Welcome to LAST IN THE RACE, a unique blog about me, Darren Last, and my experiences in all things running, triathlon, training and races. As an aspiring writer and athlete I hope you enjoy my ramblings.

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Darren Last

Oct 257 min read

Chicago Marathon 2024 Race Review - My Kind of Town

Chicago! The Windy City, home of The Bears, The Bulls & deep-dish Pizza. Now, here I am, to take on the Chicago Marathon. This is my review.

Darren Last

Jan 3111 min read

How to run a marathon

With more people running marathons I am often asked, how to run a marathon? So here it is, in my humble opinion.......how to run a marathon.

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Darren Last

Sep 29, 20224 min read

London Marathon 22 - The Long Hot Summer

Its been the 'Long Hot Summer' for London Marathon training but here we are in race week. This is how it's gone.

Darren Last

Sep 27, 20214 min read

Tapering the Maranoia

In endurance sports tapering is the last part of your plan where you start to reduce your training.......and then maranoia starts to set in.

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