Sub-4hr marathon support and celebration thread

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Apr 2023
11:00pm, 16 Apr 2023
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Oof. Scraped in a sub 4 today at Manchester - 3.58.55! I was aiming for 3.45 and I don't know what went wrong - pacing was bang on for the first 13 miles and then I just...couldn't. Ah well.

Well done hgreav!
Sub-4 is the goal, after all!
Apr 2023
11:36pm, 16 Apr 2023
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Badger
Strongly second that!
Apr 2023
9:51am, 17 Apr 2023
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Oscar the Grouch
I'm spamming the marathon threads with my blog this morning, but hopefully you'll have a good feel for the changing emotions of a marathon here! fetcheveryone.com/blog/9803/2023/4/466048
Apr 2023
10:00am, 17 Apr 2023
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Velociraptor
I will enjoy that, OtG :) I've got a few marathon blogs I've saved to binge-read this afternoon.
Apr 2023
10:05am, 17 Apr 2023
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Oscar the Grouch
:-)
Apr 2023
10:08am, 17 Apr 2023
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Fenland Flier
Nice honest blog Oscar.
Apr 2023
12:35pm, 17 Apr 2023
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jun1
Very well done hgreav 💐 🥳

I enjoyed your blog Oscar. One of my club mates ran Newport. He loved it too but suffered cramp in the last few miles and went from 3.16 expected finish to 3.29. He wanted 3.20 for a GFA so gutted.
May 2023
5:04pm, 6 May 2023
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Ally-C
Was meant to have a 17 mile training run this week, so entered Edinburgh to North Berwick 20 miles instead.

2 hours 50 minutes. Really toiled with gut problems though, I never get that. Ach well, onward and upwards.
May 2023
5:43pm, 6 May 2023
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Velociraptor
Good work, Ally-C :)
May 2023
5:44pm, 6 May 2023
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Velociraptor
And have a great race tomorrow, roberton

About This Thread

A planning, discussion and support thread for Fetchies with a target of under 4 hours for the marathon.

FUTURE TARGETS
20th October: JEB - Yorkshire Marathon, TBD.
1st December: Velociraptor - Valencia Marathon, TBD.

2024 ACHIEVEMENTS
Dibble: 3:49, Delhi Marathon.
Joe1970: 3:44:39, Brighton Marathon.
CasB: 3:58:19, Manchester Marathon.
Mrs larkim: 3:56:02, TCS London Marathon.
Velociraptor: 4:24:39, Belfast Marathon. (Some way off sub-4 but possibly a GFA.)
TheOtherRichard: 3:58:40, Milton Keynes Marathon.

Oscar the Grouch, not forgotten 🌷

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