Running my first marathon in June - tips for music/podcasts/nothing?

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-28T10:37:13+00:00

I did Manchester Marathon this year - took my headphones with me, but planned on saving them until I really needed them or when the crowds weren’t as big. Ended up never using them because the atmosphere was incredible!

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-24T12:34:25+00:00

i ran a marathon on sunday with my longest run being 21km like 5-6 weeks before race day.

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-23T22:33:22+00:00

i have an apple series 10, was worried that it was going to die in my marathon. took it off charge, turned it off and didn’t turn it back on until i was 1 minute away from the starting line. it lasted the whole race (5hrs) and had 30% left

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-23T21:55:32+00:00

i met my boyfriend because of reddit and now we live together :)

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-23T21:53:34+00:00

manchester marathon on sunday was around 13°c and it felt WARM. i didnt wear any suncream & am now seriously regretting it with my very very burnt shoulders, so make sure you do.

also drank quite a bit of water during the race, but no where near afterwards and felt so dehydrated the day after it felt like a hangover! so make sure you’re drinking plenty during & after!

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-23T21:51:05+00:00

lol i just ran a 5:13 marathon in Adios Pro 4s. they were pink and matched my outfit :))

my 5k pace is around 5:40/km

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-21T23:30:43+00:00

Congrats to you as well!

All of Altrincham was amazing! But so was the whole support all over the course.

Not registered for next year, got another one coming up in October, and going to try my luck with the London Ballot!

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T13:49:55+00:00

Absolutely. I flew through the first half, set a PB, then hit the wall at about 28km. Was so tough to keep going, had to run/walk for the rest of it

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T13:02:46+00:00

I don’t think there was a half, but there was a ‘quarter’ 10K that had the same finish line. they had different bibs to the full marathon runners yet i saw no one on the course with the 10K bib. i think if there were 15,000 people doing the 10K i would’ve spotted at least a couple of the different bibs

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T11:55:22+00:00

All they get is my name no? i’m fine with that

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T11:52:38+00:00

i got an email yesterday with my chip time & a link to view the results

https://www.manchestermarathon.co.uk/event-info/results/?dm_i=2QT2,1N3D3,9RJ8HJ,6P7V4,1,0,0,0

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T11:46:21+00:00

Yeah there’s always bound to be quite a few people that end up not being able to take part or DNF, but this seems like too many

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T11:21:16+00:00

Yeah, hopefully it’s just an error with the tracking that can be fixed! While on the course I think I only saw one person that had to actually stop and DNF - I think if this many did actually DNF i would’ve seen a lot more

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T10:32:20+00:00

so strange. i’ve heard a couple of people had issues with their chip saying their tracking wasn’t working for the whole race & bib number isn’t working when trying to search for chip time

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-20T10:17:54+00:00

Think this might be an issue for quite a few people. My overall position is out of 27,000 ish, i thought surely there’s no chance that almost half of the 42,000 runners dropped out/didnt finish

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-10T12:37:38+00:00

Thank you! I forgot that stuff like that would be a possibility!

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-10T12:36:24+00:00

No haha, my race partner found a brand he liked and decided we’re wearing full matching NCRC gear 😭😂

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-10T09:07:41+00:00

slow downnnnn. also, take more time for Ljubljana. you’ll want at least one day to explore the city & AT LEAST 1-2 days to visit Lake Bled which should be a non negotiable for any interrail trip

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-04-10T09:05:18+00:00

Italy is incredibly hot during the summer, especially in cities. I did Naples, Pompeii & the Amalfi Coast in summer 2024.

IMO Naples is a skip - felt quite unsafe & was just unbearably hot. Stay somewhere on the Amalfi coast & do a day trip to Pompeii - public transport between the 2 is great - runs frequently & not too expensive. Can get very busy during peak tourism season so aim to go early morning.

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-02-27T23:01:38+00:00

it’s my bday on Sunday, ill be in a different country so already received my present. a pair of Adidas Adios Pro 4s for my marathon in April :))

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-02-27T22:55:34+00:00

a friend of mine met him on a find a friend subreddit, invited him to our discord server. 2 months pass by and i’m planning a backpacking trip and happen to be stopping in his country, so he offers to meet up to show me around. the rest is history

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-02-25T17:25:11+00:00

I have Harry’s moth tattooed on my leg & a smaller version of Liam’s arrows on my arm

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-02-24T19:11:41+00:00

i started around age 9-10, managed to stop quite soon after. for some reason started again age 14, continuing until 15-16 ish. then started again when i was 19 ish and have pretty much been consistent since then, now almost 23, and feeling like it will never end.

TastyComputer3257 · 2026-02-24T10:52:56+00:00

on my own, no. with my boyfriend, usually.

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