Newport Marathon
Newport marathon. 5th May 2019. It’s all been for this. Fifteen weeks of hard training in the rain and the cold. Sixty-seven runs, 440 miles….
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Marathon training: Weeks 12 to 15
How did my final weeks of marathon training going? Weeks 12 to 15 took me from my longest training run, through tapering right to the…
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Marathon training: The bad cold
On Easter Sunday, exactly two weeks before Newport marathon, I woke up with a sore throat. It was surprising and unexpected, as well as being…
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Marathon training: Increasing the fuel
During the winter, I tried out various different possible fuels for my marathon. I’d never had anything other than a drink with me on a…
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Marathon training: The 22 mile run
The longest run on my marathon training plan is 22 miles (well, it says you can do 20 or 22, but I always prefer to…
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Marathon training: Carb loading and the marathon weight gain
When you’re training for a marathon, you must lose loads of weight, right? Er – not necessarily. Marathon training is a funny thing. It’s not…
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Marathon training: Weeks nine to 11
Before I talk in detail about weeks nine to 11 of my marathon training, I need to give huge credit to my husband for his…
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Marathon training: Weeks five to eight
My marathon training is well underway and I think I’m actually addicted to it. Although the types of running and the distances vary, I’m into…
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Marathon training: Learning to pace myself
I’m running my first marathon at Newport in May and having to teach myself about running all over again. One thing I’ve learned from reading…
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Marathon training: The first few weeks
I’ve decided not to bore you by updating you on my marathon training every single week. Especially as the first couple of weeks on my…
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Marathon training: Following a training plan
I ummed and aahed over whether to follow a training plan for my first marathon. My ‘training plan’ (in my head) for my half marathons…
