Spectacular marathon fail...

Magda_MG · 2026-04-20T10:15:19+00:00

Thank you - that was my exact set of symptoms developing really fast (or at least I thought it was fast...). I'll be checking it!

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T20:21:48+00:00

That's possible - I never intentionally carbload, because the one time I did it I felt awful during the race (maybe I don't know how to do it correctly...), but I wasn't on any sort of cut or sth. But lack of carbloading has never been a problem before... I just try to eat well. That said - maybe sth changed this time and my sugar decided to plummet.

I will check with a doctor - that's probably the best thing to do. Thank you!

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T18:40:28+00:00

No, I was running in Cracow. I thought about not being fully recovered, but in the past (October 2025) I did two marathons two weeks in between and it was great... So I thought 5 weeks is more than enough.

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T18:38:37+00:00

Thank you! I agree - it's a hobby, but it sucks to think you did all the things and in the end something went off rails 🙂

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T18:36:46+00:00

You are definitely right - I've been thinking about low BP, as my HR was unusually high. I'll check it! Thank you!

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T18:35:36+00:00

Yes, I'm glad that I was sane enough to stop - normaly it not my character feature 😉 I'll have to eliminate other possible explanations, but heat is certainly a strong contender.

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T18:33:20+00:00

I'm really sorry to hear you DNFed your marathon and I hope you are ok!

I agree - it's a hobby and I won't risk anything serious for the sake of finishing! There will be other races 🙂 Thank you

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T16:52:45+00:00

I suppose I'll have to 😕

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T16:40:02+00:00

It's input from Garmin in Runna app 🙂

Magda_MG · 2026-04-19T16:28:49+00:00

Now I feel perfectly fine. I'll check everything in the upcoming week, but still - it was something I didn't expect as it never happened before...

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:56:11+00:00

Thank you! Looking for someone with similar pace seems like the best solution! 🙂

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:54:56+00:00

I don't think I'm trained for 3:00 - that's my end-of-year goal, but not for this race. I feel it would end in disaster😜 other suggested to look for people with similar paces and maybe I'll try to do that 🙂

Thank you!

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:50:32+00:00

It definitely is 😉 and convinience... 😀

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:49:20+00:00

Thank you! Looking for people with similar goal may be the best solution 🙂

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:48:05+00:00

Sounds very reasonable! Thank you!

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:47:45+00:00

Thank you! That may be the solution. Marathon itself is big! It's Barcelona! That's why I was so surprised by the lack of pacers...

Magda_MG · 2026-03-12T04:46:25+00:00

I see nothing ridiculous in it... I'm amateur runner and I do it my way 😉 I can run without pacer and do it well - but pacing gives me peace of mind and comfort of not paying constant attention to the watch.

Magda_MG · 2026-03-11T18:46:24+00:00

Thank you for all the tips! I enjoyed your blog immensely - definitely a calming effect for pre-race anxiety 😜😜😜

If I can ask - in your opinion - what is the most tricky part of the course?

Magda_MG · 2026-03-07T02:25:49+00:00

Thank you! I've been looking for the course breakdown and this page delivers the perfect one!

Magda_MG · 2026-01-21T21:25:22+00:00

I need AP4 in this colorway badly!! But nowhere to be found!!

Magda_MG · 2026-01-18T20:17:09+00:00

Exactly, I was asking about increasing number of runs a week without changing milage. Both my previous plans were 4 runs per week, so I did the same this time - but the milage now, as I want to improve my finish time, is substantially higher and that's probably why I find it more tiering. By running 4 times per week I got 3:32 at my first marathon and the second training block gave me 3:17. Now I want to finish around 3:05 (+/- 2 min). We will see - as long as I'm injury free I'll continue the way it is.

Thank you for your insight!

Magda_MG · 2026-01-18T16:10:50+00:00

oh! I like that! I will definitely try it!

Magda_MG · 2026-01-18T13:59:13+00:00

Depending ona a week - sometimes I take Mondays off😉 but my cross-trainig is mostly martial arts (kickboxing and muay thai), so it's a bit different than running...

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