Can anyone give me any tips for marathon training?

Question

I did 1.7 miles in 16 mins the other day having to stop from my lungs hurting - surely this isn't good!

Is it possible to "overdo" it.

Answer 1

take your time!! dont rush into marathons..u need at least a year or two of intense training for such an intense race...im 16 and i run Cross Country and Track in high school...im training with tom fleming who is a two time nyc marathon champ and 2 time boston marathon 1st runner up..im doing 60 miles per week right now...and itll increase only a little bit (70 peak) im first going to run some half marathon races after SATs and then maybe think about the marathon.
my schedule for 54 mpw:
Sunday-10 miles
Monday-6 miles
Tuesday-8.5 tempo
Wednesday-6 miles
Thursday-7 miles..last mile pickup at around 5:30
Friday - 6
Saturday- 8.5 (first two miles warmup, second two miles around 10:30 and then the rest just run.)

im hoping u can use the schedule basis as ur schedule if u want to train...start out easy then buildup and peak at the 3/4 pint of ur training months...then run less miles and more speed/tempo workouts and this should get u in great running shape...keep it up for more than a year and ull be good for a marathon.
good luck

Answer 2

The key to marathon training is to build a solid base. What this means is that you have to do lots of running at a pace that you can sustain for a long period of time (that's not the technical definition of base training btw, but is perhaps the easiest way to describe it here - contact me if you want more info)

There is no need to run at a lung busting pace because you won't be running anywhere near this speed during the marathon. Basically you need to start out at whatever mileage you are comfortable with then gradually increase it.

Answer 3

Could be a number of things, whether the training was harder than what you are used to, air temperature itself makes quitea differance. I wouldn't worry too much, as long as alls fine now, and you recovered quickly enough after stopping then don't worry. In future runs don't push quite as hard at first and build up to pushing as hard.

And yes you can overdo it, thats when injury risk is higher, shinsplints etc. are signs of cumulatative fatique in the muscles from overuse, signs such as you had to day are signs your pushing too hard at that moment. You don't state how much you've been running before, but don't rapidly increase speed and/or distance and you should be fine.

Are you training for a marathin then, your question doesn't give much details so can't really give many other tips.

Answer 4

YOu ain't ready to worry about marathon training. There are many many more milestones you need to conquer before even considering a M.

BUT YOU'VE STARTED ON THE ROAD to a M, and I CONGRATULATE you for that. You just need to continue running (at your own pace and your own distance). Start with a mile and do it daily except for 1 day of rest.

Good Luck

Answer 5

Listen to your body. If it hurts, its not good. Work on creating a comfortable rhythm. You can later work on increasing speed, by inserting short sprint intervals to your training.

Answer 6

run