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before, Sue took too much from her body and struggled to recover in time to race optimally. But that’s what build-up races are for - make your mistakes, learn and move forward as a runner so you perform when it’s important. Beware the greedy runner. When

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out all the significant sessions comfortably, and while he is doing nearly all his runs quicker than the schedule recommends, it's clear this is his natural pace and suggests he is a much better runner than his PB implies! He ran the Watford Half

: In the last few weeks, I've been reminded how much I enjoy running with other people - when I'm out on my own, it's so much harder to keep going and keep up the pace. I'm a morning runner, and after having to reschedule a long run I also learned the hard way

. This will be her last opportunity to do so before April 26. Meg is at the stage now where the marathon is starting to feel very real, and with that come nerves and apprehension. This is very common for first-time marathon runners but - like Meg - have

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