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Mark Fleming

Irish marathon runner and online running coach (@marathonmanmark), Dublin Track Club athlete with a 2:33 marathon PB and multiple Ironman finishes.

Oct 5, 2026

BrianHOST
69:15
Exactly.
69:15
You know, I know people say the last 10K is the most important, which I understand, but the fi- the first 5K you can blow things up very quickly as well because if you go out with the attitude, "I'm gonna chase the pack," and you know, you're gonna get very excited about what's going on around you, you're in for a long day.
69:30
You're in for a long day.
69:31
So you try to keep people cool, calm, collective.
69:34
As you said, it's a marathon.
69:35
It's, it's not a 10K down the road or a 5K around the corner.
69:38
It's, it's a long day out.

7 MINS LATER

BrianHOST
76:18
Yeah.

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