How To Pace Your Marathon

How should you actually pace a marathon if you want to avoid blowing up and run the time your fitness deserves? In this video I break down the pacing strategy I believe works best for the marathon, based on both good experiences and bad ones, and I explain exactly how I’m planning to approach London Marathon next week. We go through why most runners blow up, how to use the taper properly, why you cannot bank time early, and how I like to break the race into clear mental pacing blocks so you can stay controlled early and race hard when it matters. I also take you behind the scenes of a quiet taper weekend in a cabin in the woods, where the focus was on switching off, reducing stress, recovering well, and arriving fresh. If you’re racing a marathon soon, this should help you think about pacing in a much smarter way. Timestamps: 00:00 Why most marathon blow-ups happen 00:23 My goal for London Marathon and what this video covers 00:34 What really matters during the taper 01:15 Cabin in the woods taper weekend 01:35 Point number one: arrive fresh 02:00 Cabin tour and switching off before race week 04:09 Why runners go off too fast in the marathon 05:07 Why glycogen and pacing matter so much 05:59 Let the taper commence 07:03 My Monday taper run and sharpening work 08:07 Why London Marathon is so special 08:41 How I break marathon pacing into chunks 09:23 First 10K strategy 10:01 The middle 20K block 10:45 How the race should feel at halfway 11:09 The final 12.2K race block 11:33 My London Marathon goal time 11:57 Final thoughts I help busy people run faster: https://shredathletics.com Coaching Application: https://ict2fab5vkn.typeform.com/to/eKbWXszI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shredathletics_/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shredathletics?lang=en Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/127636837 #Marathon #LondonMarathon #MarathonPacing #RunningTips #MarathonTraining #TaperWeek #RaceStrategy #Sub3Marathon #DistanceRunning #EnduranceTraining