In the week before the London Marathon we had several weather warnings from the race organisers telling us it was going to be hot and that we should adjust our race plans.
Well done Laura! Interesting about the pacers , I certainly noticed that pacers I saw seemed to be on their own! Like you I didn't actually feel too hot but my heart rate was way higher than it would normally be at that pace. I was aiming for 4.15, finished in 4.26 BUT feeling really good, and feel great today as well. To feel happy and healthy is so much more important than a time 💚
I was in the mile 24 charity cheer zone all day and also noticed the faster pacers were pretty much running solo. There were more runners around the 5+hour pacers. It was a tough one out there in the heat (Tokyo had been similar for me) and we had a few casualties collapse near us which is sad to see having made it so far. Congrats on a great run 👏🏻
I loved reading this account Laura and thank you for being so honest and straightforward about it. I ran London on Sunday too, with a horrible cold/chest infection and decided to just treat it as a sunny day out around my home city, with a long jog, seeing as many friends and family as I could. And I enjoyed about 90% of it - it was my “worst” time but probably my favourite of my three marathons as the atmosphere was next level. I followed your three runs a week plan and it was great so thank you for getting me there! 💜
Well done Laura! Interesting about the pacers , I certainly noticed that pacers I saw seemed to be on their own! Like you I didn't actually feel too hot but my heart rate was way higher than it would normally be at that pace. I was aiming for 4.15, finished in 4.26 BUT feeling really good, and feel great today as well. To feel happy and healthy is so much more important than a time 💚
Well done Helen! Great running. And you’re absolutely right
I was in the mile 24 charity cheer zone all day and also noticed the faster pacers were pretty much running solo. There were more runners around the 5+hour pacers. It was a tough one out there in the heat (Tokyo had been similar for me) and we had a few casualties collapse near us which is sad to see having made it so far. Congrats on a great run 👏🏻
Thank you! Ran past plenty of people on the floor having treatment. Thankfully have heard of no serious casualties.
Love the disclaimer. You are inspiring as ever. Well done 🥳
Thank you!
I loved reading this account Laura and thank you for being so honest and straightforward about it. I ran London on Sunday too, with a horrible cold/chest infection and decided to just treat it as a sunny day out around my home city, with a long jog, seeing as many friends and family as I could. And I enjoyed about 90% of it - it was my “worst” time but probably my favourite of my three marathons as the atmosphere was next level. I followed your three runs a week plan and it was great so thank you for getting me there! 💜