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I ran Snowdonia Marathon on Saturday great race

I knowthe OP has now got a belt but my tuppence worth is one of these. Super comfortable http://www.ultramarathonrunningstore.com/UltrAspire-QUANTUM-Waist-Pouch-Belt-p/uaquantum.htm

Hal Higdon has a couple of plans - http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51212/Post-Marathon-Training-Guide Winter is a good opportunity to drop mileage, do some speedwork etc. Even for "mainetenance" it's important to have a goal with your training, if not you could end up slacking off or running with no purpose. Lastly, as…

I don't know the gels you've mentioned but, I simetomes eat a protein bar on a long run, highish carbs and something different from the usual energy type food. I don't have any problems with them but they can cause stomach issues for some people and a protein/carb combination will slow the release of the carbs.

I'm 50 next year so not far behind, as you get older there is evidence that you require more protein As retrobyte says, the rules stay the same it's just that parameters change e.g. recovery can take longer than when you were 18 yrs old!!

Reduce the weights and increase bodyweight exercises (assisted if necessary) 3 x week Hill Sprints 1x week Run 2x week Look at where you need to be physically I am sure you can find details of the relevant fitness tests on line some examples of bodyweight exercise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEMcHVwzHPA and…

Done Jan 1st Knacker Cracker 10k Jan 18th Fan Dance 14 miles Mar 16th Leith Hill Half Marathon May 28th Richmond Park Marathon To Do June 21st Trail Wales Half Marathon July 5th Fan Dance 14 miles Sep 21st Richmond Running Festival Half Oct 25th Snowdonia Marathon

I'm not saying that specifically 20 is a special number. The point I was making was that for some reason, one that I had not envisaged, I started to have a mental block about running 20 miles. Because of that running the 20 was psychologically important for me. It could have been 15 it could be 18 but when you toe the line…

One aspect people are missing is the psychological side of training. For my first marathin I had a real block on running 20 miles, I don't know why, I didn't see it coming but it troubled me. In the end I ran a 21 & 22 mile run and whilst it cpuld be argued that they were "too long" physically, psychologically it was just…

Salomon Cross Max, I now have three pairs that I rotate

Definitely more 10 milers, The people that run the above marathon also do a good 10 miler (amongst others) from Denbies too. Just not enough 10milers about

I tend to wear a base layer. No nipple rub but I suppose not particularly cooling

Salomon S-Lab 5 is awesome - mine has been used and abused and still going strong Innov8 Ultra vest is getting great feedback in the UK but I've personally never used one If you want a belt instead of a vest then the Salomon Advanced Skin S-Lab 2 Belt is brilliant - my new favourite toy

This is new but very popular in the UK http://www.inov-8.com/new/global/Product-View-Race-Ultra-Vest-SS14.html?L=26 For an Ultra I think you'd be mad not to take some sort of storage, as others have said there's a myriad of scenarios Blisters, Crashing, Music, Chaffing, variable weather that you need to allow for.

General rule of thumb is that a 2% incline is the equivelant of running on the flat outside. Running on a treadmill is very different from running outside particulalry if on the trails or with hills. No amount of treadmill work will comepnsate for real hills, there's a world of difference between a rolling surface and…

Snowdonia is a great marathon, did it in 2012 as my first marathon and I'm back again this year. Pen y pass isn't too terrible but the climb from Waunfawr to Bwlch y Groes is a real killer.

I'm a firm believer that you can't run too many rolling hills. Looking at some of the gradient you will face during the race not only do you need to practice rolling hills but also something a bit steeper. The thing with hill running, particularly if you are new to it is knowing when to run and when to walk. I would…

Leith Hill Half Marathon 16th March Richmond Park Marathon 18th May Trail Wales Half 21st June Richmond Running Festival Half Marathon 21st September Snowdonia Marathon 25th October

I entered the ballot and then realised I am getting married on the same day. Bloody inconvenient! Another race you may be interested in is the Etape Cymru http://humanrace.co.uk/events/cycling/etape-cymru it is in September

After an injury hit and inconsistant 2013 my current booked races are: Knacker Cracker - completed yesterday Trail Wales Half Marathon - June 21st Snowdonia Marathon - October 25th I will enter other races but staying fit is key as I love the Trail Wales & Snowdonia runs. Can't beat the mountains

My First Marathon was Snowdonia Marathon in Wales, a beautiful part of the country (though I am biased) with nearly 3500 ft of elevation. Ran it with a friend and took it nice and steady, we started together and finished together - missed it this year but will be back for 2014

305 is great, it does have a backlight, you just press the power switch. If and when this dies - been using it for 2 years solid I will be on ebay looking for another, robust and waterproof has multisport function and can add trainng plans.

First of all look at your training shoes. For trail running you need a tighter fit around the toe box compared to road running. This stops your toes from bashing against the inside and causing problems with toe nails etc. To run a trail race it’s not imperative to train on trails but it is obviously better if you can…

Agree 100%and most shops will price match anyway. what will you all do when there are no more shops to give advice................................................

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Also if you go Low carb you need to increase fats (good fats) Mine is: Height: 5ft 9 Weight: 156 BMR: 1960 TDEE: 2300 average Intake: circa 2100 plus exercise Macros: 30% carbs / 35% fat / 35% protein

Cross trainng is on thing but not knowing what illness you had I would be inclined to leave the Tri alone. Concentrate on your half and then full. There is a danger you will try and do too much and end up overtraining/injuring yourself. if there was a longer lead time I'd say go for it but as it is I'd leave it.

It may (or may not) benefit you physically but the psychological aspect of the long run cannot be overplayed. If the furthest you have run is say 13 miles and you're going to enter a marathon that is quite a leap mentally. This harps on a bout the benefits of splitting runs and there's tones of other articles professing…

MapMyRun, Runkeeper, WalkJogRun etc are all dependanr on the pjone's performance and handy as a back up but nowhere near as good as a Garmin. (can't comment about other GPS watches as I've only ever used a Garmin) What I use Runkeeper for is logging post run, this works really well and I assume will do the same for the…

Whilst there is a lot of evidence to sugget that you don't need to complete a long "long run" the thing to consider for first timers is the psychological aspect of running / completing a marathon. That's where the real benefit of the 20 milers come in, knowing you only have a 10k run to go!