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Winding Down - One Week To Go

Everything you need to know and do the week before your marathon

« Two weeks to go During the last week of your taper, things can get ugly. Two weeks ago, you ran 20 miles in a single run, but now you shouldn’t even be totalling that distance in the whole week before the race. And as your mileage plummets, your worries can skyrocket. ...

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