what is the best way to train for a marathon?

Answer 1

start small and stagger increased distance.

I started at 4 miles for 3 days, then a 5, then a 6 followed by a days break, then a 4 mile.
Then a 5 mile for 3 days, then 6, followed by 7 followed by a break and so on until I was running 14 miles a day, which I started to do for 3-4 times a week. Someone told me this was enough milage for general purposes - but to do longer runs twice a month.

Answer 2

There are a million ways to train.... Unfortunately they all involve running. It really depends on you,your fitness level, and your endurance. I've seen people marathon on a base training of ten miles a week(natural runners) and others that put in forty to fifty. For some cross training helps others its just a waste of time. That all depends on you. The marathon is 26.2 miles... What do you think that you need to do to be able to accomplish that?Now take that as your base and decide how you want to finish. Under three hours, over three hours,sore, not sore, etc.and further tweak your training toward that(pace) goal.Then get out there and start beating the pavement..When you get to where you can maintain your pace for a twenty mile (long run) run. Then you are ready for the marathon.
Long runs 18-20 mi, should only be run on a weekly basis (1-per week)
Give yourself time to train, months not weeks.Building up endurance is a slow process at the marathon level.
Good luck, Running a marathon is a great personal goal and something that everyone should achieve in their lifetime.

Answer 3

How far of the distance must be known firtst. Then you will have to run that distance and see what time you make.
Then in two weeks, run it again and see what time you make.

Then one week later do it again.
Then four days later do it again.
The every week after that do it again.
and repeat that everyweek until two weeks before the Marathon stop.

Make sure you are accompanied by a car to follow you and your fluids readily available to drink.

Your body must be conditioned to take pain because at that distance pain will be the number one downfall.

Your cardiovascualr system will reach high limits.

As you know you must not smoke or eat unhealthy.
You must stay fit to be a Marathon runner and win.
Then on Marathon day, you will smoke those guys.

I ran every two days chasing the California Jack Rabbit back in 1975.

It took me one year to gain enough endurance and speed to outlast that Rabbit take it that he didn't go into a hole or slip through the fence towards the higway.
On March 16, 1976, I was the first person in California to run down a Jack Rabbit and caught him and brought him back by his two hind legs dangling. It boosted me into the local Newspaper.
Local Boy runs and catches JackRabbits.

The interview drew hundreds of spectators to watch me in action.

I loved Footbal and was looking forwward to play College Ball as a wide receiver. Then tragedy struck. Head on collision in my friends car I was sitting in the back seat. We were hitby a drunk driver and my back suffered a celan break at the L5 S1 vertebrae and ruptured disc.

Needless to say, I was hurt and I could not run anymore. It haled crooked and had it broke and set again in 1998. My dream to be a professional College ball player was shot to hell because of a drunk driver.

Today, I can't run one mile without pain. My back is messed up.
When I was young, I was the kid that ran down Rabbits. It was fun to me. If I had to survive out in the Woods, I wouldn't go hungry I would of had some nice tasty BBQ rabbit.

Answer 4

Join A Club

Answer 5

the easiest way is just to run and gradually build the distance up. get yourself a pedometer so you can see how fast your going as well and it should be able to tell you what is a comfortable pace to jog at. if not ask at a gym for some help on finding the right pace. bit complex to explain in an answer

Answer 6

start on milky bars then milky ways next mars bars no trouble then with a marathon!!

Answer 7

small mars bars and twixes. work your way up to a marathon slowly.

Answer 8

Try the link below for useful hints and tips.

http://www.marathon-training.net/...

Answer 9

proceed slowly. Start with 2km and add 500m a day up to 30km.

Answer 10

Get them running shoes on and get off your computer!!!