London marathon 2021

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Little Miss Happy Sep 2021 5:52am, 19 Sep 2021 4,963 posts	0 Little Miss Happy I think that's been in every magazine I've had from the London Marathon.
Velociraptor Sep 2021 8:42am, 19 Sep 2021 54,143 posts	0 Velociraptor I last ran the London Marathon in 2007 and hyponatraemia was mentioned in the magazine then. Hyponatraemia in marathon runners became a well publicised phenomenon in the mid-noughties. In my first year (2002) the advice was still, "Drink, drink, drink and then drink some more."
compartmental Sep 2021 11:03am, 19 Sep 2021 175 posts	0 compartmental While I agree it may not be “new” advice to runners, there will be enough people who are new to big events or the distance that I was glad to see it there. My frustrations were purely logistical and a expression of my nerves as much as anything else. My other half reminded me that my plans made weeks ago would get me to Blackheath (as Windsor said) at the earliest time I could possibly be required so if I get an extra half hour in bed so be it. I would still like to have my travel nailed down but I accept I will then start questioning my shoe choice or something else…
SailorSteve Sep 2021 11:18am, 19 Sep 2021 2,063 posts	0 SailorSteve That was my point really compartmental👍 Glad you’ve seen the positives about the potential later start time and you’re so right, there’s always something else to fret over. We can start getting excited about tube and bus strikes soon too😎
Windsor Wool Sep 2021 11:35am, 19 Sep 2021 5,246 posts	0 Windsor Wool Soon it’ll be time to start watching the weather forecast 😀!!
Rrunner Sep 2021 12:26pm, 19 Sep 2021 755 posts	0 Rrunner Ah, already started that.... 😃
SailorSteve Sep 2021 12:32pm, 19 Sep 2021 2,064 posts	0 SailorSteve Splendid work Rrunner👏👏👏 Based on that, I forecast a severe outbreak of whinging about the heat with outbreaks of dismay over humidity. This will be followed by persistent reminders of “2018” for the foreseeable future.
DocM Sep 2021 12:44pm, 19 Sep 2021 43,128 posts	0 DocM ha ha. love it when the nerves kick in. I always say getting the excuses in way too early is what makes you a real runner
Spideog Sep 2021 12:06am, 20 Sep 2021 1,197 posts	0 Spideog They have certainly been mentioning not to drink too much in previous years, but that would be surrounded by statements about drinking X ml per hour to completely contradict that statement. This year is the first time they left out the drink X ml bit. Them specifying a target amount, which was quite a lot and based on how much people sweat I think rather than how much you would need to drink, made it dangerous for their target audience of relative beginners who were looking for any nugget of advice they could get. Delighted to see them fixed that content in the final instructions magazine at last.
Shades Sep 2021 11:51am, 20 Sep 2021 484 posts	0 Shades For novice marathon runners I expect that as they would see a drink station (all 20+ of them) they would think well if there's a drink station we should get a drink. So it's a tricky subject to give advice on how much to actually drink on the day.