My cheque's cleared, and I didn't bequeath, but still waiting for confirmation! I ran the FLM last year and like you, used the RW Schedule for the first time. It was really useful, because I had no idea how much training was involved and needed to run a marathon (I did it in 4.30) but I felt that I peaked a couple of weeks too soon, and was a little tired in the week running up to the marathon. I also kept reading about carboloading etc. and even though I was training I kept popping power bars. So I did put on some weight, although I didn't notice it at the time. What really did work though, was making sure I ate and drank in the early stages of the FLM, which gave me the energy to finish. I ran the FLM about 5 years ago as well, same time, but didn't eat and drink early enough, and really suffered with lack of energy at the end. What's great though, is that even though you don't realise it, training for a marathon improves your general running and distances for the future. I now run 6 - 8 miles 2 -3 times a week, and I don't think too much of it, especially when I remember those long training runs.......
