Friday, March 23, 2012

Marathon Training Program - Some Important Factors

By Tarikul Haque


Your body just cannot move without fuel like a car and the fuel is the energy or the calories you get from the foods. In the period of training you will exhaust all your energy in running thousands of kilometers at a stretch. So training for a marathon is a great reason to start eating more nutritious food, which is what you've always wanted, right? The good part is, because you're going to be burning so many more calories, you may actually find that you're able to eat more than you usually do. You'll still need to pay attention to making lower fat choices, but you'll get to focus on items such as pasta, bread, and potatoes in order to fuel your workouts.

So what is your plan for training for such a big event? Well, there are many ways to do it, and you will want to start out by coming up with a schedule of training sessions for each day in the week. This will set you up with a good way to prepare yourself for the race, so when the day finally comes, you will be able to put in your best efforts and give it your best shot. The training for this type of marathon includes switching off and on, just like doing speed-walking one day and running the next.

The thing that sets marathon training apart from other training is the sheer distance. Working your way up to 26.2 miles without succumbing to any one of the many bear traps waiting is the challenge you face, and it is a challenge you can win! Too many people start out full blazes and either train too hard, burning out or succumbing to injury or simply train improperly and never see any significant improvement and therefore give up. Do you believe that you can complete marathon in the first go by following only 10 week marathon training schedule? Well, that's pretty impossible. But at the same time it is possible.

Before you even step one foot on to the tarmac, there a few points you need to be considered before starting any beginners marathon training schedule: -

#1 Give Your Body an Overhaul Before starting any form of activity or exercise it is strongly advised to get a check up from your doctor. There may be some underlying health issues that you weren't aware of that can affect your ability to run. Any troublesome injuries or long term joint troubles also need to be rectified.

#2 Put in Your attention The least necessities you need are at least one good pair of running shoes, preferably selected for you by staff who have right of entry to gait analysis software, usually found at the better running stores.

It is very important to understand the way your body should respond to training and more significantly how that training should be planned. In addition to learning how to spot the signs of over training and fuelling your body to get the best results, it is going to be essential that you learn all you can about the subject.

#3 Build A Solid Foundation Of Fitness At the start you will more than likely be extremely eager to train, but you should be wary of doing this. Instead start off slowly and increase distances and speeds as you become more capable and less challenged. I suggest that you leave at least 24 - 48 hours in between particularly challenging runs to begin with, but listen to your body and take longer to recover if you need it.




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