn't have gone any better

Dublin 🤠

It'll all be over this day 5 weeks.

Have a lot going on the next couple of weekends so gonna have to get creative to squeeze in the last of the long runs 😬 😬

To be fair to the Pro 3 my legs feel absolutely fine now like they would do in the other “super shoes” after a hard session,the recovery is always that much quicker after wearing them. I still think they are a great shoe and will definitely use them again.

Still think I’ve now ruled them out as my Marathon shoe though.

I’ve a pair of Vaporflys 1 with over 250km on them and a pair of Alphaflys 1 with not yet 100km on them. Dunno now to buy a new pair of Vaporflys or go with the Alphaflys. First world problems eh!

I do find the original Vaporflys a bit narrow but I think I’ve read the version 2 is a slightly wider. I presume the foam is the same in the 2 as the 1?

Me too in 2019 and last year the wind was awful though I wasn’t racing it but I’ve never had that amazing day out that Charleville is kind of known for. I couldn’t go today in the end as my son’s 7th birthday party but I was wishing I was there this morning when I saw the weather.

So the ankle still feels a bit sore today. Going to try a 4-6m later this evening. Not going to do any sessions or speed work this week, will just concentrate in getting miles in. Hopeful that its not too bad and if on the day I need to strap it up and have painkillers, so be it. I was injured after 3 miles in my marathon last year and just used Biofreeze to help. Not a great solution and I was injured for a month after but sure look, has to be done

Thank you. I'm a somewhat nervous '5th time' marathon runner in Galway on Saturday, which is fairly flat actually. No major climbs anywhere.

Torn a bit in my head between going for a time and wanting to make sure I'm strong in the second half. Want to go easy but not excessively easy in the first half. No pacers so won't be dragged along.

Pb from earlier this is 3:47, stayed with the 3:30 pacers until 15 miles and thereafter faded badly. Had been sick with Covid but still went out too fast.

Should I just stay comfortable then until I get beyond half-way and then maybe go a bit harder if I feel have it?

Thanks