Marathon - An Ultimate Mind versus Body Part II 🏃‍♂️ 💨. • What I’ve learned from my past marathon is :

• ⚡️Staying on pace throughout the race is very crucial especially for the last few kms. Like most elite runners said “marathon start at the last 12km” 😉 .

• ⚡️Rehearse your hydration plan and foods during your long run - see your body reaction to it (you want to be at optimum level during race day) .

• ⚡️Take water at every water station - some people skip water stations because they felt it’s unnecessary. But the truth is, we must refilled before we need it. Especially at chilly weather, you might think your body doesn’t need water because you’re barely sweating but in fact your body were craving for water! My body produces healthy amount of salts when in fact I only skipped one or two water stations only! Need to rehearse more on that part! 😉 .

• ⚡️Rehearse your gears during training as well - I chaffed at several places especially at my armpit! 😭 It happened because I didn’t put any Vaseline on to that or it might be from my jersey’s effect. Slight pain might distract your mind to stay on course! So it’s important to try it on your long run also to see whether it’s a suitable one.

• ⚡️Set your race goal time and put it on yourself! This key tips I learned from seasoned marathoners. I put my target time for every 5km till the end- wrote it on my arm guard! It’s crucial to keep on track and staying within the range. If you’re too fast on your intersections time, you might slow it down for the next intersections. It truly helps your mind to stay relax and peace throughout the race .

• That’s it! - for my sharing and a little bit of guidelines of how I executed my last marathon (21 minutes improvement) . Hope it might beneficial you in some way 😉 .

• I’m an experimental runner for the time being. 😄. • Stay motivated peeps and strive for your glory! 🔥 .

• From 6:11 first time marathoner. RR 🏃‍. •

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