The Secret Marathon – Part I

Often teased, never delivered. Today, the time has finally come for me to tell you what this mysterious bonus marathon I ran this spring is all about. Are you excited?

To put everything in context: at the end of 2022 I decided to return to road marathon training after a long absence. What was my purpose?

The short-term goal was to reconnect with road running

The medium-term goal was to snatch a new PB (at the time it was 3:03:23)

The long-term goal was – as it had been for many years – to run a mar...