your lace-tying technique, just in case they come undone in the middle of a race. Mistake: You train harder than you raceYou know you have a problem when you consistently dominate during training, only to fall short of your goals during races. Many
as many calories.How Do I Stay Motivated?Good goals are the secret of motivation, along with an eager training partner. By a good goal I mean something that is definite, attainable and personally worthwhile. Avoid targeting nebulous things like getting
For three months, you've been training for that single day. Now it's over. You've completed the marathon and achieved your goal. What now? The most likely response is 'nothing', and it's a perfectly reasonable one. After all, three or four months
and then decelerate for 20m. Lengthen repeats Elite tweak Coach Greg McMillan (mcmillanrunning.com) recommends repeats that total approximate goal race distance at goal race pace. This works your VO2 max and lactate threshold. If you're running a 10K, try three lots
:30) The biggest surprise? hitting my target after I thought that it had all gone completely out of the window The most memorable moment? running through Canary Wharf the noise was immense , oh and the guy dressed as a tree with only a thong on!!What was your goal
. That's me in the red T-shirt.We ourselves 3 goals for the run :1. Enjoy the occasion2. No stopping3. Finish under 4:30:00We achieved all 3 and got home in 4:14!Thanks to all the forumites for hints, tips and support, and to the RWpacers at Sutton Park
: Being grabbed by The Sport newspaper girls! My goal: To beat last year's time (this was my second FLM age 49), I did beat last year's debut with an un-official time of 4:42. Last year my official time was 4hrs 58mins 32secs. I would not do anything
21 where I really started to run out of steam and had to stop to stretch my left quad and miles 25 which I am convinced was much longer than a mile. I was beginning to think they had forgeotten to put up the last mile markers... My goal time was 4
, and how I managed to run the courseexactly as Runners World described on the websiteGoal-to finish under 4 hours. Finishing time of 3 hours and 41 minutes!Differences-none-it couldn't have gone any better for my first marathon!Celebration-A shed load
had spotted the Action Photo camera man and I started frantically waving and grinning, desperate for a good shot during the run to show family and friends. I soon realised it was actually a speed camera and not a photographer. Oops.Goal was 4 hours
