Edinburgh Marathon 2017

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Perfect Organism Jul 2016 8:23am, 17 Jul 2016 597 posts	0 Perfect Organism Just entered the 2017 Edinburgh marathon so I thought I'd set up a forum for it so we can take through the highs and lows. This will be my fourth marathon. For some reason I have it in my head that I'll do ten and then leave it at that so I'm getting there.
AJLB Dec 2016 6:05pm, 30 Dec 2016 First-time poster!!	0 AJLB Just entered too - this will be my first marathon. I haven't done a run further than 14miles yet, so it feels like a long way to go, literally and figuratively!
Festive Organism Dec 2016 9:04am, 31 Dec 2016 621 posts	0 Festive Organism Hello AJLB! Congrats on your first marathon entry! It's a challenge but the satisfaction that comes from crossing that finish line is hard to beat! Do you have a time in mind, or just looking to finish?
AJLB Dec 2016 12:18pm, 31 Dec 2016 2 posts	0 AJLB Thanks! Time is the big question - I've only just been running for a year, but I can run a 1.28 half distance in training, and sub 18 at the local parkrun, so I'm wondering if sub 3 is realistic.... How about your target?
purephase Dec 2016 12:52pm, 31 Dec 2016 298 posts	0 purephase This will be my 3rd Edinburgh marathon and my 9th marathon in total. Looking to go under 3:30 for the first time.
Festive Organism Dec 2016 3:24pm, 31 Dec 2016 622 posts	0 Festive Organism WOW AJLB! Those are very impressive times indeed. To run a sub 90min half is excpetional, but to do it in training I think is something else! Sub 3 is definitely within your powers. Hi purephase (cool name). I'm looking to go under 3.30 for the first time as well. I'm fairly confident I can do it. However, I ran Berlin a few years back and was on track until about mile 18 when I just hit the wall and lost a lot of pace. Ended up with 3.36 I think. What I learned from that experience is that in a marathon, sometimes there is just no more to give. At that stage, all I could do was put one foot in front of the other, and that was a struggle. Hopefully that won't happen this time round.
AJLB Dec 2016 4:09pm, 31 Dec 2016 3 posts	0 AJLB Cheers Festive Organism. That half time was a nice cool December day - I'm guessing the end of May might be a little warmer (!) - on the other hand I'd hope to progress a bit in training before then. Now weighing up the options of different training plans... Anyone got any recommendations?
Duchess Jan 2017 5:02pm, 2 Jan 2017 7,290 posts	0 Duchess AJLB, the end of May in Edinburgh can be anything from blizzards to heatwave, and probably several of them in a single day.... There is a specific thread on here for sub-3 marathon; you'd probably be well advised to ask there for advice on a training plan suitable to your pace. Edinburgh is possibly the flattest marathon in Britain, so if you're capable of a fast finish, it's a good place to try for it.
AJLB Jan 2017 9:19pm, 2 Jan 2017 4 posts	0 AJLB Thanks Duchess - I'll seek the wisdom of that thread! And Happy New Year everyone - suddenly the marathon seems a lot closer!
jamborigg Jan 2017 3:01pm, 11 Jan 2017 1,371 posts	0 jamborigg Signed up again, quite enjoy Edinburgh done it a few time's over the last few years