QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaI normally eat once a day that is at night (but coffee all day long and some apples and bananas 3 times a week at lunch time). do you mean this literally ?4 days a week, you eat nothing all day except for one meal at night ? no snacks, no fruit, no nothing ?No, nothing. And, I can go out and run 2 hours and something with nothing in my stomach after a work day. That always amazes people.Besides I have a great capacity to stay awake. I'm kindda focused (but I'm not an alien though).

QuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaI'm not well trained but will do my best.(snip)The race will start around 9:00 am. What time shall I wake up? Do you recommend to have a breakfast? How to warm up? How long?it sounds as though you are just there to finishskip the warm up and take it easy the first 2 or 3 miles, that will be your warm up.If there are lots of people, you may find it hard to go fast those first few miles anywayI don't know how close your home (or hotel) is to the start line You should have already got your number etc at the expo.The main reason to get there early would be to fight for a good starting positionIf you don't care where you start, half an hour before would be more than enoughI'd get up at 7am, have a light breakfast and a shower and saunter over to be at the start by 8:30am

QuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaHi all.I'll run the Geneva marathon on Sunday.GO TaGOma GO!

Thanks for all the support I just watched a vido showing the marathon's route.The part across the fields SW Geneva will be hard to manage mentally (kinda boring).BTW I'll try to assess the yield potential of rapeseed and wheat plots there while running Endless route

assuming it's him, tagoma has gone through 13.5k in 01:01:53 which would translate to a marathon time of 3:13:25 if he maintains the same pace

21k (just about halfway) in 01:37:57 in 224th place which would be 3:16:48 for the whole thing

30.3k in 255th place 02:24:17 which would be 3:20:55 for the whole thing

37.4k in 03:03:33 in 303rd place (looks like a lot of people are passing him)there's a lot of 3's therewhich would give 3:27:04 for the whole thing

finish3:31:31Place Réel : 359

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperfinish3:31:31Place Réel : 359Thx for the follow through.Unfortunately I couldn't access the internet while running.The first 14 km were quite okay.But, my pace just broke quickly thereafter.And I was a struggle for the remainder of the race.At the 32 km started a 7km kindda straight line on a 4 way road along the Leman Lake, with strong headwings at 3 hours. Awful.Then from the 39 km to the 42 km, it was just endless with slopes and downhills through a park.In French people say something like "I ran with head". And what a relief during the latest 195 m My foot is bleeding. -- Some signal I'm learning. --I am very disappointed by my time. But it is a good experience anyway!Next time, I'll train better.

QuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaMy foot is bleeding. -- Some signal I'm learning. --find the shoes and socks which work for you

congrats anyway

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppaupercongrats anywaythx. if i remember well you're agood marathon performer.next yesr you'll coach me

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: tagomaMy foot is bleeding. -- Some signal I'm learning. --find the shoes and socks which work for youI sometimes wonder if socks and shoes are evil -- not only do they rub on the skin but they also retain moisture which softens the skin which reduces the strength of the skin.

Interesting movie!The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner