Hobbs Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Thanks, I don't post much but lurk on this forum sometimes and find your posts quite interesting and helpful.Good luck for your 3.30! My only goal is too make it to the finish line alive I'm from Paris living in the UK, got back there for Xmas. In a 10k you can run by a handful or world-famous places, it's quite scenic.Looking forward to running there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I am sure you will make it to the finish line with plenty of life left in you. Will be a fantastic experience I bet. Whereabouts are you living in the UK? I'm originally from Stratford Upon Avon, have been living in NZ for 11 years so I class myself as a kiwi now haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Fuck it, registrations for Paris are closed already ahah.Plan B: just registered for the one in Manchester instead! I'm living in East Cheshire, posh countryside really nice for long runs Been in the UK for almost 5 years, so I don't feel really French anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I think I'd live in France over the UK if I had the chance haha.Haven't ran the Manchester marathon, did run the Liverpool one many years ago and that was pretty good. You have a time frame in mind? Is it your first one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 No one here believes me when I say I prefer living in the UK!Being my first marathon I don't want to bother with a time target, and will simply focus on finishing the race.That said, based on my half-marathon times, it should be somewhere between 3.45 and 4.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good goals. Finish should be your main objective, forget about the time. This was my first marathon back in 2005, I walked the last 5km after hitting the wall. Very disappointing at the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Unless I'm mistaken, I didn't see any topic about nutrition so I'll ask you here if you don't mind : what do you eat /drink during your long runs? I've been toying with gels / gummy bears with mixed results, best so far are cubes of brown sugar. Any tips or advice would be great. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Unless I'm mistaken, I didn't see any topic about nutrition so I'll ask you here if you don't mind : what do you eat /drink during your long runs? I've been toying with gels / gummy bears with mixed results, best so far are cubes of brown sugar. Any tips or advice would be great. Thanks!Probably not enough, I've occasionally hit the wall and I know that's due to nutrition rather than fitness. Any runs that are 25km or less I might head out with a gel and that's about it (I always make sure I have eaten well beforehand so I'm not hungry), I like the CLIF gels for my shorter runs a the consistency makes them easier to get down. For my long runs I'll take one or two of the PocketFuel gels with me, they're a lot thicker and taste more like a thick peanut butter than a gel. More nutritious and filling, they do the job well http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/forum/download/file.php?id=3384 Other than that I like trail mix and some fruit, bananas are usually the easiest to carry. I don't like relying on sugars, I want to get my energy from natural means and I figure I can get any sugars I might need from the fruit and gels. Drink wise, usually just a standard 750ml drink bottle of electrolytes; I use one that contains 200g of fresh fruit per 500g bag ~ nothing artificial in it and it isn't sweet tasting which I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks, I'll experiment with Pocket Fuel, they look delicious I'll also try banana tomorrow, and trail mix for the next long run after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Let me know how you go Hobbs. The trail mix I do switch around depending on where I buy it from but I look for things like dried fruits, cashews, macadamia nuts etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Had a 25k yesterday - brought banana and trail mix. I don't know how people do it but I don't like chewing stuff too much while running, kind of interfere with my breathing ahahBrown sugar is nice as you can just let it melt in your mouth.I also ordered gels tonight, I'll give them a go next Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybear Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I am running in my second marathon so training has just begun. It's the Ottawa Race Weekend in Ottawa, ON Canada on May 25th. www.runottawa.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbs Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Best of luck and welcome Tybear, have you got any objective time-wise? Experienced with myprotein energy gels for yesterday's long run, 28k in 2h37, had 5 of them, giving 50g carbs/h.Worked quite well, no problem with digestion, fatigue was delayed and had some energy left at the end Also completing the marathon within 4h seems to be within reach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisrunningvegan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I ran my second marathon this year. First as a vegan. My first marathon was 5:08 in 2008. Then I went vegan got passionate about running again and landed 4 hr 13 minutes on May 25th at Vermont Marathon. I have signed up for Manchester City Marathon. I should be training right now but I have an injury on my right ankle left side on the ankle bone I believe. I went to a chiro that does advanced release technique. Has improed a tiny bit but not much. Been injured since the second week of June. Not good!! I have until November 2nd to get ready for the marathon distance. I hope I can at least finish somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnsuth86 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Doing my 1st marathon on Nov 2nd...Bowling Green 26.2 in Bowling Green, KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini Forklift Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Doing my 1st marathon on Nov 2nd...Bowling Green 26.2 in Bowling Green, KYHope it went well ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BordasOo Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Hi. Thank you for this question. I'm going to run a marathon this year and probably even next year. I've been running professionally for about 4 years now and I'm enjoying doing it more and more every day. I have my own coaches and mentors. I also read information about running at https://innovativerunners.com/ , which helps me improve my skills in this case too. So good luck to everyone on the marathons, I wish you only victories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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