Things I WISH I Knew Before Running My First Marathon - TIPS to Run your BEST RACE!

I ran my first marathon back in 2002 (when I was 18 years old!) and with many of the big spring marathons right around the corner (London / Brighton / Boston / Manchester) there will be loads of people on the start lines running their first marathon too. So here is a few things I wish I knew before I ran my first marathon all those years ago. Let me know in the comments which marathon you're training for, and best of luck!

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:40 Before the marathon
4:43 During the marathon
7:40 After the marathon