# running / London Marathon 2025: Week 4

2nd Feb 2025

Goals for the week

Training

• Bring back my weekly leg day
• 44 miles for the week
• 10 mile medium-long run
• 16 mile long run

Meta

• Stay hydrated - no tired days
• Experiment with eating less in the evenings

Gym

Good to be back. Hamstrings were tight into Wednesday, but this is the only time I do feel tight. I am starting to believe that strength is better than stretching. Interested to continue testing this theory.

Mileage & Runs

Enjoyed the medium-long run of 10 miles this week. It felt good, I took a gel, and I got round without fatigue. Looking forward to building these up.

The long run was good, and happy to get 2 gels down without issue. Will experiment with SiS next week, as these Maurten ones do feel pretty heavy. 16 miles went by fine, achy hips & knees in the last few miles as often the case, but dealt with the miles well.

Overall, very happy that 45 miles feels that good. Cruising. The focus now is to maintain, and stay healthy for the next weeks.

Staying hyrdated

I aggressively drank SiS hydration tablets this week, ensuring I had at least that or a lucozade after the run, at lunch, and in the evening. It has made a world of difference to my energy levels through the afternoon and evening.

Lesson learned.

Eating less in the eve

This was a big improvement. I felt so much better on morning runs. Another lesson learned, though a rule I might break on occasion!

Thoughts on the week

✅ 4 weeks, and the first month of the year

If you want time to fly, hope a date doesn’t approach too quickly. In 12 weeks, the London Marathon will be over. I am ferocisouly, patiently excited. But wow, it’s a lot of work for one day.

This week was business as usual. Feeling fatigued but okay. Let’s keep it going.

That’s 45 miles, not far off peak, and it feels honestly okay. As I said above, the objective now is to keep it that way. Stay calm, stay healthy.

Goals for next week

• Gym
• 11 miles medium-long run, getting towards the 90 min mark
• 16 miles, with SiS gels to experiment
• Controlled, calm, comfortable