Milton Keynes Marathon - Bank Holiday Monday

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Captain S May 2015 6:54pm, 4 May 2015 17 posts	0 Captain S I've given up chocolate for a year so no Jaffa cakes for me, but there were plenty of Jelly Babies to offset lt.
Tim of MK May 2015 7:03pm, 4 May 2015 2,092 posts	0 Tim of MK A lot of people commented that they'd found all of the ups and downs really, really sapping. I absolutely agree. But not an issue for me for the future, as I'll likely 'draw a line' under full-marathon distance.
100forRNIB May 2015 7:14pm, 4 May 2015 5,270 posts	0 100forRNIB I loved the ups and downs as it meant different muscle sets were used
Tim of MK May 2015 7:22pm, 4 May 2015 2,093 posts	0 Tim of MK Masochist lol! What you mean is that 'bonus' sets of muscles are now screaming at me. Muscles in my legs are moving totally randomly, without me doing anything. Weird. Thank god I've two days off to recover.
100forRNIB May 2015 7:24pm, 4 May 2015 5,273 posts	0 100forRNIB I 'jogged' it Tim #feelingawesome
Badger May 2015 7:28pm, 4 May 2015 4,908 posts	0 Badger Fasciculation, that's called. Not unusual after a really hard workout. I was mostly using a shorter f-word today. My HR had never gone so high on a marathon. Wheels were starting to come off at 11 miles, which is a first. Oh well, got round and it wasn't a PW.
officebased May 2015 7:52pm, 4 May 2015 390 posts	0 officebased Thanks to all the fetchies who helped me today, I was pooped at 19, great to have your support, without you I would not of finishing.
Chris May 2015 7:58pm, 4 May 2015 306 posts	0 Chris Undulations don't help when you live in a flat area so have only had little hills in your training. I'm almost done with marathons too, one last go at London next year I think
Ricardo May 2015 8:21pm, 4 May 2015 175 posts	0 Ricardo Yeah I found the "undulating" course a bit of a nightmare too. I went out too fast and couldn't handle the later hills. Plus I just got fed up of the same landscape mile after mile. The stadium finish was ok, more like a "back to civilisation"! Considering I had to run/walk the last 7 miles or so I still managed 3:34, so I can't complain too much.
becca7 May 2015 8:26pm, 4 May 2015 6,246 posts	0 becca7 Thanks for the Fetchpoint. It was something to look forward to. Thanks also to Icemaiden and BrianJ for supporting elsewhere on the course. 3 races in 3 days for me, totalling 59 miles, so today was taken at a comfortable pace. I only had heart rate showing on my watch and ran the first 20 at about 140 heart rate and then had fun overtaking. 1:59 first half, 3:58 finish so pretty even pacing.