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Originally Posted by wiw
Thanks for the tips
Yes it's in October - would be fairly fucked if it was in April
Have you not done one for a while then?
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19 years apparently FFS

That made me feel old realising that. Ran it in 2002 and 2003.
When I first ran there was a guy getting heart massage after three miles and he looked about ten times fitter than me.
I'd say finding your stride and economy of movement are pretty key. On the day it can be a bit tortoise and hare, I was passing loads of people that had gone out hard over the last 6 miles. You crave sugar after 18 miles (there is science behind this) and there are people lining the roads handing out jelly babies - you will take them

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The other massive bit of advice I learned from year 1 - 2 is to put your name on your shirt. It is amazing the boost you get from people screaming 'cmon Mark (that's right) you can make it. And when everyone else gets it and you dont it sucks.
Also after half way the track heads out to canary wharf to double back on itself. Unless you are a sub 2 hour runner you see people at the 18 mile mark absolutely sprinting and looking much better than you whilst you are at 12
I recall being massively motivated to get past a guy in a Mr Tickle costume towards the end feeling that he was taking the piss out of my own endeavours.
You will love the day itself if you have trained. It is sensory overload in the best way.