Beginner Marathon Runners

Hi. I'm new to distance running and doing my first official marathon tomorrow at the Kildare Run. I usually wear a Camelbak on any run over 15km. It has a 2 liter bladder which I usually fill with water or electrolit...

This is an excellent blog post! Thank you for sharing.

Hi Lindsey - I've done 2 Marathons in the past 6 months. My first was last October and my second one was last week. Both times I followed a 16 week training plan with cross training on 2 days a week (cycling &/or swimming). I really enjoyed my fir...

I love Marathons!!! even though I've done about 15 or so I still hit the wall just before the end but just put my head down and work trough it. just keep moving thats all.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.  I think I'll start training and see what happens... :-)  Any more feedback is welcome

Thanks for sharing this!  Amazing insight

Here's a recap of my experience from my first marathon in January... I'm looking to run my second this September.  Good luck! If I can make it, anyone can :-)  

http://barefootinclined.blogspot.com/2013/01/marathon-man-carlsbad-marathon-2013.html

Endurance fitness will mean different things for different athletes. Endurance fitness at it's most basic level can be seen as the necessary fitness level required for an athlete to sustain the necessary level of activity for their specific sport...

I am training for my first marathon and am using the Galloway method for my long runs. I am running the weekday runs without stopping, but I use the run/walk for my long run. The main reason I am doing this is becasue I have never run these distan...

I, too, and training for my first marathon this September, so I do not have any "personal experience" advice for you, but I am looking forward to the input from all the experienced runners out there. I do think, however, that everyone will have su...

Hi Lindsey, I am training for my first marathon, also in October. I think there is plenty of time to train, my obstacle will be the cold wet weather coming. I am running around 60 - 65km a week, trying for 2 longish runs, well at least one per wee...

Hey 

@donjohnson86th that sounds fabulous :)

I'm still debating whether to sign up for the Amsterdam marathon in October. I just wanted peoples' experiences of doing a marathon.  Did people hit 'the wall', how did they cope. Did anyone NOT finish?  I've heard a few people who say they enjoy...

Good luck Mariah, I'm sure you'll enjoy it :0)

I entered the Fox Valley Marathon this September. The course is supposed to be scenic and relatively flat, great for first timers. I guess we will see!

Excellent advice! Thank you very much!

Hello Ellouise.  I have been pondering for a while now whether to try for a marathon.  My cousin ran in the Brighton one this year and has inspired me to do the same.  I have just come across your question and wonder...

Great level headed advice x 

interesting, I am learning front crawl and have a real problem breathing out through my nose which means Im virtually hyperventilating after a few lengths lol maybe I'm doing a similar thing when running although my...

These are know as 'exertional headaches' and are fairly common among ahtletes. The most common cause is due to reduced oxygen levels in the brain during and after exercise. So it comes down to the quality of breathin...

Thank you Jane, that would make a lot of sense as I don't add salt to anything and generally avoid processed foods. I had a particularly bad one this week after a race on thurs night. I think I may try to find a spor...

Hi Andrea. Personally I don't suffer from headaches, but your question intrigued me so I have done some research. It seems quite common, and here are some of the possible causes/reasons: lack of s...

I don't get them often, tends to be after a race when I have gone a faster pace. Sometimes I start to get slightly flickerly vision but not enough to want to stop. Tend to feel fine straight after but then about an hour later I can feel a headache...

Great advice thanks

Too right, to finish is such a huge achievement in itself, regardless of the time..

Great tips - thanks