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Jun 2020
11:21am, 27 Jun 2020
5,618 posts
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Joe Hawk
DNF's. Luton first ever marathon , started late due train delays run far too fast to catch up and then had to walk and as it was in December started getting far too cold and dropped at lap 2 out of 3.
Crawley Track marathon , only one of these I have tried and well yuck. It was the day after Beachy Head and the constant turning in the same direction messed with my knee.
I ran Dublin the day after on drugs so probably could have finished. That said I was broken for a couple of months after Dublin.
Don't run injured it is stupid
Jungfrau marathon day 2. I had run day one of Jungfrau the day previous the race went fine and finished just over 4hrs which I was pretty happy with considering it is pretty much straight up a mountain. I'd finished and was going back to take some photo's and I turned my ankle Grrr.
So decide to try day 2 and make it to about half way with my ankle strapped.
Oh guess I didn't listen to my own advise, though no damage done this time.
I think all my other DNF's are after marathon distance in Ultra's which I would class as slightly different
DNFLI - Ton's
I have ditched a marathon at 25M because I didn't want to do a dogleg past the finish , I've dropped out with one lap to go for marathon, in timed events numerous times.
DNS - Also loads usually because marathons start so early, why it not like you are able to much with the rest of the day anyway.
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Jun 2020
4:55pm, 27 Jun 2020
16,802 posts
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Bazoaxe
105 20+ mile runs for me plus 24 marathons and no ultras. I had another 18 of 19.5 or more.
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Jun 2020
7:39pm, 27 Jun 2020
3,219 posts
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STOOSH
136 20+ mile runs for me where 24 were logged as races although it's probably closer to 30 if i include ultras!
Remember London 2018 well - seen loads of casualties especially in the last 6m. Luckily i was doing as a training run for an ultra and managed to stay on pace but at a harder effort than i expected!
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Jun 2020
11:54am, 28 Jun 2020
279 posts
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John Bach
Just enjoyed reading back and the various marathon stories!
I've only done 18 road marathons since my 1st one in 2007 and only 6 different events. My 1st marathon was a lesson on how not to run your first marathon, particularly having not run any long runs of 2h15m+. Having told myself to pace myself got carried away running with the leaders for the first 9 miles - realised the error of my ways after being told I'd gone through 10 miles in just over 62minutes and the last 10 miles were a real struggle!!
Like a lot of runners, I'm still hoping to run the perfect marathon for me (if there is such a thing), where everything goes to plan! Hopefully next year!!
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Jun 2020
1:30pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,686 posts
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Brunski
6 marathons completed.
2015 York - 3:43:24 Entered because it was cheap through work and thought it'd be fun, didn't train enough, went through half in 1:35ish, was walking by mile 18 and a run/walk 'strategy' from there.
2016 York - Getting better at running, ran a few long runs and managed to not completely fall apart in last few miles. Went through half in around 1:27?
2017 York (again) - 2:59:45 Knew I was in sub-3 shape, ran a good 4 20 milers. Very nearly threw it away by getting 'giddy' a few times in the 2nd half. Had to sprint up a hill and then down to the finish with the clock approaching 3:00.
2018 London - Trained well, was thinking I was in about low 2:50 shape - first 6 miles at 6:30s and then dropped and ran the rest to heart rate.
Now the daft ones where I know I was in shape but failed to execute decent races.....
2018 Valencia - 2:53:09 Trained by heart rate, had a HR plan, left HR monitor in the apartment and ran to feel. I felt very good miles 4-20, but less so from 20 onwards.
2019 Rome - 2:53:39 Trained really well, reckon I was in around 2:48 shape, possibly better. Again forgot something crucial (my twice worn vaporfly trainers) and ended up running in worn out adidas runners. Ran pretty well but possibly the start of my ongoing feet problems.
Hope to run a marathon where I put it all together but feet playing up again lately so not sure I'll be able to put a training block together. I know I have a 2:44-2:48 in me.
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Jun 2020
1:32pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,687 posts
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Brunski
Sorry missed a couple times:
2016 York was 3:02:28 and
2018 London (the hot one) was 3:03:56.
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Jun 2020
1:43pm, 29 Jun 2020
4,695 posts
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Windsor Wool
 Brunski
you've defo got a 2:45ish kinda time in you. Just not in your gardening shoes!
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Jun 2020
2:05pm, 29 Jun 2020
1,688 posts
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Brunski
I really hope so WW
My legs/heart tell me I am capable, but my feet (and head to some extent) often say otherwise.
I reckon I'd be satisfied hanging up my runners with a 2:49 marathon to my name, but (assuming they don't make it any harder to achieve) I'd really like to have one London off the champs start. The other PB I really need to improve is my 10k, I've been around a minute quicker for 10k portions of both my 10 mile and HM PBs but I've yet to run a good 10k.
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Jun 2020
2:08pm, 29 Jun 2020
16,813 posts
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Bazoaxe
London 18 was worth a 2:45 in the heat
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Jun 2020
2:14pm, 29 Jun 2020
3,600 posts
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K5 Gus
Brunski - looking at your Race Times page, then your 20k pb is 10s/mile faster than your Half pb, so potentially a couple of minutes to come off the Half ( assuming the 20k wasn't short or downhill, etc ) !!
Not seen any 20k races up in this part of the world I don't think
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