Remaining Injury Free

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:

Your main focus when training for a marathon should be to remain injury free. That way you
will be able to get through your training program without being set back for weeks if
not months.

One of the greatest causes of injury is poor marathon training shoes.

Most marathoners replace their trainers when they notice the tread has worn out, or when
the shoes appear to be deteriorating.

This is a big mistake.

Why?

Because the cushioning and support that a trainer gives your foot tends to wear out long
before the tread and outer shoe begins to give way.

If you continue to train in shoes that have lost their support, then it is just a matter of time
before you develop an injury.

A better way is to track how many miles you have done in your trainers. This is where your
marathon training log comes into good use.

As your track your mileage, you should then aim to replace your trainers every 300-500 miles.
If you are training in racing flats (not recommended!), then you should aim to replace
them every 200-300 miles.

Tracking and replacing your marathon trainers should become part of your regular marathon
preparation, especially if you want to remain injury free and get the result you know you are
capable of.

You can find hundreds of these little-known tips to leave you in top physical condition in my e-book `Marathon Bible', available now for a limited time at:

Marathon Bible

"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?

SiteMap