Re: Marathon Training
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A few more questions, with regards to eating more...I'm a reasonable amount overwieght, probably 1.5 stones which will need to come off to have a chance at 4 hours. Given i'll be running a hell of a lot more, approx how much should my daily intake be.
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For someone overweight 4 hours is extremely fast.
The last 6.2 miles are a lot tougher than the first 20.
I ran London in 1986. My time at 20 miles was under 2:14. Was never hurting or in trouble. Yet I DID NOT break 3 hours.
Averaged 6:40/mile for the first 20.
Averaged about 8/mile for the last 6.2.
Was totally unaware that I was slowing down.
You must run in shoes which are broken in. At
least 50 to 100 miles on those shoes. Wear new
socks. Practice drinking water during training.
You may find that you can't drink while running.
I hope you don't mean April 2008. You don't have
enough time to train properly. Breaking 5 hours
is a more realistic goal.
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