• 6th-12th April

I think this plan has been a massive success. The key now is just to go out there and execute. Not to suddenly get any ideas, “what if I just went off at this pace”. Trust the training, stick to the pace you’ve been working at and this should go well. You’re such a strong runner and I think this could be the catalyst to quicker marathons in the future. The most important thing is to enjoy it. There’s a small chance I may come down with yourself and Lucy and run 13-14 miles. Will just depend what happens between now and Saturday really. Any issues pre race or if you just want a chat, feel free to drop me a message. But really well done on such a brilliant training plan, you smashed it. Good luck Chris.

135 Points Achieved

MONDAY

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Rest Day

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

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21pts | 30 Mins Tempo (M)

21 POINTS

Should feel relatively comfortable this, but always good to get some extra miles in at goal pace.

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Great work Chris. So close now. Very exciting, I think the most important thing now is agreeing on a target time and goal pace. Those that have done that and stuck to it have had excellent results. Those that have at the last minute thought, “oh what if I just run a little bit quickly” have blown up. I think 5:12 is the quickest we want to focus on, that brings you in at 3:40. If conditions are good and you are well rested, I think that’s a good target and my pace sheet agrees. Let me know if you had different plans or wanted to be a bit more conservative (3:45?)

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9 Points
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Job done. Feels like the end of a video game when you completed all the levels and just have the big baddie left to defeat, which I know you will and you have all your lives and ammunition left to take it down. Very best of luck Sunday Chris. Go smash it.

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

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“Rest days are key. Our body adapts and gets stronger when we rest & recovery. Have a good one!”

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105pts | Marathon (Race)

105 POINTS

10 Mins WU @ Easy Pace (RPE: 3)

26.2 Miles @ Marathon Pace (RPE: 5)

We’ve made it. So exciting. The biggest mistake is going off too fast, know your pace and stick to it, even if it feels super easy. You’ve trained well, now just go and execute. Best of luck.

105 Points
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.