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One last piece of marathon pace and then just an easy run to keep the legs ticking over before the big day. I like 4:45 pace. I think you’ll run a really strong race at that speed and bank a big PB. The fact you’re running at your best now, despite all the work issues that led to those missed sessions etc, it’s great. We’ve already banked the half marathon PB as well. So confidence should be high. But the marathon distance can be brutal and a smart pacing strategy is what has delivered the best results for the team. Happy to have a discussion though if you do want to set slightly higher targets.

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26pts | 40 Mins Tempo (M)

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Just an opportunity to get some more miles in at marathon pace and really dial those splits in. Come race day we want marathon pace to feel comfortable.

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A nice confidence booster for the weekend 😁
Yeah I do like chucking in some MP on race week. Looking forward to seeing how you get on this weekend. Definitely in good shape.

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9pts | 30 Mins Run

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Nice and easy. Smile, relax and enjoy. Love life!

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Shakeout complete – bring on Sunday πŸƒ
So excited. You got this Jamie.

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105pts | Marathon (Race)

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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.

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Still buzzing after yesterday πŸŽ‰ (although my quads aren’t πŸ˜‚) Thanks again for the advice going into it. I tried to keep back as close to 4:40 for the first 5K as possible, with km 5 being the only significantly faster (the big downhill!). From here I settled in around the 40/45 mark and felt good. Unfortunately that heat started to get to me about half way (it wasn’t as hot as last year, but felt worse πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ), and whether this exacerbated my glute as well I don’t know but it started niggling away shortly after half way too. Luckily it didn’t feel like an injury niggle so I pushed through the rest of the race. Dropped a few seconds away from pace in the last third, but with the heat and glute I’m very happy with how little the drop off actually was! Sorry I didn’t see you towards the end – I might have looked strong, but definitely wasn’t feeling it at that point πŸ˜‚
We were well hidden on the bridge so no chance of seeing us. It was crazy busy. I think you have every reason to be delighted with that time. 6 min PB is huge in marathon terms at our level. And you were running at the hottest time of the day as well. Of all the people we followed yours were some of the best splits and it was a fantastically executed marathon. You should be super pleased with your time and how well you’ve dug deep in training when work was really demanding too. I couldn’t be happier and whilst the first 5k may have been a few seconds too fast, that’s fine. That’s how most marathons are run in truth. And pretty cool that you were part of the race where sub 2 was beaten for the first time. Awesome work Jamie.

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