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Marathon #2: Race Day

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Marathon Training #2: taper

Watch died, but here’s the rest of the results. 
PR Marathon: 3:59:47
Final mile: 7:23. 

Notes: Properly fueled couple days before. Hydrated day before. Solid 2 week taper. 2 pee breaks. The 2nd let my glute tighten up and then my knee hurt from It band stuff. Somehow able to run it off 🤷. I could feel form falling off after mile 18-20 but energy was good. Gel every 30-40 minutes and felt good. Wondering if I could’ve done sub 3:50 based on my body’s ability to do 7 min mile at the end. 
Sat super far back in the beginning. Was initially with 4:30 pacer. Slowly crawled my way back to the top. Only in the last 5 miles did I realize I might be able to do sub 4. Hamstrings feel a lot better compared to 1st marathon. Interesting how some exercises like RDLs can help. 
Overall, super happy!

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