SUCCESSFUL MARATHON & HALF MARATHON TRAINING

There are 3 key elements to successful marathon training.

1. Staying extremely motivated

2. Training smart & Safe

3. Maintaining proper nutrition

If you get all of these 3 secret ingredients right then you will look forward to your big day and not be relying on determination and willpower to get you across the finish line

 Remind yourself of the bigger picture, why did you set out to run the marathon or half marathon in the first place? Take some time to note down what the internal driver is for you, then you can use that to push yourself through willpower and determination. For example the internal driver for me doing the New York Marathon has nothing to do with cracking off a fast time, for me it is the excitement of participating in such an iconic race, being around 1000's of other like minded people, and seeing the streets lined with supporters cheering us on. So when I go out and do my training I visualise myself in New York with wall to wall people lining the streets and this spurs me on and reminds me that the whole event for me is about having fun - I can then make sure that I am having fun while I train too.

 

Now go and write down your internal motivation and then remind yourself of this when you are out pounding the pavement!  Have fun with it and please email and share with me if you like!

"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."

- George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian