Another Brighton Marathon finisher

[diagdave]

Hi all

I can now proudly say I am a marathon runner. That long 16 weeks of running in the cold and dark all paid off. I completed the course in 3.53.34, I'm so pleased to get my goal under 4hrs. The last 4 miles were tough but the crowds were amazing.

Dave

[RunWillie Metric Marathon]

Well done! diagdave

That’s a great time 👍🏻

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

Wow! Well done!!!

I have awarded you our virtual Marathon badge xxx

[Cmoi Marathon]

Congratulations diagdave !

[misswobble Marathon]

Well done Dave! All the hard work paid off! 💪😀👍. Congratulations 🥳🏅

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Congratulations on your marathon 🏃🏽 and in a brilliant time too - you must be so pleased! 👏👏🏅💪😀 Enjoy a well earned rest now! 🙂

[Purplecat68 Half Marathon]

Well done and a fab time as well 👏👏

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

Well done! that’s a real achievement that many of us can only dream of

[Bladerunner2049 Marathon]

Fantastic time, the crowds got me the last mile 😀

[Decker Ultramarathon]

Wow well done and a super time! Congratulations!

[sparky66 Half Marathon]

Huge congratulations 😀That's an amazing achievement 👏👏👏

And under 4 hours for your first marathon,that's brilliant🥇

[Tasha99 Marathon]

Outstanding! You must be delighted to have gone sub 4 too! 👌🏽 Well done 👏🏽

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon]

Great result there Dave. What training plan did you use?

[diagdave Marathon in reply to SkiMonday]

It was the ASICS sub 4hrs Training plan.

petewilcock.com/asics-marat...

I Changed the days around a little to fit into my week so for me rest days were Wednesday and Fridays.

I added them to my phone calendar so every day it reminded me what the plan was, It helped me to stick to going out even when I didn't want to. I obviously missed some sessions but mostly stuck to it. I also live near the Bristol to Bath Cycle track so that was great for the long runs.

[SkiMonday Ultramarathon in reply to diagdave]

Thanks for that. I think that doing a Marathon in under 4 hours is a bit optimistic for me but I guess it’s a possibility.

[Frenc Half Marathon]

Ah super well done! Those dark cold runs really set you up 😊. What a brilliant achievement 😁.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Hi and welcome to this forum. Congratulations!!! That's a fabulous time for your first marathon. I see roseabi has already awarded you your marathon badge to go with that lovely piece of bling you picked up in Brighton 🏅

[00marks Marathon]

Congratulations on running a marathon!

[Snail_Male Marathon]

Great work! And that time is swift!!

[buzzards]

Congratulations!🎉🎊👏👏👏🎉🎉🎊 Excellent time too.