-race hospitality to help you recover in style Three sets of ASICS Target 26.2 kit, comprising head-to-toe ASICS running kit, trainers and a Garmin Forerunner 610 GPS watch Pre-training trip to London (complete with accommodation the night before
, dodgy road surfaces, narrow paths and anything else that might otherwise spring a surprise.Garmin Connect is also a handy web resource. Users can upload a variety of training sessions and races from all over the world, and share the data with others
made my way to pen six, my starting area, and turned on my Garmin GPS watch which would help me check my pace as I ran. Could I get a signal? No. Typical. As I slowly walked towards the start I eagerly prayed for the satellites to be picked up by my
one of our tried and tested Garmin-ready schedules (devised by 1983 London Marathon winner, Mike Gratton) as a basis for their marathon preparations. Make sure you arm yourself with the appropriate schedule for your target time now (download the file
yourself out "My Garmin 305 Forerunner Watch lets me see exactly what I have done and how fast or slow I have done it - it's a top bit of kit." - Tim Don "A swim coach who will keep correcting your technique is really important. So is an MP3 player: music
Garmin and was amazed to see that despite the fatigue of the last four miles I was suddenly running 8-minute-mile pace. I finished in 3:58.37 - job done!Having the medal put around my neck was amazing - all that was left to do was have my official photo
to concentrate on my pace and keep checking my Garmin because I have terrible distance judgement! Overall though, I'm really pleased. I'm getting better at pace judgement, and my long runs are getting faster and feeling easier too – I'm on the right track. Steve
than marathon pace. Imagine her surprise then, when she downloaded the data from her Garmin only to find she had run at marathon pace accidently and it felt easy! Helen continues to train really well and is a total inspiration to many. She now has a
you think is optimum for the last two weeks before a marathon?How long should your last two long runs be, compared to your previous maximum distance? Running elmoA. As a guideline, this is the last four weeks of the Garmin 3:30 schedule
give you wings, but my wings slowed me down by over a minute a mile. But I had loads of fun through the pain.Worst moment: the heat at Docklands and not knowing where I was as the course was reversed from previous years, and my Garmin told me I
