Pre Marathon

It's just 3 days to the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010. I had signed up for the Full Marathon this year. It will be my first try at it. I have never run a full marathon before (42.124km) In the course of the year the other runs I have attended, when you walk among the runners the conversation usually comes to "are you running in the stan chart marathon this year" most people are as its something on most runners calendar and most try the half and you hear the reason they give for not running full is that they are afraid. I hear that a lot especially at the runs nearer the year end. I too am a little apprehensive if I can actually complete the full distance but I kind of have a plan for the run. It's basically to take it slow at the start and get into a rhythm and hopefully get to the end around the 6 hour mark. Well that's my aim anyway. I will be have certain markers along the way and I am planning to carry some energy gel as well to sustain me over the course.

Plan is to start slow.

- 5 km will be my first marker as it's to say woohooo ... first 5K done.

- 8 km is the next marker as that is where I usually will feel warm up and comfortable.

- 10 km is next to remind me that QUARTER of the distance is over.

- 12 - 15 km will be where I take my 1st Energy Gel

- 21 km the HALF WAY POINT woo hooo

- 22 -25 km will be where I take my 2nd Energy Gel

- 26 km this will be the marker that I have run the longest this year, as I completed a 25k this year.

- 30 km the THREE QUARTER point and this will be the mark where I have run the furthest EVER in my life I did complete a 3/4 marathon something like 20 years ago.

- 32 - 34 km will be where I take my 3rd Energy Gel

- 35 km just 5 more to go .....

- 40 km just 1 more km to go  ......

- 41.124 km FINISH !!!

I will be hitting all the drink stations, banana stations, gel stations and even the heat rub stations. Guess the 3 biggest things I worry about are (i) Cramps (ii) My knees holding out and (iii) Chaffing and Blisters. Well that’s the plan anyways.