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Unlike other World Major Marathons, such as Berlin and Chicago, New York has several rolling hills, so it’s best to run it by topography rather than the pace on your watch. Doing so will allow you to let go of PR expectations—although you very well might set a new best time, with...
Most people with a reasonable base fitness level require a minimum of four months to build up the running stamina and consistency of pace to run a sub-4-hour marathon. To do your marathon comfortably, I’d recommend looking at five to six months, if not more. Our training plan is 20 ...
You guys like to travel to run races and you’ve run world marathons such as theLondon Marathonand theMunich Marathon. Have you ever thought about running a marathon in South Africa such as the Two Oceans or the iconic Comrades marathon? What advice do you have for some our listeners who ...
That’s what we high-success, high-determination, Type A runners often do. More From Runner's World Our Favorite Marathons to Run from the RW Staff Playback cannot continue. No available working or supported playlists. Refresh the page to resume playback Current Time 0:00 UNMUTE And it...
So, how did I do it? (and how can you?). I believe that tempo training and long runs are the key. Update: I’ve continued to train and do my running workouts over the years. As a result, I’ve now run a total of 10 marathons and several more half marathons. My personal best...
An hour and a half before the race, I had some iced tea and a banana. So many people were eating bananas before the run started. I’m pretty much a professional now. While I ran, I ate aClif Blokevery three to five kilometres. They did the job, but I also sa...
An hour and a half before the race, I had some iced tea and a banana. So many people were eating bananas before the run started. I’m pretty much a professional now. While I ran, I ate aClif Blokevery three to five kilometres. They did the job, but I also saw man...
If you listen to music while you run, get your playlist ready to go. I used music for the first 4 half marathons I ran and LOVED it. Today, I run without music and LOVE it. It really depends on what you’re used to or what you prefer! If you do listen to music, try to sneak...
Many people cannot run the total distance in one go and end up walking a significant chunk of the race. Here’s how knowing the average marathon time can help with your running journey: Goal Setting Running your first marathon can be overwhelming. I see so many people start training for ...