Learnings from my first marathon race

In January 2020, I attended a <a href="https://stefanie-bialas.medium.com/how-to-train-for-a-marathon-d6b9f44c810f" rel="noopener">marathon theory workshop</a> with a fellow runner and friend. Two years and a bit later, after two reschedules of the race, it is time to go to the start line of the Edinburgh Marathon 2022! <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*SwoV3PE2eBU8yI4NLVtOsQ.png" style="height:832px; width:700px" /> Purple wave on our way to the starting point It’s a cool but bright Sunday morning — Race day! Got up nice and early and had porridge for breakfast as I usually have. It is recommended not to experiment on race day, especially if it is your first and do what you usually would do. I got a hotel not too far off the starting point and walked there, warming up my legs. My first mistake forgot to apply sunscreen which resulted in a very red post-race face. On such a sunny day in Edinburgh, going along the coastal line was incredibly beautiful, however, it didn’t provide a lot of shade. <a href="https://stefanie-bialas.medium.com/learnings-from-my-first-marathon-race-89431e55ff43">Read More</a>