Edinbourgh marathon in this heat?

fadetoblack · 22 May 2010 at 18:02

Hi,
been training last 6 months for the above marathon but how do I run in this heat? It's never been this hot in training. Anyhow wish me luck for little 26 mile run this Sunday

firstborn · 22 May 2010 at 20:34

Had a run this afternoon in the midday sun .... good luck!

Wear shades, a hat, cream up and don't go mental with the water.

Have a good one

firstborn · 23 May 2010 at 00:00

firstborn said:
Had a run this afternoon in the midday sun .... good luck!

Wear shades, a hat, cream up and don't go mental with the water.

Have a good one

..and a brolly by the looks of things.

6thElement · 23 May 2010 at 00:06

firstborn said:
Wear shades, a hat, cream up and don't go mental with the water.

Nothing wrong with plenty of fluids as long as you're replacing the electrolytes too.

firstborn · 23 May 2010 at 01:15

6thElement said:
Nothing wrong with plenty of fluids as long as you're replacing the electrolytes too.

I'd probably drink 5 or 6 'gobfulls' of water during a marathon, along with any fluid gained from 4 gels - some electrolyte content. During a half, nothing. 12 miles this afternoon without fluids, tomorow I'll take a 750ml bottle on a 16 miler and will take a sip every mile or so and return with more than half of it no doubt. That said I do know I can manage my fluids very well.

Each to their own, but if you start hydrated on a typical UK diet , there aint to much to worry about imo if you take on fluids sensibly before and during.

Edited to remove arsey sounding bits and add a bit more sense, I blame the beer!

firstborn · 23 May 2010 at 01:23

firstborn said:
Define plenty.. I'd probably drink 5 or 6 'gobfulls' of water during a marathon, along with any fluid gained from 4 gels. During a half, nothing. 12 miles this afternoon without fluids, tomorow I'll take a 750ml bottle on a 16 miler and will take a sip every mile or so and return with more than half of it left at the end no doubt.

Each to their own, but if you start hydrated on a typical UK diet , there aint to much to worry about imo.

fadetoblack · 23 May 2010 at 06:30

Cheers lads : )

firstborn · 23 May 2010 at 17:46

fadetoblack said:
Cheers lads : )

Hope eveything went to plan..

Garee · 23 May 2010 at 21:15

Im just back from the Marathon myself...my god it was hard.

I will defo prepare more thoroughly next time.

fadetoblack · 23 May 2010 at 21:33

Garee said:
Im just back from the Marathon myself...my god it was hard.

I will defo prepare more thoroughly next time.

Mate, first 13 miles did under 1:49 then hit the wall at 17 miles( never hit the wall before in training ran loads of 20 mile runs? ) had to slow down and get more gels into me. Any how finshed in 4:12 which I am really happy with.
The weather was a killer loads of runners / elite runners started to walk somebody said it reached 28/29 today. Don't think you need to prepare more it was just to hot.

Garee · 23 May 2010 at 22:20

I was fine until about half way then it just went all wrong. I seen a guy collapse to the side of the road and another guy lying in a recovery possition - the heat really got some folk.

Your username is my favourite song btw

Hamster · 23 May 2010 at 22:25

Congrats to all of you who managed to even start it, let alone complete it in this heat!

firstborn · 23 May 2010 at 22:56

Good effort. Look forward to the next one now. Congrats again!

Clum · 24 May 2010 at 14:23

Seriously well done to those of you who did this. I was just about collapsing from simply waking along Princes St in that heat yesterday! May have been a world class level of hungover but still, I couldn't have ever managed a marathon.

platypus · 24 May 2010 at 14:31

Somebody died from heat exhaustion during the run.

Congrats to those who finished.

firstborn · 24 May 2010 at 18:21

platypus said:
Somebody died from heat exhaustion during the run.

Congrats to those who finished.

On the first leg of the team relay, very sad news that.

fadetoblack · 24 May 2010 at 19:29

Eye sad news that

I past loads of team relay runners they must have started before marathon runners?? Going to bike into work in the morning then start training again Friday for next run.