Running slow

[parky]

This is all really interesting stuff for me, as my training tends not to be so scientific. Long run at weekends and at least one speed session in the week, seems to work for me.

Nigel, what you said about a long way from the Tower to the Mall is bang on the money, but also the other thing to be careful of (I think) is not to carried away when the crowd lift you. Its tempting at some points in a marathon to really increase your pace because of the sheer adrenaline rush of the cheering spectators - particularly somewhere like Tower Bridge (I defy anyone not to have goosebumps when you turn onto Tower Bridge and feel the noise of the spectators).

This year I turn onto the Bridge and did abit of showboating, you know cheering the crowd, getting them cheering that sort of thing, all good fun ...but ... I actually increase my pace over the bridge, and found that I knackered myself for abit afterwards!! Not the brightest of moves.

Debbie, I can't remember if you said, but what marathon are you training for?