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Stratford Marathon

Friday night - ate

Saturday lunch - sandwiches
Saturday night - pasta with samon, didn't stuff myself
Sunday breakfast - 1 portion of Oats with honey (felt like gagging, forced it down)

No stretching before hand, just a run/jog to bag store and back.

During Race
5 gels at mile 6, 10, 14, 18, 21.

Drank water at most stops and took a 500ml Lucazade at around mile 6, carried this till it was finished (still drinking small amounts of plain water at all stops). Picked up 250ml Lucazade and sucked on that almost till the end.

My race plan was to do at least 9 min/mile and to hopefully speed up in second half. But hooked up with Fu-Lok Cheung (Sandwell Valley RC) at around mile 3, he suggested that I should stay with him and that is how I ended up doing such consistent miles and so much faster than planned.

Split Summary

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1) - 1m - 8:11(8:11/m) - 118cal

2) - 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) - 123cal

3) - 1m - 8:18(8:18/m) - 130cal

4) - 1m - 8:22(8:22/m) - 127cal

5) - 1m - 8:24(8:24/m) - 136cal

6) - 1m - 8:33(8:33/m) - 127cal

7) - 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) - 133cal

8) - 1m - 8:58(8:58/m) - 154cal

9) - 1m - 8:28(8:28/m) - 124cal

10) - 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) - 129cal

11) - 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) - 136cal

12) - 1m - 8:45(8:45/m) - 125cal

13) - 1m - 8:24(8:24/m) - 130cal

14) - 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) - 127cal

15) - 1m - 8:27(8:27/m) - 137cal

16) - 1m - 8:26(8:26/m) - 123cal

17) - 1m - 8:24(8:24/m) - 127cal

18) - 1m - 8:27(8:27/m) - 120cal

19) - 1m - 8:52(8:52/m) - 154cal

20) - 1m - 8:25(8:25/m) - 129cal

21) - 1m - 8:29(8:29/m) - 122cal

22) - 1m - 8:19(8:19/m) - 118cal

23) - 1m - 8:16(8:16/m) - 121cal

24) - 1m - 8:18(8:18/m) - 124cal

25) - 1m - 8:33(8:33/m) - 125cal

26) - 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) - 125cal

27) - 0.32m - 2:26(7:36/m) - 39cal