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Train in fueling up Properly fueling up during a marathon takes some getting used to. "When you're training for a marathon, you want to be training your eating and drinking as well as your running ...
Learn all about how to train for your first marathon with these expert-backed running, fueling, and recovery tips. Plus, the best marathon training gear to buy.
Woman getting ready to run a marathon. Running is one of the most popular sports not only in the U.S., but worldwide. Maybe you enjoy running and have thought about training for a marathon.
The long run is an important element in marathon training. [170] Recreational runners commonly try to reach a maximum of about 32 km (20 mi) in their longest weekly run and a total of about 64 km (40 mi) a week when training for the marathon, but wide variability exists in practice and in recommendations.
One of the "fathers" of the Honolulu Marathon, cardiologist Jack Scaff used a long slow distance approach to train runners in his marathon clinics. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Scaff advised his runners to follow the "talk test", an idea that had originated from Arthur Lydiard in which runners should be going slow enough to be able to hold a conversation. [ 21 ]
Endurance training is the act of exercising to increase endurance. The term endurance training generally refers to training the aerobic system as opposed to the anaerobic system. The need for endurance in sports is often predicated as the need of cardiovascular and simple muscular endurance, but the issue of endurance is far more complex.
Benefits of long-distance running and how to train for a marathon.
One of the largest ever studies of marathon runners has given clues on how non-elites can best train for the 26.2-mile distance, as thousands begin their journey to a spring marathon.