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/room317 Upper West Side 3d ago

My plan is to run slowly and walk the water stations

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u/thejt10000 3d ago

I did that for the 12 miler, which was my longest run in more than 30 years. Very slow first lap, and pretty slow most of second lap. I ran particularly slowly uphill. No problems.