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How do u train for a marathon? (ani.social)

submitted 3 months ago by amnesiaftw@ani.social to c/running@lemmy.world

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Just finished my first week of the marathon training program that Nike Run Club offers. I wanted something structured and easy: I like having someone/thing just tell me what to do and I do it. But I don’t care to track my runs with that app. it’s going well I guess. Working on my zone 2 on my recovery runs while also just kinda ignoring my HR on some other runs.

Anyway, what was ur training experience like? How did u feel, was it easy or hard? Did u use an app? Join a Strava club? No one I talk to irl is into running.

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[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

My dad ran one full marathon and my friend is about to.

My dad did a proper training, my friend is kinda just winging it, but it's basically always the same ingredients:

enough sleep and health, maybe a checkup beforehand
training up to like 20km weekly (can't remember the exact figures)
eat lots of complex calories; pasta, potatoes etc are great
do one practice run for marathon distance to get a feel for it
train right up until marathon, the exhaustion from previous training will physically prevent you from starting off to fast
be consistent. The tempo doesn't really matter, but no walking, only running. Taking breaks by walking will throw you off more than you expect, trust me.
maybe check your shoes and your running style with an expert (maybe at a shop for sports gear), it can help a lot to wear the right shoes and reduce additional issues caused by a bad running style or subpar shoes.

if you do even halt of the things and you're fit to begin with you'll probably be fine.

[–] EggZackLee@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

20km a week isn't nearly enough to finish a marathon safely. You'd likely want closer to 50km a week if you don't want it to be a suckfest. And why no walking? I think your advice is highly specific to a small sample size of runners

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