Coaching runners in the last 10 years has taught me that a productive marathon experience isn't about a magical pill or program. I have given the same training plan to 10 runners and seen 10 completely different outcomes. It’s not so much about what you need to do to train as the way you handle the impact of training for your life, body, and mind. Instead of talking of mileage weekly, it’s more essential to talk about the key points of marathon training - what I will refer to here as the Key Six Phases of the marathon life cycle.
Phase One: Commit
It's the one thing to get a race on the bucket list, it's another to really decide on a race and drop the cash on an entry charge. Registering provides you something to show to your relatives and buddies; it's a meeting that you could mark as a milestone on your personal calendar. Who knows, perhaps you can even encourage some of your crazy friends to register together with you!
Phase Two: Connect
Now that you are formally "in" for that race, it's time for you to start building a little community who'll support and keep you going en route to your finish line. While you might have your pre-existing group in place, here are several things to do if you were to start from the start. Look for a local running shop where you can take a seat and communicate (even if briefly) with a fellow runner with regards to the right shoes suitable for you. This shop might have the important information on the local run.
Phase Three: Conspire
Together with your event stuck in together with a group to run with at least part of the time, now you may turn your focus on your marathon training program. Choosing the right program has less to do with the plan itself, and more to do with you…so always place yourself first when creating your selection.
Phase Four: Consistency
Whatever plan you do end up selecting, your number 1 objective is get follow it as closely as you can. The best training plans are Easy To Do, because there won't be any super-hard sessions or tough to comprehend guidance. The supreme aim of the marathon plan is to help you get prepared to deal with the rigors of 26.2 miles - and the best way to achieve that is to get you running as often as possible for so long as you can handle at this point.
Phase Five: Doubt
No one is ever definitely prepared for competition day. Talk with anyone in the starting line on race weekend and you'll hear a lot of awesome experiences of overcoming obstacles like injury, scheduling, health, etc. It's just part of what we do as runners; do the best to remain focused and don't be afraid to ask for support from the networks you've built in earlier stages of your training.
Phase Six: Conserve
Once you're in the running groove, you'll notice that running is fairly effortless. You like it, it's strengthening and it's transforming what you are. So if 40 miles per week is good…then 60 or 80 must be better, right? If a 20-miler is good, a 24-miler has to be better, right? Incorrect!
Remember our mantra of Consistency above; getting aggressive with all or part of your training is a really serious roll of the dice. The gamble might improve some, however they are normally within the minority, and it's not really worth it this early in your running profession.
Phase One: Commit
It's the one thing to get a race on the bucket list, it's another to really decide on a race and drop the cash on an entry charge. Registering provides you something to show to your relatives and buddies; it's a meeting that you could mark as a milestone on your personal calendar. Who knows, perhaps you can even encourage some of your crazy friends to register together with you!
Phase Two: Connect
Now that you are formally "in" for that race, it's time for you to start building a little community who'll support and keep you going en route to your finish line. While you might have your pre-existing group in place, here are several things to do if you were to start from the start. Look for a local running shop where you can take a seat and communicate (even if briefly) with a fellow runner with regards to the right shoes suitable for you. This shop might have the important information on the local run.
Phase Three: Conspire
Together with your event stuck in together with a group to run with at least part of the time, now you may turn your focus on your marathon training program. Choosing the right program has less to do with the plan itself, and more to do with you…so always place yourself first when creating your selection.
Phase Four: Consistency
Whatever plan you do end up selecting, your number 1 objective is get follow it as closely as you can. The best training plans are Easy To Do, because there won't be any super-hard sessions or tough to comprehend guidance. The supreme aim of the marathon plan is to help you get prepared to deal with the rigors of 26.2 miles - and the best way to achieve that is to get you running as often as possible for so long as you can handle at this point.
Phase Five: Doubt
No one is ever definitely prepared for competition day. Talk with anyone in the starting line on race weekend and you'll hear a lot of awesome experiences of overcoming obstacles like injury, scheduling, health, etc. It's just part of what we do as runners; do the best to remain focused and don't be afraid to ask for support from the networks you've built in earlier stages of your training.
Phase Six: Conserve
Once you're in the running groove, you'll notice that running is fairly effortless. You like it, it's strengthening and it's transforming what you are. So if 40 miles per week is good…then 60 or 80 must be better, right? If a 20-miler is good, a 24-miler has to be better, right? Incorrect!
Remember our mantra of Consistency above; getting aggressive with all or part of your training is a really serious roll of the dice. The gamble might improve some, however they are normally within the minority, and it's not really worth it this early in your running profession.
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