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Race-day strategy, section by section, from nine trips from Folsom to the Capitol.
MARATHON PR · FULL RACE
Set a Marathon PR
Hold back through the first half, run your fastest miles from 14 to 19, catch the pace group late and hold on.
Read it →FIRST MARATHON · FULL RACE
Finish Your 1st Marathon
Why CIM is a great first marathon, and the three things first-timers need: respect the rollers; fuel, friends, focus; and just keep moving.
Read it →RACE STRATEGY · MILES 1–10
Effort Over Pace
How to run CIM's rollers without wrecking your second half: what to focus on uphill, downhill and in between.
Read it →MINDSET · MILE 21.5
Just Get to the Bridge
The one mantra that has saved more of my CIMs than anything else, and why it works when 26.2 feels impossible.
Read it →FUELING · MILE 22
Take a Gel at 22
The fuel almost everyone skips, and why it decides miles 24, 25 and 26.
Read it →RACE STRATEGY · MILES 20–26.2
How to Run the Final 10K of CIM
Mile 20 to the Capitol: the crowds, The Bridge, the grind of 23–24, train tracks and running past the finish.
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