Half Marathon - One Tip Each

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fitzer Jan 2014 6:47pm, 22 Jan 2014 3,094 posts	0 fitzer Doh, I should have read the thread, It's not your first one.
Fitz Jan 2014 8:33am, 23 Jan 2014 660 posts	0 Fitz er, hello fitzer !
magnumpti Jan 2014 10:52am, 23 Jan 2014 198 posts	0 magnumpti Thanks for those Fitz.
Say No To Pork Sausages Jan 2014 10:54am, 23 Jan 2014 5,928 posts	0 Say No To Pork Sausages I would say run the distance beforehand, weeks beforehand.
Spleen Jan 2014 11:05am, 23 Jan 2014 555 posts	0 Spleen If you're doing a local half, run the last three miles of the route before the day. Before I did the Bristol Half - my first ever - my running club had a group which ran the route of the last three miles. I think this made the actual finish a lot easier. The finish of the Bristol Half is notorious for winding around the city centre and going in and out like a drunken sewing machine. I expect a lot of city marathons are similar. If you run it before the race your brain won't be telling you "it's round this corner... no, it must be round this corner... where the ---- is the ----ing finish?"
Fitz Jan 2014 1:39pm, 23 Jan 2014 663 posts	0 Fitz Spleen, that is a top tip.
DuncanG Jan 2014 1:47pm, 23 Jan 2014 737 posts	0 DuncanG Keep off the spicy food for a couple of days before. Vindaloo and pre-race nerves might lead to a mid-race fake tanning of the legs.
SpeedyMel Jan 2014 1:51pm, 23 Jan 2014 2,619 posts	0 SpeedyMel That is an excellent tip Spleen! I'm going to do some of my training runs on the last few miles of Brighton marathon now. I would say don't treat it as a "half". Half marathons have a very unfortunate name, so your mind immediately thinks it's half of a "proper" race. No other distance has this. A 20 is not called "not quite a marathon". It is a race in it's own right and a bloody long one at that. It's as big an achievement as any other distance. Oh and don't get greedy with the Jelly Babies.
Johnny Panic Jan 2014 1:54pm, 23 Jan 2014 384 posts	0 Johnny Panic 800m can be an achievement if do you do it properly.
SpeedyMel Jan 2014 2:00pm, 23 Jan 2014 2,620 posts	0 SpeedyMel Takes me about 5 mins!