Great Advice From Coach Nick Pre Marathon (Forgot to Post)

Well, so far the weather looks perfect. Upper 30’s at the start and upper 40’s at the finish. Wind is pretty moderate and humidity is low. Now just prepare for the different phases of the race. The first 10 miles you will want to go too fast so you need to run this part with your “head”. Stay with the pace group. It is easy to feel good here and try and bank 2 min but don’t do it. It will cost you 6 minutes in the end. Miles 10-20 these miles are run with you “legs”. You should feel comfortable with the pace and you will worry about the last 6 miles. Don’t think about those miles and just concentrate on comfortable getting to mile 20. All those tough hill runs will make this possible. Now the last 10K. no way to say it but this is hard. Your legs will tired that is what you need to be ready for. You mind will be tired of working so hard to keep you motivated. You need to run this section with your “heart”. I always have to run this one mile at a time and sometimes I even break it down by ½ miles. Count them down. Good luck to both of you and I hope you have a great day. Pain is temporary but glory last forever.