tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741675109129288395.post474258723055263363..comments2023-11-10T11:31:41.359+00:00Comments on Rambling on about running: What have I learned?Running Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16438876298746999401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741675109129288395.post-14811754235403861152011-04-19T13:34:15.334+01:002011-04-19T13:34:15.334+01:00"Overall I'm fairly happy with what happe..."Overall I'm fairly happy with what happened in Paris", and so you should be. I love reading all the training and marathon updates and lessons, ideally I should be making a list ;-) One day when I'm big I'll challenge the 26.2 :-)BabyWilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04514458601141900410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741675109129288395.post-42294951182483252942011-04-19T11:59:26.607+01:002011-04-19T11:59:26.607+01:00Nope, I think you've covered everything. Havi...Nope, I think you've covered everything. Having done a winter and a summer marathon, I think I missed the boat on the autumn ideal: if heat is a concern then is there any way you could schedule longer runs before the Sun's up? That's the only way I cope during the summer as I wilt in the heat. Stupid fair skin of mine.<br /><br />Unless you're really short for a guy then I don't think that the 9lbs will have made *that* much difference to your time, I really don't. More of a psychological weight, perhaps? That nagging annoyance at not losing the weight, combined with the crowded start/course and the heat were probably greater factors in not going under 3:30...I'd have been chuffed to bits with a time like that in such hellish conditions.<br /><br />xxxJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577732790717175356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6741675109129288395.post-46616798034394998762011-04-19T11:41:00.411+01:002011-04-19T11:41:00.411+01:00Very interesting. When Andy and I decided to do a ...Very interesting. When Andy and I decided to do a marathon, we thought about some of that- eg with the timing we did not want to do an Autumn one, because the long training runs would be during the heat of summer, plus if we were to go away we could miss 2-3 weeks of training at a pretty crucial time. London has never appealed to me as a marathon, but we wanted a fair sized one so I would not be right on my own at the back! (20,000 I think, so still pretty big).In the end, combining it with sightseeing seemed a good idea as the landmarks etc would take the mind off the distance!Anyway, you must have been doing something right as you managed a fantastic pb. :)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364823282004341052noreply@blogger.com