London marathon 2017 ballot is open for those interested

Ran my first marathon on Monday, managed it in just under 3:56, feel like shit still now.

well that went terribly…

should really have given this a miss as I had some kind of food poisoning/stomach bug from thurs evening to saturday afternoon - lost almost 6lbs in water weight and was so tired yesterday that it was a struggle just to walk upstairs

began to feel better yesterday evening and, in a moment of post-sickness euphoria, stupidly decided to run today thinking that I could just tough it out…

big mistake. the heat today was brutal and I was still really dehydrated and nowhere near recovered enough. only managed two miles at race pace (7:20) then felt like I was going to collapse from exhaustion. have never wanted to drop out of a race so badly.

ended up having to stop and walk in places and finished in 1:46. genuinely felt a tougher effort (mentally at least) than my PB over the same distance despite being nearly ten minutes slower.

Sounds like a nightmare Trystero, well done though

cheers all

luckily my big race this year isn't until the end of October (Dublin marathon)– so have plenty of time to build up a good base again and train for that properly

that's a cracking 10K time edw

congrats on your first marathon fig - it's taken me four years to decide to do another!

Got back out last night, 8 miles in 1.01, not lightning but now I'm a bit heavier from training i'll take it. Great Scottish Run at the start of October will hopefully keep me motivated over the 'summer'.

Anyone running in or tried on/wearing the Nike Lunarepic flyknit lows - look like they could be the next pair of runners for me but unsure if they've any support about them or just pure cushioning.

Are there any downsides to wearing trail running shoes for street running?

I need to replace my running shoes and a pair of approach shoes I wear for mountain biking and am wondering if I can combine them into one pair.

Paced wife through her first marathon, 8hrs, +1800m/-1600m

Been trying to get out for a quick 3 mile run each evening after cycling home from work (10 miles), legs feel like jelly after getting off the bike, odd sensation.