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Sep 2022
3:08pm, 30 Sep 2022
44,071 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Hi allmathew - have you heard the Fetch expression "taperitis"? The worries and phantom niggles that you get during tapering for a goal race? It's a recognised condition. It even has an icon
 (it's a Tapir, if that isn't clear).
You'll be fine, stick to your plan, and as you say, don't exceed your planned pace and have a great time.  G
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Sep 2022
3:56pm, 30 Sep 2022
18,048 posts
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KinkyS
Yellow is the separate, segregated front bit of red, also known as Fast GFA. When I was there it was full of sub-3 blokes who weren't quite fast enough for champs start but too fast to be made to start behind all the celebs on green. And me. I've never worked out why I was there rather than with the rest of the GFA women on green but it's nice to have the full set of starts
allmatthew - everything you describe, all the niggles, aches, tiredness etc are all a perfectly normal sign of taper madness. It's more worrying when you don't get them! Good luck, and most importantly, enjoy. Remember, it's supposed to hurt - if it was easy everyone would be doing it!
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Sep 2022
4:19pm, 30 Sep 2022
19,151 posts
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larkim
Good luck allmatthew - Chester doesn't have the bells and whistles of London but it is (usually!) a very well organised event that lets you be as relaxed and prepared as possible before the gun goes. PLastic overshoes sometimes a good idea for walking over the race course area to the start if you don't want soggy trainers to set off in.
Don't overdo things heading up into the town centre from the start.
Enjoy these few days of being fit and rested, run if you want to, rest if you want to, and set off with a plan that you can stick to. Then enjoy what you can and suffer through the rest!
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Sep 2022
4:55pm, 30 Sep 2022
15 posts
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allmatthew
Thanks all - the reassurances are helpful and if all goes to plan I'll have a decent story to tell on Sunday evening!
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Sep 2022
5:16pm, 30 Sep 2022
44,075 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Go smash it mate. It's great to have new thread people achieving for first time. Very exciting! G
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Sep 2022
6:16pm, 30 Sep 2022
5,220 posts
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Oscar the Grouch
Maranoia is a key part of every good race prep
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Oct 2022
12:14pm, 1 Oct 2022
3,176 posts
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B Rubble
Ah yes, I remember being FGFA a while back.
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Oct 2022
8:59pm, 1 Oct 2022
7,701 posts
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LouLou
Good luck to those racing/ running marathons this weekend! Never forget how lucky you are to be able to run regardless of time
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Oct 2022
10:38pm, 1 Oct 2022
44,089 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Yeah good luck London, Chester, Loch Ness marathons and Glasgow half - enjoy and be thankful participating. We are so lucky as per Lou's wise words (Vics and Dundee did well today at XC btw Lou. No Stoosh, Baz P, Tizer etc tho?!) G
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Oct 2022
9:34am, 2 Oct 2022
23,668 posts
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Bazoaxe
Looking forward to the action today with assorted fetches across different pace bands in various races
1:38 for my solo half this morning. Pretty even paced and HR was well within the boundaries I used to race at so suggest I could go faster. I did start to struggle towards the end, partly as I was fasted and so running low on fuel and the last three miles were into the wind.
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