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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.

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Darren Last

Apr 186 min read

Manchester Marathon 2024 Race Review - Some Might Say The Best Yet

Some might say that the Manchester Marathon 2024 was one of the best marathons yet for me. This is my race review on how the day unfolded.

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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

May 9, 20236 min read

London Marathon 2023 Race Review - Wet Wet Wet

The London Marathon is not just 26.2 miles, it is a life changing experience Here is my review of how the 2023 race went for me.

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Darren Last

Oct 6, 20228 min read

London Marathon 2022 - Three Is The Magic Number - Race Report

Three seconds was all that remained to get below the milestone of sub 3:20 at the 2022 London Marathon. A great day and this is my story.

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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.

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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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