Weekly Running Round Up
Okay, London marathon day (maybe for you)
Unbelievable event. So glad I have been fortunate enough to experience it twice.
If you are there today and it's your first time?
You are about to experience something incredible
Go well and soak it all in
Now then, let's talk about something that kicked off last week
Joe Wicks (bless him)
Joe got himself in trouble for giving dodgy marathon advice
Which, in truth, was him talking about his own experience
So a Faux Pas yes, but not the disaster some are making out
The truth?
Joe Wicks is a PR machine, and the London Marathon is using him to promote Daddy Pig running the race
That's it.
I am not that bothered about what Joe said
He isn't a marathon runner or coach
I am more bothered that people are listening to his advice
There are going to be some people running today (and every other day) who are MASSIVELY underprepared
There are going to be some people following all sorts of random sugar, honey, ice, and tea off the internet
First timers taking advice from sub 2:30 runners
Inexperienced runners taking advice from influencers who get free spots in the majors and rep every product going
Nothing wrong with fast runners, influencers, and even Joe
The problem is, we lose grasp of common sense
If you are a runner over 35 and you want to run a marathon or improve on a subsequent one?
You need to speak to someone who has done that
And if you read or hear something online that doesn't seem right?
That's because it probably isn't
If you have a marathon on your horizon in the next 6-12 months?
Ignore the noise
The key is getting simple and practical advice from learned experience
Easy?
Nope.
Simple?
I hope so ;)
Drop me a reply and let's chat.
Until next time.
John
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Weekly Running Round Up
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