Not really sure what I think yet. Glad to come in under 4hrs at least! Was going well, don’t think there is anything I would have done differently. Pace fine, HR fine. Left side of my body struggled from 23/24km – I think just fatigued rather than injury (but we will see) and left calf a bit crampy but mainly just a fatigue problem. I had 9 gels and plenty of water, wind not that bad etc. I think my body is just more of a half marathon max than beyond. Last ultra was also a body falling apart moment.. Anyway, early days but those are initial reflections. Hope others did well
Sorry you didn’t have the conclusion you hoped. On the positive side you crossed the line, in what is still a very good time. Marathons are just tough. I’m not even convinced humans are built to do them, having seen the state of so many yesterday, during and after that race. So many of the runners I know who were chasing a quick time yesterday had a similar outcome, and I think the wind played a small part in that. It’s always gutting as I know how hard you worked and felt like you were primed to hold that pace. You looked really strong when you went past me. You did well to dig deep though and get it done. Perhaps just take a little time to reflect. But from my experience it can take as many as 3 or 4 attempts to finally get the marathon right. Well done on such a great training plan though and hopefully you feel strong and fit.