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My 2004 London Marathon
By Chuff on 21/04/2000 15:52:01
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
Time: 4:14This was the most amazing event I have ever had the pleasure of takingpart in, it was such a wonderful occasion and fantastic support fromstart to finish.It was mine (& Mrs Chuff's) first marathon and the memories will stay withus forever
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Trimbo on 23/04/2004 12:07:38
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
, 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
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Anne Child on 26/04/2004 10:43:34
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
Time: 4:14This was my first marathon and I thoroughly enjoyed it. My best moments were the crowds cheering on Tower Bridge and seeing friends at 22, I was still laughing and smiling at this point, the hysteria set in later on
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Daisybop on 26/04/2004 12:29:26
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
Time: 5:35The biggest surprise was seeing the major from "who wants to be a millionaire" in real life.My goal was 4hrs 30.:But after my knee injury during training my finish was 5hrs35mins.Do differently: I would maybe add more longer runs into my
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After Your Marathon: Ready For Anything!
By Bruce Tulloh on 26/04/2005 10:20:13
Now your marathon is out of the way, you might be ready to burn your shorts and bury your shoes. Don't! Now is the perfect time to build on what you've done
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
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Nick Richardson on 26/04/2004 10:10:45
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
. The brilliant crowds. The rain, and basically the whole FLM experience. Q:What was your goal? A: Public goal was 3:40 private and real goal was sub 3:30.Q:And what was your finishing time? A: 3:27:03Q:What would you do differently? A: Eat more before the race
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Stinkytrainers on 26/04/2004 10:10:45
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
legs just couldn't go any faster!Q: What was your goal? And what was your finishing time? A: My goal was sub 4 hours and I got 3:56:55 Yessss!Q: What would you do differently? And indeed what was the key to your success? A: Do more long runs and stick
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Q+A: Why am I tired two weeks after my marathon?
By Bruce Tulloh on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
rediscover things you neglected during the last few weeks of your marathon build-up head back to the gym or get the bike out of the shed.When you feel like training hard again, pick a new goal. After a spring marathon I usually recommend that the people I
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Time for a tune-up
By John Hanc and Ruth Emmett on 12/10/2009 09:40:17
Run shorter races leading up to your main event to gauge your fitness and get PB-primed
Chasing an autumn marathon PB? Make your next race a 13.1-miler. "Doing a shorter race three or four weeks beforehand is very sensible – most experienced runners would run at least one or two as part of their build-up," says endurance coach Nick
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Winding Down - Two Weeks To Go
By Bob Cooper on 12/04/2009 11:43:21
Everything you need to know and do two weeks before a marathon
goal pace) except for two miles run in the middle of a mid-week four-miler at marathon goal pace. “Even this small amount of goal-pace running is important because it physically and mentally reinforces the pace you want to run on race day,” says Baldaro
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