Kaye D Done! Struggled badly in the last 6 miles, lactic acid in my quads was really painful and i just wasnt very mentally tough. But happy to add the medal to the colection and will return to marathons in a year or so.
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Distance 26.2 miles
Date 14th April 2013
Location Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
Official website: http://brightonmarathon.co.uk/
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Laura N Race pack collected, hope the rain vanishes before tomorrow morning :0/
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How did you get on Laura?
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@theplodder PB by 10 mins but not quite the time I dreamed of - 4:08 was my finish time. Found the going tough from 14 - 18 and the again 19 - 22 miles, pleased it's another marathon achieved but not one I would rush to complete again. Thinking Paris for my next Spring marathon
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I agree. It was mentally tough in places and mile 19 to 23 was horrendous, I wouldnt rush to do it again. i think i am going to have next year off from marathons after a string of niggles and injury, maybe do one the following year and will smash my PB.
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Laura N Last run tomorrow morning before the big day... eek!
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Laura N Can't believe it's this weekend. @theplodder how is your achillies, have you deferred your entry to next year?
Hi Laura, no i didnt defer in the end, its going to be a very slow marathon but i am going to give it a go. Achilles is ok if i ice and stretch regularly. How you doing? You prepared?
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Good to hear you're be there Kaye. I think I'm ready, excited and nervous! Just not liking the weather forecast at the moment, 18 degrees, sun and very windy... not what I was hoping for :0) x
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The wind is most certainly not welcome.
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Kaye D Chances of doing the marathon are slim to none at the moment. Suffering with an Achilles injury so i just cant get the miles in. Better to be realistic about it while i can still do other stuff like cycling, rowing etc. If it gets any worse i run the risk of not being able to do anything.
So its already less than 13 weeks to go and time is flying. I did a 11.5 mile long run Sunday and it felt ok, i have done 30 miles plus for the last 2 weeks and hope to increase this further over the coming weeks. So far feeling good. I am curious...
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Steven K 15 weeks today until the race..........
Kaye D Just entered!!
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Many congratulations, Kaye! Inspiring!!!
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Thanks Padma.
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