Is it normal to flit between feeling you can do it and what am I thinking?

[Pippa49]

I am doing the Brighton Marathon and am doing the above. Also is it possible for your legs to forget 18miles? I haven't done any further and concerned that my feet will not be able to do it again. I am doing my 2nd half of the year this weekend so I'll only be doing 4.9 less than 18.

[Oldfloss Administrator]

You'll be just fine...as soon as it all begins..your legs will take over.

They know what they are doing..relax and let them. Steady and slow 😉

[Pippa49 Half Marathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Very normal!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

All sounds very familiar ('cept my numbers are smaller of course)

[Sqkr Half Marathon]

Overthinking is impossible to avoid I suspect. But if I'm getting anxious about ambitious running plans I like to think of myself as a powerful dog (though I suspect excitable puppy is closer). Those guys don't worry about things, they just run! (I've posted about Ludovine before, but here she is again for a bit of inspo google.com/amp/s/barkpost.c... ) Your feet will be fine, they'll remember everything they need to on the day.

[MutleyShuffle Half Marathon in reply to Sqkr]

Love that story about Ludovine! I saw another similar story earlier in the year - must be catching on in the doggy world!

[Bazza1234 Marathon]

Don't look too far ahead - just concentrate on what you intend to do over the next 2 weeks! Training for the marathon is a very long, exhausting and sometimes frustrating affair - my biggest frustration is the heat here. Autumn has arrived - in the very early morning there is a definite "coolness" (21C) but it doesn't last long and they are predicting 34C by noon today. It is REALLY hard to get in the planned longruns

[Pippa49 Half Marathon]

I trained in the heat here in the UK obviously not the same as say Australia or anywhere else but it helped me when I did my first half marathon in Swansea last June when it was really hot 🔥. A lot of people younger and possibly fitter than me and slimmer didn't finish. Nine months on I am 2.5 stone lighter and about to do my fourth half marathon and my second of this year (2 left to go: Swansea Half again in June and Cardiff Half again in October). Obviously the marathon is in the middle of my half this Sunday and Swansea Half in June.