bad idea to skip the water station especially if running HM or FM.
risk hitting the wall later.
i bring my fav drinks..1 milo and 1 coke.
coke really gives me the boost it the later stage

2 more weeks to race day, its a bit too late to add on your long run mileage.

so i suggest u plan and hv a race strategy
maybe slow down your pace so your endurance can last for 21k.

i'm not sure your fitness..assuming u run 8k in 1 hour - 7.5min/km
slow it down to 8.5 - 9.0min/km by taking walking breaks to refresh your legs

good luck

nice..another run-walker

based on your fitness and proper raceday pacing, sub3 HM is no problem.
u gonna hv a lot of fun overtaking those slow runners at KM17 onwards.

nice..
me too..my first FM in scklm.
hope to finish a FM b4 i turn 60

i running my first FM this SCKLM and I just aim to finish within COT. I see they have pacers for 5hr, 6hr, 7hr15m finishing. Any idea how these pacers usually run? do they run fixed pace, +ve split or -ve split? any reviews or user ratings regarding these pacers?

thx bro..
i think running at constant pace takes a lot of endurance.
furthermore, there's a big hill challenge after 30km which will take much more effort with tired legs.

are u running scklm this sunday?
any raceday pacing advise for noob FM runner like me?

TIA

Well done bro.
At ur pace, u can try run/walk method..example run 2min/walk 1 min..this method will keep ur heart rate low and less pain..maybe even faster finishing time.

Recommended to start walk breaks from first km..the idea is to conserve energy for the long run.. u can stop the walk breaks in the later stage..if only u start ur walk breaks when u r tired, then its too late to recover.

collecting t-shirt shouldn't be a problem..mostly very efficient
but can't say the same about the refreshment...forever long queue especially the milo truck!

i ran 30k..nearly finished last in my category..lol
but organisers r good not like last week 2xu run

i'm slow runner too.
chocolate is ok..i ate them too and also the gel provided by the organisers.
i oso bring a bottle of coke with added salt because one gulp will give me extra boost
especially after km 25..drink according to how much you sweat, if drink too much then you
be looking for toilet frequently. also watch out for blister on your feet..

good luck

i finish in 6:28.
me too target 6 hours, was following the 6 hr pacers up to 21k
then drop behind slowly until meet the 6:30 pacers near finish line.
bad mistake of following the 6hr pacers as i had terrible cramps after the race.
clearly, my lazy weekly training of 25 - 30 k isn't enough to do sub 6.

lesson learnt, last weekend, finished PNM in 6:29 in better condition,
though very tired but no cramps.
this time i no follow the pacers, just run my own pace.
again i try to aim around 6 hours finishing with target of completing 7k in an hour.
managed to keep timing of completing 28k in 4 hours then slowly ran out of gas..lol

FM race goal - complete within COT.

trained around 6 months,
3 runs per week - usual routine is wed 5k, fri 5k, sunday 15 - 20k
no hill, no speedwork, no tempo becoz bad knees (just an excuse..actually just plain lazy..hehe)

usual long runs are kept around 3 hours running (i focus on time, rather than distance)

HR ? i dun measure but i think its low becoz i'm not huffing and puffing, just that the legs got no more strength
to run

what about you? joined any race lately, planning to join some next year?

yeah..sure bonk depending how fast i start, if start fast then bonk earlier at 25k,
if start slow then bonk around 35k.

for the cramps, stop and stretch the calf muscle and do some squats to loosen the tight muscles.
and get the magic spray or 'snake' oil from the aid station and give the leg a good rub down.