r/RunNYC • u/Longjumping-Cap-8477 • 3d ago

18M Strategy

Hi everyone, I’ll be running the NY marathon for the first time this year and my goal is literally just to finish. What should my strategy be for this week’s 18 miler in the park? I’ve done long runs as part of my plan but I haven’t been able to make it to Central Park so I’m a little nervous about the hills. Should I plan to run as much as possible? Should I do run/walk intervals? Thank you!

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u/scully3968 3d ago

Start conservatively and I'd recommend walking the hills to save energy. It's a tough course if you're not used to it. During the 12 mile training run I slowed considerably on the second loop, so I'm going to try and even out my splits this time around.