At the end of a marathon, it's going to hurt whether you're speeding up or slowing down. You may as well push.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.
I try to avoid the temptation with time as a total indicator for what my possibilities are for the marathon. It's the not the best indicator, but it's more how you feel, how you cover the distance and how you are able to do the training afterward.
I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.
There's nothing more powerful than to consider why you're running, no matter what pain you're going through during the race, if you know why you're running, then it'll be more satisfying at the end.
As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
Running a marathon is something I've always wanted to do.
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon.
Marathons are good training goals.
I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
Even for runners who never make the transition to more sophisticated workouts, easing into speedwork will lead to more enjoyable running.