Just finished a marathon? Congratulations on completing 26.2 miles! Our latest blog post, "You Did It! Now What? Navigating Life After the 26.2," guides you through the crucial post-marathon recovery period. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls like running injuries and burnout by prioritising rest and recovery. Discover practical tips for muscle recovery, understanding the post-marathon blues, and when to consider getting back to running.

Your marathon is almost here. The training is done, the long runs are banked, and right now you're probably somewhere between excitement and low-level panic that you've forgotten how to run. You haven't. Here's what you need to know for the final week. The taper is doing its job — even when it doesn't feel like it. Legs feeling heavy and sluggish? Normal. The urge to squeeze in one more long run "just to be sure"? Resist it entirely. Your job this week is to rest, stay loose, and show up ready.

Pacing a marathon is one of the hardest things you'll do as a runner. Not the running itself — the restraint. You've tapered for three weeks, you're standing on the start line feeling fresher than you have in months, and every fibre of your being wants to just go for it. But you can't. Marathon pace sits at an effort level where you might not feel the warning signs for miles. By the time you realise you've gone out too fast, you've already done the damage. Here's how to get it right on race day.