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I’ll warn you right away: you’ll be tempted to run out of the plan. This desire is especially strong at the beginning of the marathon, when you are still fresh, full of strength and energy. Other runners are dashing ahead, the crowd of fans welcomes you and encourages you to keep running without rest. It will seem that you should not waste time on walking, it is quite possible to save time by running not 10 km, but 20 km.

Make no mistake, force yourself to stop and stick to the plan. Otherwise, you're going to have a very tough challenge after 30 kilometers.

If you've been able to put together and practice a marathon plan that is suitable for you, it can be used at Ironman distance as well.

The main thing is that if you have decided to run according to the scheme, do not deviate from it.

No      matter      how      easily you did the marathon, the plan

will still need to be adjusted to take into account that you will run the marathon distance after 4 km of swimming and 180 km of cycling. Believe me, you’ll feel the difference. There is evidence that amateur athletes have about an hour of difference in the resulting time between regular and Ironman marathons, especially beginner athletes. Based on this, you can predict your time in Ironman running stage.