Marathon Training Preparation

Here is another quick tip to get the most out of your marathon training preparation:

One of the biggest killers to running a marathon is injury. You should aim to avoid injury at all costs because it can set your preparation back by weeks, if not months.

As you have seen, you should not increase your marathon training by more than 10% in any given week, especially in the early stages of your preparation.

The other trap to avoid is the `I feel great, so I'll train more' syndrome.

You may find yourself at a stage in your preparation that you are finding your training sessions too easy. Just be aware that if you find yourself dropping into wanting to push more miles thorough your legs that you will run the risk of injury.

DON'T DO IT!!!

Follow the system that has worked for hundreds of beginners and you too will find how satisfying running a marathon really can be:

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"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor souls who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." --Theodore Roosevelt

Do you have what it takes to dare running a marathon?

Marathon Taper Period

Here are a few quick tips on how to handle your taper period:

Realize that in the last month it is virtually impossible to get any fitter for your marathon race
day. That is why it is important to have your training sessions `peak' 3-4 weeks before your
actual race day and then taper your training.

Although you will feel like pushing yourself harder during the remaining month, you should do the exact opposite.

The idea here should be to decrease your training sessions by around 25% per week during the taper period. That includes the training you do on your longer runs.

Your main aim should be on resting your body. Literally, think of activities to fill in the extra
time you have on your hands where you can put your feet up. such as watching DVD's, reading or surfing the internet.

You should also use this taper period to catch up on sleep. The ideal way is to simulate your sleep pattern you want on your race day. such as going to bed early and waking up 3-4 hours before your race. The more rest you can get, the more energized your body will be for your race day.

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Marathon Training Taper Period

Read on and discover another tip on how to get the most out of your taper period:

Because you are not doing as many miles during your taper period that you are not drinking as much water as you were when you were training to your full potential.

The impact this has is that your body does not remain as hydrated as it should be. Having your
body fully hydrated will improve your marathon performance and reduce your chances of hitting
the wall in the later stages of your marathon race.

It is for this reason that you should remain conscious of fully hydrating your body during the
taper period even if you don't feel the need to drink as much water as you previously did.

Ideally you should aim to drink at least 8 glasses of water during the taper period in order to keep your body fully hydrated and therefore in peak physical condition for your marathon race.

To find more tips on how to remain fully hydrated during your taper period then simply
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"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing
it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use." -- Earl Nightingale

I truly believe that today is your time to achieve all you want to achieve in your
life. You wouldn't be here today reading this if you didn't want to run a marathon. It is inevitable over time that you will do this. The question remains. When? Decide now to do it today. You can do this!

Marathon Stretching

In the week before your marathon there are some special precautions and preparation that you will need to make.

Physically you should aim to shift your focus on remaining loose and comfortable by stretching more than you otherwise have. Avoid, however the temptation to overstretch, as this could cause slight tearing of your muscles and throw your whole marathon preparation in jeopardy.

Psychologically you may also be finding it tough in the last week to get your mind around the fact that you are training less in this entire week than the actual distance that you are going to cover during your race.

The easy way to counter this is to accept at this point and believe in the months of training that
you have done in the months leading up to the marathon. Remind yourself that this is a period
that you should enjoy because you body should literally be bursting with energy.

Find out more tips on how best to physically and psychologically handle your week
before your marathon by clicking on the following link:

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"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." --Mark Twain

You really can run a marathon. Just believe in yourself and you will cross the finish
line. You can do this!

Marathon Carbohydrate Loading

Here is a quick tip on how to get into absolute top physical condition in the week before your
marathon:

You may have heard about the importance of carbohydrate loading in the lead-up to your
marathon. The point here is that carbohydrates are broken down into glucose. Glucose is then further broken down into glycogen. Glycogen is then stored in your muscles and released as energy as you progress through the marathon distance.

The more carbohydrates you load into your system in the lead-up to the marathon, the better you will perform. If you lack enough glycogen in your system then you may be at a higher risk of hitting the wall at around the 15-20 mile mark.

To effectively increase your carbohydrate loading, you should increase your complex carbohydrate intake to around 70% of your dietary requirements in the final 2-3 days before your marathon for maximum effect.

That way you will increase your chances of avoiding hitting the wall and achieve the result to which you are capable.

