Training for the Marathon 2020

During this epidemic: Covid-19 most of the marathons/runs are cancelled. So my marathon is coming up in May and it is announced that it will be a virtual run. So you basically run anywhere you like but there will be a tracker to track your pace, time and speed. I'm 8 weeks into my training. The training takes about 12 weeks. The run is on Sunday May 3rd. I've decided to run early in the morning when the sun rises to avoid crowds probably around 6-7am. My goal is to run the marathon within 5-6 hours time. My pace will be at 5:30-6:30. My running route will probably either be 4 times around Burnaby Lake which is about 10K each time depends how busy it is. I might have to improvise and go along the urban trail. Training hasn't been super hard. Weekends usually consists of my long runs 20K+. I find it easy to run long runs that are less than 25K. Weekdays consists of interval training, hills and 8K runs. Last December I misplaced my Brooks Adrenaline Gts 19 running shoes so I purchased some Adidas Ultraboost 19 shoes and I'm still running with my Adidas Terrex Cmtk Gtx Hiking Shoes for when it rains or is muddy outside. I've noticed during this training period that I have less bruised, black toes compared to training for my half marathon. I'm not sure if its because of the shoes or if my feet is getting stronger and more resilient. But this is a huge change for me. My calves are definitely tighter after my runs and my thighs are getting more defined. I've also been taking gel packs for my long runs of 20K+. I'm currently taking Clif Shot energy gels which consists of no caffeine just 12g of sugar, 90 mg of sodium, 55 mg of potassium, 24g of carbohydrates and it is 100 calories per serving. I usually take 2. 1 per 10k. My favourite flavour is the raspberry one. I like the tartness of it, makes it less sweet. I usually take it when I reach 8K and the next one around 20K. I bought my Ultraboost around January and I still haven't gotten use to the bounce back of the shoe. I run mostly in my trail runners because its still winter here and early spring. So wet weather continues to be the factor of my choice of shoes to wear. I also usually run on the treadmill on the weekdays at the gym and on the weekends I usually run at the lake on gravel. Its a great way to train on different paths/foundation. But after the Covid hit, gyms were closed so the rest of my training is mainly on trails and city running. The issue with city running that I find is there is more ppl to dodge and its much busier. And also traffic lights slow down my pacing. So I prefer running on trails. Week day training also includes meditation which is seriously the hardest thing for me to do. To sit down, concentrate on myself and my breathing. And also yoga is also implemented once a week. I realized also during my longer runs that chaffing is an issue I need to address. I've been wearing long pants to run but started to wear shorts and the chaffing is pretty annoying. So my next few runs I'll be testing out vaseline or baby powder. If that doesn't work I might need to get a big bandaid to cover up that area. Eating has been the same for me. Nothing really changed. I usually just eat more or carb up more the day before my long runs. But I haven't really eaten more or less, its pretty much standard. No dieting just the usual.