HI Sue. Congrats on running your first marathon. It's a lot of work but well worth the effort in the end. I ran Chicago and Boston a few years ago. This is tough race no matter what pace you run. I wished I had done more strength training-especially for Boston because of the hills. I am not sure what the course is like for Cinnci. The long runs are very important in your training, as well getting in a few road races under your belt before hand. Maybe a 5 or 10K. There are many coming up around here. The day of the race, really hydrate yourself- and eat something before the race-yogurt and banana or something with peanutbutter and whole wheat bagel. You need a little protein and some carbs. I also ate a power bar a little before the race. I brought lemon drops with me (anything with some sugar in it) to eat during the race-raisins or gummy bears will work too. Plus it gave me something to look forward to during the race.

I would recommend getting a massage before(a few days) and after the race. This really helped me recover faster after Boston. I didn't do that for Chicago and I could not walk right for a week!!!

Good luck-I know of a few people from Clarksburg who are running in Cinnci.

Maybe we could get a run in sometime together. I am training for the triathlons this summer.

Keep up the training-

Candy Hawks

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