THE EDINBURGH MARATHON 2008

Time 3hrs 21mins 15secs. Conditions - very windy. Average heart rate was 165 bpm, which is 20 bpm below my heart maximum. This was by far my most comfortable marathon. I followed the HADD advice and ran to my heart rate, being careful not to let it drift too close to 170bpm or higher. I made that mistake at the Lochaber Marathon four weeks previously and 'blew up' at 22 miles and walked most of the last 4 miles. At Edinburgh I feel my time would have been close to my PB if the wind had not been so strong along the Firth of Forth coastline.