Here
are a few quick tips to take on the day of your marathon
so that you can get to the starting line in full peak condition and
give the marathon your best shot:
On
the day of your marathon you should be very familiar with the routine
that you should go
through
if you have been following the advice given in `Marathon Bible' and
applying it to your
longer
Sunday training sessions.
You
should be awake 3-4 hours before the start of the race, have your
breakfast approximately 3 hours before the start, 2-3 glasses of water
to hydrate your body 2 hours before the start and have your bag full of
everything you need ready to go by your front door.
As
a final check, make sure you have everything by going through your
checklist one final time and make sure in particular that you have the
most essential items such as your running shoes, shorts, singlet and
entry number. Now is definitely not the time to start experimenting
with your routine!
You
should be at the start line around 1 hour before the scheduled
starting time. You should do your final warm-up approximately 30
minutes prior to the starting gun sounding and again, make sure that
you avoid the temptation of your warm-up being too fast.
As
you line up to the starting line you should consciously continue to
move your body in order to keep the blood flowing so that your body
remains in peak condition and so that you can give your body the best
chance of a successful marathon.
It
is now that you should be mentally focused on your marathon vision
and know exactly what you want to achieve. This is the time. This is
what you have been training the last few months for. And you now know
you are in peak physical condition to do this.
I
have written `Marathon Bible' to get you to the starting line fully
prepared to run your first marathon and knowing in your own mind that
you can do it. If you want to run a marathon and haven't yet educated
yourself on exactly how any beginner can do it, then you must read my
e-book `Marathon Bible' to give yourself the best chance possible:
Marathon
Bible
"Whatever
you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and
magic in it." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
That's right, as Goethe says, there is boldness in just beginning it.
You can run a
marathon if you just get out there and start, and I'll be there with
you every step of the way.