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Dublin Marathon

  • 09-04-2005 5:29pm
    #1
    fibbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭


    Hi Guys Hope someone out there might be able to help me looking to come up Traing pro. Newbie to running 35 and Few pounds to heavey looking to run the marathon from scratch.


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  • #2
    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    Maybe aim for a 10k or half marathon first. Edit if you google it, you will find plenty of training schedules for either of these distances.
    Good luck.

    I'm back in business having fallen off the wagon for a whole year...and feel 100% better for it!


  • #3
    fibbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭fibbo


    Cheers


  • #4
    baldeagle1999
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭baldeagle1999


    This helped me

    http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm

    http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/index.html

    http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/longdist/tpmartime.htm


  • #5
    dermCu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 519 ✭✭✭dermCu


    A good training program will help but if you are a newbie to distance running dont mess up on the basics or that fancy prog wont be worth crap.

    1. Golden rule: I have(or will get a good pair of trainers) They are worth the money. If you are serious get the best you can afford. marathon=loads of miles=sore feet. Bad support or a pair with a serious amout of wear can get you injured quicker than you think.

    2. 10% Rule. Dont increase your total mileage by more than 10% every week.

    3. Time every session you do. Before long you will know your times for slow/medium/fast miles and they will be burned in your brain. Being able to judge pace can help.

    4 At the start try to increase time rather than mileage. Once you have a base down then start thinking about miles.

    5. Once the miles get up make sure you keep hydrated. You might end up pissing like a racehorse all the time but trust me realizing that you are dehydrated 5 miles into a 15 mile run is a feeling that you don’t want.

    Best of luck with it.


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