10 tips to prepare for a marathon
With just over a month to go, my 36-week training schedule is slowly but surely coming to an end. I read a blog on the website of today Pickup The Pace Paul with 10 ultimate tips I love to share;
1. Watch your long distances
All other forms of training - strength training, jumping rope and swimming are all fun and nice, short slow runs and interval training is nicely taken with you, but keep an eye on the long distance. Your body needs to get used to going through this cycle. Therefore, train up to 30K up to three weeks before the race.
2. Tapering
In the three weeks preceding the marathon, you can cascading the intensity down to 30% of your usual effort. Keep working hard, but rest enough to prepare your muscles for ultimate performance. Plus, provide plenty of relaxation during exercise and take a little longer walks or meditate a little longer than you're used to doing. Visualize as much as possible from start to finish and dream of a dream time - all progression has already been made and just like learning the day before a test is now making adjustments to your training schedule doesn't make any sense and nothing but negative.
