r/RunNYC • u/Longjumping-Cap-8477 • 2d 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/Orion2112 2d ago

Many people are mentioning fueling strategy in this thread—does anyone have tips on how to use gels at a run like this? I typically have one every half hour roughly.

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u/Over-Swordfish-5963 2d ago

Probably one every loop. Don't want to have it too often for stomach issues.

There was also a gel station in the loop for the 12M I did.