My FIRST ever MARATHON | What a DISASTER! (Vlog) 

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DUDE! You ran / completed a marathon! You’re a part of that 0.01% - that’s major! I got choked up watching ya. Good stuff.

Hey man, there is always ups and downs, recover physically and mentally and let's go again! Great video, love to see the reality of running not just fake success stories

I can’t believe you managed to finish 😳😱

Sub 4 is a good time for a first marathon.If you can sort your issues could get a lot faster too.Well done.

Epic video man, thanks for sharing the journey with us!!

For a first marathon and with all the issues you had, you still got a sub 4! Amazing work and what you will have learned from your first will absolutely ensure that the next one you do will go so much smoother. I’ve done over 15 marathons now (I much prefer halves really) and can say that you never stop learning and tweaking things. Superb stuff and you did that the hard way! I would suggest giving Manchester a go. Did it for the first time this year and it’s a great flat fast course and so well supported and you could definitely meet any target goal you have on it. Atmosphere is great and I think you would fully enjoy. Again, well done Rhys- you showed how hard marathons are but also showed the determination and drive to get to the finish line too and didn’t edit out all the shitty feelings that you had during it (which we all get trust me, and I loved seeing the raw honesty of it) Brilliant video!

It's the most realistic video I've seen. Thank you for sharing. Running a marathon is a challenge. But you finished and that in itself is an huge accomplishment.

A couple of Imodium tablets 1 hour before race start will sort the stomach issues. I used to have the same issues around mile 9/10 but once I started taking tablets, the issues stopped. Best wishes on the next run.

Well done getting to the finish. Marathons arnt easy and they don't get any easier with an injury but take pride that you decided to keep going anyway. My ankle went at 23 miles at Edinburgh and I had the same decision to make and I think that's the biggest plus I took away is that I didn't give up. Always another marathon to enter.

That's my brooo! Keep up the great content bro, amazing work!

Yo, great effort man! Definitely will sub.

You should always have a plan for the race and a plan for what you eat and when. For all races. Well done finishing that even when it got really tough

Congratulations man, marathons are hard as it is and testing but that Milton Keynes 1 was next level was intense very twisty tight course with multiple hills. Much like countryside running down by that canal and through the country roads few dodgy speedbumoa along the way and that weird looped course. I ran it to was such experience finishing in no dons stadium was awesome. You done well getting through that mate and respect with the time may not be what you wanted but still a strong time to be proud off in a 1st marathon. Mk was my 2nd ran London 2 years previous and I ran a 12 minute PB at Milton Keynes 4:31:29 in the clock for me in the end

Done so well lessons learnt !

I've done that marathon (a fair few years ago) but I remember it was a damn tough course. Well done, the marathon is never an easy feat and you never know what the race will present on the day.

Your pain may just be my gain. Doing my first marathon in a few weeks (Australia) Also aiming for a sub 3:30. Couple of take aways for me from your vid - start at slower pace than target pace. Pop a Imodium tablet. Thanks mate and well done!

Fair play Rhys with overcoming all those issues! And a sub 4 first marathon is excellent. I had a recent bout of runner’s diarrhoea to the point that I had to run all my runs very near home as I never knew when I’d need an emergency toilet stop. Very annoying isn’t it? Totally spoiled my running. As you say - you know what you need to eat. There are some great carb loading videos out there - I use one guy’s method religiously and have never suffered in a race with bad guts as a result. Hope the bike went well.

Here from a suggested algorithm, congrats on finishing. Personally, i had to cut back on my fiber content, especially the day before a really long run. I also pop an immodium before a race if things are feeling suspicious 😂 Try to experiment with your food intake, unfortunately some of us, just have that issue.

Great vid! Did you prepare any different from the half marathons that you did?

Excellent job and great time under the circumstances. Ive heard imodium can help with stomach issues too. Youll get that sub 3.30 in no time.

I completed my first marathon 3 days ago with a very similar experience, stomach and shoe issues…you pushed through which was amazing! I know how it feels to not make your goal but still impressive…after all the prep it was hard for me to accept it and still working through the accomplishment…

Hey man, still beat my first marathon time by almost 2 hours. 😅

Good job. I know you were fighting to beat that 4 hrs at the end. Once you hit the "wall" you don't just slow down a little everything starts to shut down. You will train better next time and understand realistic pacing.

Well done - it's still a sub 4 hour marathon 🙂

Imodium for toilet/stomach issues.

Well stretch your quads then you weapon

I ran my first marathon in May (Rob Burrows Leeds Marathon). Had pretty much the exact same experience as you to a T. Aim of 3:45. First half marathon in 1:49. Then at the 25k mark horrific cramp and it was a struggle to even finish. Got it done in 4:41 through the cramp. Takes some serious willpower to get through that. Well done champ🫡