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02-05-2009, 07:22 AM,
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luck on the day
Too old? I'm not sure how old you are JB.
I ran my first marathon at 44 in a similar time to you. It took two more (one per year) for me to knock 30 minutes off my time. When the sub-4 came it arrived in good style but I'd have to admit I 'had a good day'. It wasn't luck though - there's no such thing as a 'lucky' 26.2 miles. I put the miles in for Paris; joined (an excellent) training group, ran tougher miles in training (more hills, longer long runs) and had inspirational training partners who started with me on the day; Moyleman and Rog-Air.

It's true you don't always get what you work for - weather conditions, quirky biorhythms (getting up on the wrong side of the bed), illness, cramp, injury . . . they all conspire to wreck your dreams.

Can you do it?
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[SIZE="1"]Marathon de Paris 2006 - my quest for sub-4[/SIZE]

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luck on the day - by johnnyb - 01-05-2009, 07:55 PM
luck on the day - by El Gordo - 02-05-2009, 05:00 AM
luck on the day - by Sweder - 02-05-2009, 07:22 AM
luck on the day - by Bierzo Baggie - 02-05-2009, 02:33 PM
luck on the day - by suzieq - 15-05-2009, 04:54 PM
luck on the day - by Antonio247 - 15-05-2009, 08:41 PM
luck on the day - by El Gordo - 16-05-2009, 12:11 AM
luck on the day - by Sweder - 16-05-2009, 12:05 PM
luck on the day - by suzieq - 19-05-2009, 04:42 PM
luck on the day - by Seafront Plodder - 19-05-2009, 09:18 PM
luck on the day - by glaconman - 20-05-2009, 12:06 PM
luck on the day - by suzieq - 20-05-2009, 03:24 PM
luck on the day - by Katy.a - 20-05-2009, 07:28 PM
luck on the day - by suzieq - 20-05-2009, 08:02 PM
luck on the day - by stillwaddler - 09-06-2009, 12:06 PM

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