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I encourage myself to write something on the forum because i have to participate within and i've decided not to correct and to hit enter with all the wrongs maybe i'll have because i want a startup point.
So my name is Michael and i love to run , i run long distanses and now i'am preparing for the AthensClassicMarathon race at 10-11-2013.
Ok that's it, if you see wrongs please correct me so i will learn better english .Thank you

Clive · Accepted Answer

Welcome to the Forum, Michael. Here are some edits

I encourage myself to write something on the forum because I have to participate. I've decided not to correct this and to hit enter with all the errors I may have because I want a starting point.
So my name is Michael and II love to run. I run long distances and now I am preparing for the Athens Classic Marathon on 10-11-2013.
OK, that's it. If you see errors, please correct me so I will learn better English .Thank you.

What long runs have you been doing in your preparation? How often?

What nutrition will you intake during the race?

What is the likely temperature?

Have you done a marathon before?

Clive

Mike runner · Answer

Hi Clive and thank you for response . I really appreciate it.
I have done 2 marathons before in 2011 and i finished in 3:52:00 and the second in 2012 in 3:47:00 but in the second i hit the (wall) and i was laying down on the street (at 1 km before the finish line) for 10 minutes.So i am focusing mostly in nutrition during the race . I will intake GU gels every 45 minutes and at the35 km i wil drink CocaCola (but believe me i hate this drink) because many runners have advice me for the benefits of sugar and cafeine that are including in this drink.
My preparation is very strong . I have been preparing for almost 10 weeks now and i run 120 km average per week.Every week i have a long run that is about to 30 - 35 km.The temperature will likely 13-18 celcium.

So Clive tell me about you .Are you a runner ? Where do you live?

And again thank you for correcting my errors.

Clive · Answer

I have done 2 marathons before. In 2011I finished in 3:52:00 and in 2012 in 3:47:00, but in the second I (always a capital I) hit the 'wall' and lay down in the street (at 1 km before the finish line) for 10 minutes.So i am focusing mostly on nutrition during the race . I will intake GU gels every 45 minutes and at the35 km i will drink CocaCola (but believe me i hate this drink) because many runners have advised me about the benefits of the sugar and cafeine that are included in this drink.
My preparation is very strong . I have been preparing for almost 10 weeks now and i run 120 km average per week.Every week i have a long run that is about 30 - 35 km.The temperature will likely be 13-18 celcium.

So Clive tell me about you .Are you a runner ? Where do you live?

And again thank you for correcting my errors.
You seem to be doing everything right. That's quite a high mileage, so be careful that you don't get sick or injured. A lot of runners get the flu in the last week. Something to do with depressing your immune system. A few degrees cooler would be good, I think.
Yes, I'm a runner, in Canada, although I was mainly into triathlons for many years. I think they are less stressful on the body than solely running.

Clive

Mike runner · Answer

I agree with you that a few degrees cooler would be good , but here is Greece. Tommorow I will go for swimming in the sea (with my wife and my 2 and half year old little kid) , now the temperature is 23 degrees of celcium at noon .After the sea I will go for the last long run for this Marathon , because the last two weeks I will slow down.
I want to ask you how difficult is to be a triathlete in Canada because I think the weather is cold for swimming at least.I agree with you that triathon is better for the body but is difficult to do it everywhere as running.
Today I was very carefull about capitalizing the I. Thank you again

Michael or MIke

Clive · Answer

I agree with you that a few degrees cooler would be good , but here it is Greece. Tomorrow I will go swimming in the sea (with my wife and my 2 and half year old little kid) , now the temperature is 23 degrees centigrade/celsius at noon .After the sea I will go for the last long run for this marathon , because in/for the last two weeks I will slow down.
I want to ask you how difficult it is to be a triathlete in Canada because I think the weather is cold for swimming at least.I agree with you that triathlon is better for the body but it is difficult to do it everywhere as running.
Today I was very careful about capitalizing the I. Thank you again.

Usually you swim in a wetsuit here. And racing season is short, June to early Sept.
It's 8 degrees and raining here. And I have a trail race tomorrow. Have you ever done trail-racing?

Clive

Mike runner · Answer

I have done several trail races.I like them because you became a part of nature .Last year I participated in 3 trail races and I was very fast . I ranked 15th (I must tell you that I'm 47 years old).Unfortunately there was injuring consequences , so I've decided to participate in trail races ofcours, but only for enjoying. I will not go to fast again.
So Clive , I'm expecting from you to tell me how the race was going.

Michael

Clive · Answer

I have done several trail races.I like them because you became a part of nature .Last year I participated in 3 trail races and I was very fast . I ranked 15th (I must tell you that I'm 47 years old). Unfortunately I injured myself, so I've decided to participate in trail races of course, but only for enjoyment. I will not go too fast again.
So Clive , I'm expecting from you to tell me how the race was going.

I came to the same conclusion about the dangers of trail racing.when I realized that out of my last 9 races, I had fallen 10 times. Now my goal is just to stay vertical. I keep my eyes on the ground at all times. My race this morning is the craziest race of the year, over wild terrain that is not even a trail. You have to cross through rivers, too. They call it a race for mad dogs.

It's 3 degrees and the river will be very cold. I'm debating what to wear. Gotta go!

Clive

Mike runner · Answer

It sounds like a race with many challenges.I'd like to post me a link about the race or pictures .I think that the bigger problems on these races are the difficult vissibility and the slippery rocks.I wish you Good Luck.
I've finished my last long run yesterday and everything was alright from the first to 25 kilometer.I ran the last 5 kilometers in the dark because I was out of time(I had not calcute right the time , so i started later) .The first 25 kilometers were going in 5.05 km/min and the last 5 kiilometers were going in 5.25 km/min. So now I think I am ready to run the marathon and I'm hoping to finish under 3:30 hours!

MIchael

Clive · Answer

Went through the river 5 times. That was the only place with slippery rocks. The rest of the race was in the woods, with slippery leaves underfoot because it was Fall and it had been raining. Lots of fun, best race of the year!

Well, you have a good shot at sub-3:30, so go for it. These things are never predictable, that's why racing is so interesting and exciting. How many people will be in the race?

Clive

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Mike runner · Answer

It's so wonderfull that you enjoyed that race because I think you were a little confused abouti it. How many kilometers was it and how many meters was the total climb ?
At these link you can find a lot of information about the Athens Classic Marathon : http://www.athensclassicmarathon.org/index.php?lang=en
I think that is a Marathon race which every Marathoner must attempted to run once in his/her life.Because everything started from this point and is so great to start from the same point.There will be aproximately 8000 thousands marathoners.My wife will be run also she is runner ,she ran this race last year at 3:55:00 (it was his first marathon).

Michael

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