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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you use a plan? If so, do what the plan says. What you do leading up to the race and volume is entirely based on a plan and your experience level.[b] I’ll run for ~1 hour Friday morning with  some 4x4 at my real marathon pace[/b]. I decided to do it this morning as my long run. I’ll have to go and buy a bib from the expo.

For food, I would just cut down on fiber the last two days to avoid having a poopin problem. That’s what I do for long course triathlon.

In race nutrition I would hope you practiced by now. I plan to put there for 1:35-1:40, so ~1.7 hours x 50-60g (what I usually do at the end of a half Ironman off the bike for nutrition in gel form) = 4-5 gels. I’m doing that not so much to avoid blowing up, but to speed recovery afterwards. I’ll still do my bike/run on Sunday.

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Just curious, is this your first race? I've never heard of a plan that would suggest the bolded.[/quote]

Not first race - so lots of experience.

I’m not racing this. I’m just doing my aerobic run for half Ironman training I would otherwise do on Sunday on Saturday. A change of venue and lots of my other friends are doing this. I’ll hit 13.1 at my planned 1:40 anyways. I pretty much do that every weekend during “on” build weeks anyways. [/quote]

Wow, good luck w/ Ironman. May I ask your age? [/quote]

I’m 43M. I underperformed a little even though I mini tapered and “raced” the event. I ended feeling great on Sunday and did 1:45 on my bike and ~40 running off my bike in the evening. It’s pretty amazing what is possible if you make good quality nutrition and sleep a center piece of your life (and call your mother deli post-race :) ). I’m also very lucky at my age with my ability to recover. [/quote]

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