I was so surprised on race day, as I could have sworn I saw you around the 20K mark, but I figured there was no way we'd be going at the same pace -- which we still very much weren't, but your later start time meant we did indeed cross the 20K timer eight seconds apart! Congrats to Ollie on hitting the goal and best of luck for your Melbourne return!
Good stuff mate, was hoping to spot you on the course to shout you out. Ran a 2:50 - start line was kind of messy, I was pushed back into the middle of wave B so playing catchups and swerving a few too many people was a fun & lonely. 😭 Good luck in Melbourne, hopefully will see you there.
I ran SYD Mara and secured a time of 3hrs 1min 51secs. I consumed a total of 5 gels during the race however felt stomach discomfort around the 31km mark so I stopped consuming gels from 31km onwards My stomach issues went away however do you think not consuming any more gels played more of a detriment regardless of my stomach issues?
Firstly, great time mate! 🔥 2ndly, I think it might have been a lack of gut training on your long runs. I think you did really well not to “die in the ass” for the last 11KM haha. It might have been detrimental for those crucial Kms not being fuelled, but it’s all lessons you learn running the marathon
I was so surprised on race day, as I could have sworn I saw you around the 20K mark, but I figured there was no way we'd be going at the same pace -- which we still very much weren't, but your later start time meant we did indeed cross the 20K timer eight seconds apart! Congrats to Ollie on hitting the goal and best of luck for your Melbourne return!
Loved the insight mate! Can't wait to do a 4:45 marathon 🤣
Hahah I will pace the boys! Let’s make this happen 🤝🏼
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻
Good stuff mate, was hoping to spot you on the course to shout you out. Ran a 2:50 - start line was kind of messy, I was pushed back into the middle of wave B so playing catchups and swerving a few too many people was a fun & lonely. 😭 Good luck in Melbourne, hopefully will see you there.
Great run! Congrats man 🙌🏻 you would have been similar to me in zone B haha
Thank you 🙏🏻
Hey Dave
Have you got a code or something for Aid station? Need to stock up on some gels for my next race
Hey man! Aidstation don’t actually work off a code system anymore and do a loyalty program instead. Sorry!
I ran SYD Mara and secured a time of 3hrs 1min 51secs. I consumed a total of 5 gels during the race however felt stomach discomfort around the 31km mark so I stopped consuming gels from 31km onwards My stomach issues went away however do you think not consuming any more gels played more of a detriment regardless of my stomach issues?
Yeah 11km left and that deep into a mara. I would have absolutely kept consuming gels
You need to train the gut.. 5 gels is way to less for a good performance run. Try to hit. 60g plus per hour for hard efforts
Firstly, great time mate! 🔥 2ndly, I think it might have been a lack of gut training on your long runs. I think you did really well not to “die in the ass” for the last 11KM haha. It might have been detrimental for those crucial Kms not being fuelled, but it’s all lessons you learn running the marathon