Vienna Marathon - Chasing a sub 3h finish
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
- This was my second attempt at a sub 3h marathon, this time at the Vienna Marathon. I was ready. Training went well, nutrition was tried and tested, and I felt that this was gonna be the one. Vienna is a beautiful city, but there is not always a lot of time to look around when having laser focus during the race.
You always learn something new during the marathon, and oh boy did I learn some lessons.
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Hi I was also running in Vienna this year. Ws nice to relive the race through your video! well done, you got cramps but you brought a PB home anyway. Hope you had fun this is what matters at the end. I also missed my A goal (sub 2:40) but still improve my PB by almost three mn. Cheers
Thanks :-)
Yea so you know the feeling, frustrated to not get the job done, but still a PB, so we probably have to be happy with that. Great run, we will come back stronger!
Great running and congrats on the PB! Sorry to see you didn’t quite make it this time - but it’s going to happen I’m sure! Bet it’s quite mentally challenging when you’re running the required pace according to your watch, but because of the busyness of a city marathon/GPS you have to go even faster to do it. I’ve struggled with cramps too - it may be conditioning of your legs rather than an electrolyte imbalance, although there’s no way of knowing for sure 🤷🏻♂️
yea i messed it up, and its such a stupid mistake, cause we all know that happens in a city with buildings. Lessons learnt. Yea I'm gonna have to start doing some strength stuff, it's time :-). There wasn't a 3h pace group, which is weird for a big marathon like that, so it was all up to me to hit the right paces, and I really struggled with that, couldn't catch some rhythm the whole day. Good luck with your sub3 again man, show me how it's done!!
@@vstarrunning I wouldn’t say that - running a bit conservatively in the first few kms/miles can work in your favour, but I guess there’s a tipping point. Yeah strength work could be the deal breaker - it’s something I’ve reluctantly introduced as I know it’s good for me (in running and in life!). I could definitely be stronger though… so we’ll see how I hold up! Yeah that is weird not to have a pacer - also difficult when you can’t find a rhythm. And thank you, I’ll give it my best shot!
Just need to nail the electrolytes (maybe salt capsules), and sub 3hr is almost a guarantee. Marathons are hard, there are days you can do everything right....but it doesn't matter. It's why I love the half-marathon, I can get tons wrong and still have a great race. I mess up one part of a marathon race and it turns into a disappointment.
that is what is frustrating, cause I thought that my gels and salt tabs plan was fine, but maybe the next marathon I'll go even harder on both. But we learn some lessons each race, come back stronger 🙂
Yea I always say that up to the half, running is fun, anything more than that is hard work with a lot of things that can go wrong. But, a bad day on the roads is better than a good day in the office ;-)
@@vstarrunning I run self supported and switch bottles at the half, but I take in over 4k mg of sodium. When I do Chicago this year, I have to totally redo my hydration/fueling strategy since my understanding is Chicago doesn't allow bringing in your own bottles to put into a vest. But potentially does allow for bottles in a running belt? Seems odd, but I suspect it's still a rule from the Boston bombing 10 years ago.
If I get a bib for Boston 2025, I'll hopefully have my new hydration/fueling sorted out, because they don't allow vests at all.