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@Sainsburys_Ed
You'll be amazed how far your ego will make you dig to prevent the woman you just ran past half a mile ago who has decided to get back past you...
Well I was...
But the advIce Is still good, there's an old adage that for every minute you go faster than the time your capable of in the first half of the marathon you'll take 2 minutes extra in the second. The temptation to 'get the first half done and see where your at is really strong but certainly in my case a really really bad idea.