Stick to your goal pace from mile 1 and beware of goal inflation. Know your maximum and minimum sustainable pace—there should only be about a 10-15 second differential. Resist the urge to go out too fast to put time “in the bank”. That will come back to bite you in the late miles, it always does! It’s way too easy to take a marathon out too fast, especially in big city marathons that may require you to “surge” around other runners at the start. Be patient and trust your fitn