New Runner and first time Marathoner
Bree_Travels
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So, I agreed to do a marathon with my partner next year and I am not the best runner. I'm honestly not sure where to begin and how to start training for this. Any nutrition and exercise help would be great!
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So when is this going to happen?
12 months to Marathon is achievable, but likely to be an utterly miserable experience.0 -
Start with couch to 5k, move on to bridge to 10k, 1/2 marathon training plan, then a marathon plan. Like MeanderingMammal said, it's doable, but likely won't be much fun. You might want to consider a run/ walk plan for the actual marathon.
If you start running too much too soon, you will be setting yourself up for injury.0 -
I recommend you to look into this training program:
http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51135/Marathon-Training-Guide
If you want to do walk/run then Jeff Galloway method might be something you'd like
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/marathon-training/
It's not going to be easy and it takes a lot of time to train
Good luck and keep us posted0 -
I recommend you to look into this training program:
http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51135/Marathon-Training-Guide
If you want to do walk/run then Jeff Galloway method might be something you'd like
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/marathon-training/
Before recommending any programme it's worth finding out what the original poster has for experience, and indeed what race it is that they've entered.
It might be a marathon, equally there have been discussions in the main boards about everything from a 5K marathon through to a marathon. The former makes runners a bit twitchy.
Personally I would strongly recommend not spending 12 months training for a marathon, but break it up into manageable chunks. Twelve months to marathon is a very effective way of getting injured.
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These programs offer programs from beginners to advanced0
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I agree with you, I was just showing her some options
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »Of course if one is reduced to merely using a Galloway approach then that carries less risk.
By tossing in that "merely," are you suggesting that Galloway's run/walk approach is somehow less... valid... than running using some other approach? Because I'd strongly disagree with such an opinion.
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@Michael314159 1st post, everything hidden, troll ?0
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Michael314159 wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »Of course if one is reduced to merely using a Galloway approach then that carries less risk.
By tossing in that "merely," are you suggesting that Galloway's run/walk approach is somehow less... valid... than running using some other approach? Because I'd strongly disagree with such an opinion.
Notwithstanding the point above, from a personal perspective the Galloway structured walk apporach doesn't work for me. On long runs I do walk, generally when I'm on longer/ steeper climbs. In both my long races this season I have walked past runners in those situations.
If Galloway works for you, then feel free to use that approach, the point is getting to the end of the race before the finish line closes after all.
With respect to the original question, and assuming that the originator is actually talking about a marathon, then it's a lower risk option.
One could train for a marathon in a year; 5K takes about three months, 10K is another 2 months, half marathon in about 3 months which leaves 4 months to get from half to marathon.
That leaves no time for injury, for any recovery time between training plans and leads to a persistent and fairly aggressive increasing mileage profile. So overuse injury and suppressed immune system due to training burden are a real possibility. A Galloway plan mitigates that risk slightly, at the expense of planning to run the whole thing.
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Bree_Travels wrote: »So, I agreed to do a marathon with my partner next year and I am not the best runner. I'm honestly not sure where to begin and how to start training for this. Any nutrition and exercise help would be great!
how much do you run currently?0
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