Road to Sub 3 Hour Marathon (Week 18) | 2023 Sydney Marathon - Race Day

Road to Sub 3 Hour Marathon (Week 18) | 2023 Sydney Marathon - Race Day

In this video I do a quick training recap of week 18 (the final week) of the Pfitz 18/70 marathon plan and also go through how I went on race day at the 2023 Sydney Marathon!

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00:00 * Intro *
00:12 * Pfitz 18/70 Week 18 Recap * - Monday (rest)
00:22 Tuesday (recovery)
00:30 Wednesday (dress rehearsal)
00:56 Thursday (recovery)
01:18 2023 Sydney Marathon Show presented by ASICS
03:25 Friday (recovery + speed)
03:40 Saturday (recovery)
04:01 Total weekly mileage (45km)
04:14 * 2023 Sydney Marathon Recap * - Sleep
04:25 Pre-race meal
04:38 Taking the train
05:02 Looking for toilets
05:11 Rushed warmup
05:26 Start line
05:46 Race begins
06:23 5 - 10km
07:12 Hotspots on left foot
07:51 Numb toes for both feet
08:54 10 - 15km
09:06 15km - halfway
09:30 Halfway - 30km
09:55 30 - 35km
10:51 35 - 40km
11:53 40km - finish
12:13 Post-race catch-up and recovery village
12:35 * Other thoughts after the race *
12:37 Hydration and fueling went ok
12:59 Pre-race meal was plenty
13:03 Course was a bit tougher than before
13:19 Weather wasn't ideal, it was very warm as forecasted
13:38 * Lessons learnt for next time *
13:41 Test your race shoes in training, and don't try new stuff on race day
14:57 Proper start positioning helps with pacing
15:52 Dress a bit better for the occasion
16:15 Account for the things you can change or have control over
16:32 * How I handled the race *
16:37 Treating it like a careful long run rather than a race
17:43 What if I just went at goal pace from the start?
18:14 All good, let's get it next time
18:54 * What's next? * - Recovery for a few weeks first
19:17 Then back to shorter distance stuff like 5K
19:40 Next marathon?
20:29 * Outro 1 *
21:06 * Hall of Fame *
21:42 * Outro 2 *

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