You Did It! You are a marathoner! It was hard, it was exciting, it may even have been grueling, but you did it. After a few days spent rejoicing, sharing your experience, showing off your medal, and impressing your coworkers, you may be thinking, “What’s next?” Okay, so maybe you will deal first with your […]
8 Race Day Tips for a Successful Marathon
While much of marathon training focuses on preparing to run 26.2 miles it is important to have a race day plan too. After all, you’ve just spent anywhere from four to six months in an intensive effort to run a successful marathon. You had a training plan, followed it, did all your workouts, you’ve tapered, […]
17 Tips for Hitting Your Marathon Goals
So here we are. The final countdown to your marathon. All the training is done. The plan was followed. You trained hard. Hit your targets. You rested when you were supposed to, ate healthfully to support your training, and followed your taper plan. All that is left is the race itself. Don’t blow it now! […]
Marathon Training: 5 Race Day Rules to Help You Reach Your Goal
You’ve done the training, you’ve tapered properly, you’ve cleaned up your nutrition habits and now you are toeing the line in your new running outfit and shoes ready to set a new PR or qualify for the Boston Marathon. Before you get there, though, it might be a good idea to take a moment to […]
Your First Marathon: 26.2 Tips for Training (and Completing) Your First 26.2
Masks are coming off (literally) and live races are actually happening again. In fact, since all the spring marathons were postponed, this fall is the perfect time to sign up for your first marathon. Or your 40th in my case. If running a marathon is on your bucket list I hope you’ll enjoy this post […]
5 Tips for Runners to Improve Recovery During Training
With the prospect of live races a reality, many runners are starting to increase their mileage for a marathon, half marathon, or other long-distance race. If you are planning to run a race, live or virtual, it’s time to start thinking not only about your training plan, but also your recovery plan. While recovery is […]