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Flat lay photo showing full marathon kit for London 2025, including shoes, nutrition, vest, watch and gear, laid out with precision the night before the race.

Inside my race day layout for the 2025 London Marathon

Laid out the night before, tested over years of racing. This is everything I used to run 2:45 at the 2025 London Marathon, down to the last soft flask and sock.
Patrick Hayes 22 Aug 2025
Cartoon before-and-after image of a man’s fitness journey: left panel shows him with a belly, right panel shows him lean, muscular, and wearing a "SUB-3" running vest.

What’s the ideal body fat for a sub-3 runner?

Shedding excess body fat won’t help everyone - but for me, it was the gamechanger that took my sub-3 running to the next level. Here’s how I did it, what I learned, and why it’s not for everyone.
Patrick Hayes 22 Aug 2025
Before-and-after photos of a runner’s transformation from overweight half marathon finisher to lean sub-3 marathoner crossing the line at Brighton Marathon.

How I went from being obese to running sub-3 in 12 months

A year after hitting my heaviest weight, I ran a sub-3 marathon. This is the journey, the lessons, and the mindset that made it possible.
Patrick Hayes 22 Aug 2025

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