You can find out exactly which complex carbohydrates are the best for you to
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"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."--James Allen

I believe James Allen has hit the nail on the head here. `As you dream, so shall you
become.' If you dream to run a marathon, then so shall you.

Marathon Massage

If you really want to get the absolute most out of your next marathon, then here is a quick tip that very few marathoners ever learn:

In the few days before your marathon you should aim to relax your muscles as much as possible. Tension and activity causes toxins and acids to store in your muscle fibers and it is these toxins and acids that can cause you to tense up during your marathon and therefore not perform to your potential.

A simple way of removing these toxins is to have a massage in the final 2-3 days before your race.

The massage actively helps to release the toxins from your body. Couple this with remaining fully hydrated by drinking at least 8 glasses of water spread throughout the day to remove the toxins from your body and you will leave yourself in top physical condition for race day.

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"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but
about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do." -- Pope John XXIII

Do you dare to know what is really possible?

Runners Diarrhoea

Have you ever heard of `Runners Diarrhoea'?

It can literally cause you to pull out of a marathon if you don't know how to prevent it.

Here's how:

Avoid fiber.

That's right, foods high in fiber - such as banana's, bran cereals, lettuce and broccoli -
can easily bring on Runner's Diarrhoea, especially if you eat them in the last 2-3 days before your marathon.

In short, DO NOT eat them!

Knowing this one little tip can save you from throwing in all of your marathon preparation.

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"Others will underestimate us, for although we judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, others judge us only by what we have already done." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Saying you will run a marathon will not cut it. All the talking in the world will not get you over the line. You either do it or you don't. Decide to do it now.

Marathon Nerves

Here's a quick way to handle your nerves on the day before your marathon:

If you are like most people, you will feel as though you are nervous the day before your
marathon. This may be true because your mind will naturally think about how your marathon is going to unfold. It is a good idea to tell yourself that you have done all you can do to get into peak condition and that you are ready. It is also a great idea to keep your mind pre-occupied by either renting a few DVD's or reading a novel you have been wanting to read.

Another reason why you may feel nervous is because your body is in peak physical condition and now you have cut down dramatically on your training. It is therefore natural for your body to want to move and the additional energy may be showing up as a slight twitchiness.

It is therefore a great idea for you to go for a slow 2-3 mile jog on the day before your marathon to get rid of the excess energy from your system. Make sure that you consciously keep your pace slow during this jog and avoid the temptation of having a few final sprints before your big day. The last thing you want to do is get injured the day before you run your marathon.

There are other ways to actively reduce your nerves during your lead-up to the marathon race and you will find them in `Marathon Bible' by clicking on the following link:

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Marathon Race Pace

Here is a quick tip on how to pace yourself throughout your race:

Most marathoners go out way too hard during their marathon. The reason is because they are feeling good at the start line and start the race depending on how they are feeling. This is one of the worst tactics you can use as a beginner marathoner because you will blow up in the later stages of the race as your heart rate begins to soar.

A better way to pace yourself is to work out your splits for the 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mile marks. Simply work out what you predict your final time to be over the full distance and work backwards to find out your predicted splits at these mileage points.

A little tip is to then write these times down on the back of your hand (not the palm of your hand, because it will rub off with all the sweat) and then aim to pass the mileage marks at these points.

You should also aim to run the first 5 miles so that it feels like you are running way too slow.
If you are say 60 seconds behind your predicted time for the 5 mile mark then you can slowly
increase your pace with no great problems. However, if you are 60 seconds below your predicted race pace at the 5 mile mark, then you could be in trouble in the later stages of your race.

If you have no idea what race pace feels like, then you can work out your race pace over a 400m distance and aim to run these splits in the lead-up to your race on your shorter training sessions. This will subconsciously ground race-pace into your system so that you can tap into it in the initial stages of your marathon.

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"Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be." -- Grandma Moses

That's exactly the same with wanting to run a marathon. It's what we make it. You can
either make it a difficult experience or make it a pleasure by following a marathon training system that works.

Marathon Training Preparation | Marathon Taper Period | Marathon Training Taper Period

Marathon Stretching | Marathon Race Preparation | Marathon Carbohydrate Loading

Marathon Massage | Runners Diarrhoea | Marathon Nerves | Marathon Race Pace