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Friday, May 18, 2012

How To Excel In Marathon

By Marcie Raffa


I have run nine marathons so far in my life and each was an amazing experience in itself. However, none of the marathons We've run compares with the experience of running my first one. That it was one of those events in life you never forget. I would like to share with you that have and the life lessons I learned from that.

A long time ago I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish between my life. On my list were things such as traveling worldwide, getting a pilot's license, managing a marathon, and coming to the pyramids of Egypt. I position the list away and promptly forgot about this.

A few years ago my significant other found my list and was surprised to learn that I experienced a desire to chance a marathon. She stole come about, trained because of it and ran a marathon. I was totally amazed she actually made it happen. In fact, I became so impressed I believed to myself, if she'll do it so can I. And I did.

Operating a marathon isn't a small thing. A marathon is 26.2 miles long or about 44,500 steps. To acquire a grasp of methods far that distance actually is, I suggest the the next occasion you take a drive with your car to line your trip meter. Watch the miles tick off and once you get to 26.2 miles think about running that distance. Again, it is no small task.

Managing a marathon is usually a unique experience. Oahu is the only sports competition that i'm aware of the location where the greenest beginner can rub shoulders with and take on the elite athletes worldwide. You don't find that in football, or basketball, or golf and other sport. But in a marathon, I'd been running with all the Kenyans!

To train properly for the marathon you need to begin nearly each year in advance. When I began my training I could not run two miles. But every week, month after month, while using training and guidance from my sweet wife, we gradually built up our miles. Meaning running Several miles each day for four days a week, resting on Fridays after which running a longer run on Saturday mornings.



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