Your fitness won’t disappear, getting rid of the fatigue and niggles will be the best thing you can do.
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You were sooooo close last time, keep moving forward and you ll do it, the heat must play a massive part wearing a full costume
Good luck
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It really was the heat last time, but that was just a half.
We all know a full is a different beast
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not a pity post
So here I sit in the bath after probably my last run before Sunday. Don’t feel the need to do a couple of miles tomorrow.
Truth be told, I am stupidly nervous with almost zero confidence in achieving the time required on Sunday.
I still have a calf niggle and a bit of one in my butt.
The long runs and back to back to back 80 mile weeks seem like a life time ago.
I’m aerobically cruising along at sub 3 hour pace at the minute for my runs up to 10 miles, but I’m just terrified about 26.2
I’m hopefully, almost ironically, that the power of the crowd will help (I did a stupid ab challenge with the students twice this week that I’ve only ever completed once on my own)
Pace wise, I’m going to aim for 8 min per mile / 5 min per km which would be a 3:30. The target is 3:55
It’s slower than I headed out for the half and coupled with the cooler temps, a run:walk strategy, no gravel and less inclines, it should be ok with plenty of room for the inevitable slowdown towards the end
I’ve got a fuel belt that can carry 8 gels, salt tabs and then whatever I can get at the aid stations.
Will be carrying my phone in my shorts, mostly as I want to capture the atmosphere at the start and then if, and that is the biggest IF, I’m ahead come The Mall, grab it out to record the moment.
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Best of luck! I’ve told all my supporters to look out for you…so hopefully a few “go on funkster” chants will help the miles pass by 
I think if you prioritise having fun (soak up the atmosphere) rather having a task to complete it’ll help you relax and get the best out of yourself.
Ninjas rule 
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Best of luck @funkster
Being a ninja and all that there’s probably very little chance of me seeing you on the day but if I do I’ll be screaming your name
Rooting for you 🥷🏻👊🏻
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Well we’re at the green start together so might see you
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Same here mate, but you’ve done the training, the consistent performance, all the stats line up. We never know what will happen on race day, but I think you can trust the training.
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Good luck bud
Good luck @funkster .
Good luck funkster, plan sounds good and hopefully you’ll forget the niggles once you get going.
Hopefully it will be cool and dry and the crowds at London should help you.
@funkster whats your expected start time?
I’m in blue starting at 9:43-9:46 so was thinking I may see you as sounds like we’re aiming for similar pace
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09:40-09:43
Might see you once we converge
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Good luck tri talks super hero ninja!
Keep going !!
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We’re all behind you mate. Go get it 
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Good luck @funkster!
So here we are.
In the bath.
Second attempt.
Second (official) failure
I think the key to this record is just time in the shoes and LOTS of calf work.
The marathon record I’m gonna let go.
If I can’t do it surrounded by that much support, I don’t think it’ll happen
The half record though….
Well, that’s surely on like Donkey Kong?
Official timing had me about 90 seconds under.
That included 10 walk breaks, two stops to fix the costume, 45-60 seconds with the BBC
Also, I wasn’t on the blue line so my Garmin had me hitting 13 miles much more than 160m from the timing mat
12th December.
Dorney Lake
It’s on.
Only thing that will stop me will be rain.
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That’s the spirit
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Is there any chance of modifying the shoes?
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Just repeat today without the stops for the BBC etc. and hopefully it will fall into place.
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