the motivation has been to do well in my age group, or to help others. Two years ago I ran with someone doing their first marathon, while last year, on limited training, my goal was to extend my sub-3:00 streak to over 35 years.10. Be realisticIt helps to know
to build up slowly, and be prepared to revise your marathon goal. Better to aim low and be pleasantly surprised than to doggedly overtrain and face almost-certain disappointment on race-day.Q: I've got a last-minute charity entry.A: The key here is damage
delightful person with a wonderful sense of humour giving warm words of encouragement. Thank you.Goal - This was my 3rd London Marathon and I wanted to run 4.59.59 as the previous 2 times I had run in just over 5 hours. Determined to run/walk 5:1 all
Congratulations: you've run your marathon! Now, unless you wish to spend the next few weeks plagued with soreness, sniffles and a soul-sapping sense of apathy, read on.What you do in the days following a marathon is just as important as what you did
at the University of Vermont, US.‘Finding a way to pay yourself to run is a tool I recommend for runners who may need an outside push to adhere to their goals, or who need help with self-confidence,’ says Strouse. ‘It’s essentially creating a contract with yourself
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. I finished in 37:30 and when I returned eight weeks later I improved my time by over two minutes.My next goal was a 10K race and while researching 10K runs, I stumbled across the registration for the 2012 London Marathon and, on a whim, applied for a
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this week. Almost all running should be at one and a half to two minutes per mile slower than marathon goal pace - except a Tuesday two-miler at marathon goal pace, sandwiched by one-mile jogs. Again, if you want, throw in some quick 100-metre strides after
