tryingtorun

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

Post marathon cold/flu
'Anyone else feeling under the weather? (besides muscle aches and pains). Since Monday I've had a sore throat, which has today progressed to nausea,...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

No lucozade gels at mile 21 ?
'Hi all Congrats on the completing the race. Overall I had an enjoyable race and beat my 2008 time by 12 minutes. One thing that really annoyed me...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

Confused re predicted marathon time based on half marathon time!
'Here's one for the maths/stats geeks! First, a bit of background.... I did the marathon in 2008 in 4.23, but felt fairly comfortable at this pace....'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

Positive mantras
'I'm sure there have been posts about this in the past, but thought it would be a good time to instil some positivity, so feel free to reply with the...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

Closest Tubes to Finish
'Piccadilly is about a 10 minute walk from the finish. Charing Cross and Piccadilly Circus are both very near finish. I think Embankment and Westminster...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

carbs to eat this week
'Yes I agree about pasta not being essential. Rice, noodles and couscous all have roughly the same amount of carbs per 100g as pasta does so no need...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 9 months ago

Ibuprofen/Pain killers
'Hi all Just have a query about pain killers.Some of you mentioned you would be carrying them with you during the marathon. Is this just incase you...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 10 months ago

First 20 Miler!!
'Quote: Quote: Well done guys!! I did 18 miles today in 3 hours (10 min mile pace) and was wondering about your gel/lucozade amounts too. I had 500ml...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 10 months ago

First 20 Miler!!
'Well done guys!! I did 18 miles today in 3 hours (10 min mile pace) and was wondering about your gel/lucozade amounts too. I had 500ml lucozade, 500ml...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 10 months ago

LSR and podcasts
'Marathon talk is quite good to listen to while running'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 11 months ago

excited to get a PB
'I think the dullness of the course was made up for by the PB! At times i felt like i was doing 8 laps, because of the way the course looped back on...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 1 year, 11 months ago

excited to get a PB
'Well done! I did my fastest half today in 1.51, previous best time was 1.56. It was at Dorney Lake, near Windsor, it is a completely flat course....'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 2 years ago

LSR pace for sub 4 marathon
'Thanks for replies. I think I will continue to do 10 min mile for LSR based on the research I have done, but I will concentrate increasing speed and...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 2 years ago

LSR pace for sub 4 marathon
'Hi all Just wondering what pace I should be doing my long runs at if I want to do a sub 4 marathon (9 min per mile pace). I am doing my long runs...'

tryingtorun has commented in a forum thread 3 years ago

IS IT TOO LATE ?
'Hi I'd just like to say that I am at the same stage as you, plan to do 8 miles this weekend. I am following the exact same training plan i did last...'