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LONDON MARATHON (delayed due to Covid)

7:06 train from berko, parked at castle (free)
Booked train tickets online to save time - used GNW railway app.

Poo at Euston
8:12 train from Charing Cross to Blackheath - 3-4 carriages from front for faster exit from blackheath station (archway onto road rather than normal exit)
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Entered Blue start area about 8:45
Use urinals rather than queuing for portaloos.

Gentle warm up and muscle activations - no strides this time but would normally have done with more time
Start entry time stated in instructions was earliest time of entry - no need to panic about getting there for that time.

Caffeine as walked from station to start area
Beetroot night before, with breakfast and 30 mins before start

once entered the pen we started pretty much straight away so be ready and remove layers if starting in waves again (covid measures)

Gel schedule every 3 miles
normal
normal
caffeine
normal
caffeine
normal
isotonic caffein
normal

Using up old gels so would have normally had more isotonic ones - but this schedule seemed to work ok and is easier to carry.

Held a couple of salt samples in the gel belt buckles.

Only drank water around gels. Not too hot so no need for additional water.

Remember that first 4M down hill so crack on!

FOLLOW THE BLUE LINE! Watch showed 26.8M, partly gps but partly not staying on line - a lot of groups hogging the line but going slowly.

WATCH APPEARS TO MEASURE SHORT SO NEED FASTER PACE THAN IT SEEMS - partly down to running further but not all. actual pace was 6:49 versus 6:41 on watch - probably half of that is additional distance though.

Cadence appears to have been relatively low - 178 at beginning down to 174 towards end - maybe down to the Vaporfly shoes? One to watch next time. Need more miles in the legs though!

Walked up past RH side of trafalger square to get Leicester Sq tube - Northern line back to Euston.

Not enough miles in the legs to keep pace but overall a good result.

Had three days of meetings in Windor in build up - late nights, busy days - not ideal.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 6:30(6:30/m) 146/153bpm [949b/mi] 88cal 9.23/9.79mph
2) 1m - 6:31(6:31/m) 152/155bpm [991b/mi] 93cal 9.2/9.46mph
3) 1m - 6:26(6:26/m) 147/155bpm [945b/mi] 88cal 9.33/10.08mph
4) 1m - 6:27(6:27/m) 151/156bpm [974b/mi] 91cal 9.3/10.04mph
5) 1m - 6:39(6:39/m) 152/154bpm [1011b/mi] 94cal 9.02/9.2mph
6) 1m - 6:43(6:43/m) 152/154bpm [1022b/mi] 95cal 8.92/9.08mph
7) 1m - 6:40(6:40/m) 153/155bpm [1021b/mi] 95cal 8.99/9.27mph
8) 1m - 6:39(6:39/m) 152/155bpm [1011b/mi] 93cal 9.02/9.27mph
9) 1m - 6:39(6:39/m) 153/156bpm [1016b/mi] 93cal 9.03/10.71mph
10) 1m - 6:39(6:39/m) 152/155bpm [1011b/mi] 91cal 9.02/10mph
11) 1m - 6:47(6:47/m) 152/156bpm [1030b/mi] 93cal 8.85/9.18mph
12) 1m - 6:41(6:41/m) 153/156bpm [1022b/mi] 92cal 8.99/9.16mph
13) 1m - 6:40(6:40/m) 153/156bpm [1019b/mi] 92cal 9.01/9.52mph
14) 1m - 6:36(6:36/m) 154/157bpm [1015b/mi] 87cal 9.1/9.46mph
15) 1m - 6:40(6:40/m) 154/157bpm [1028b/mi] 92cal 8.99/9.16mph
16) 1m - 6:44(6:44/m) 154/157bpm [1036b/mi] 93cal 8.92/10.16mph
17) 1m - 6:52(6:52/m) 155/158bpm [1064b/mi] 96cal 8.74/9.23mph
18) 1m - 6:46(6:46/m) 157/160bpm [1062b/mi] 96cal 8.87/9.35mph
19) 1m - 5:57(5:57/m) 156/159bpm [929b/mi] 84cal 10.08/11.04mph
20) 1m - 5:56(5:56/m) 147/158bpm [872b/mi] 53cal 10.12/9.37mph
21) 1m - 6:48(6:48/m) 155/161bpm [1055b/mi] 93cal 8.82/9.39mph
22) 1m - 6:50(6:50/m) 158/162bpm [1080b/mi] 98cal 8.78/9.04mph
23) 1m - 6:53(6:53/m) 153/164bpm [1052b/mi] 80cal 8.72/8.95mph
24) 1m - 7:05(7:05/m) 145/156bpm [1027b/mi] 63cal 8.47/9.5mph
25) 1m - 7:04(7:04/m) 132/157bpm [932b/mi] 42cal 8.5/9.16mph
26) 1m - 7:04(7:04/m) 160/165bpm [1131b/mi] 104cal 8.48/8.89mph
27) 0.79m - 5:37(7:05/m) 162/165bpm [1146b/mi] 85cal 8.48/8.97mph