I only just began running about six or seven months ago. Back then, if you had told me that I was capable of going any further than a single mile, I would have called you crazy.
However, last fall when I turned 23 I decided that I wanted to get myself into shape, and started to work out with a co-worker who was going to get herself back into marathon shape.
During one of the first weekends of my "new life", we met at a lake in the center of our city, and started to run around it. It was very, very cold that day, and it started to snow on top of us. I felt like I was in a Rocky movie, running down a sidewalk while the snowflakes flew. We ran...and ran...and ran...and somehow I kept myself going the whole time, never pausing for a break. The lake that seemed so small from the road was a never-ending road once I started running on it, and I couldn't help but wonder how far we'd go.
My running buddy would tell me every once in a while, "Okay, we'll run to that bench up ahead, then take a break." So, we'd press on, and as soon as we reached the bench, she'd tell me, "Okay, let's just go a little farther ahead to that tree, and take a break." I didn't realize it then, but she was teaching me a trick that I still use to this day when I run a race - set small goals and keep pressing on to improve yourself.
By the time we finished, my legs felt like they were in overdrive - I wanted to keep running to get the restlessness out. My running buddy smiled at me and said:
"Congratulations, you just ran your first 5K."
I was blown away - I had never ran that far continuously before in my life. From then on out, I started to participate more and more in 5K events around the area, gradually improving my run time and finish place. Although I keep doing more and more, it's that first 5K that's going to stick with me the longest, as it showed me that I can keep going, and I don't need to set limits in my mind - just goals.
100 Day Marathon Plan from Marius Bakken
presents a welcome fresh training approach to marathon running that has proven to be very effective. It's the best marathon training program available today.
Marius has competed in the Olympics and has trained with world-class
athletes from Italy and Kenya. He has learnt from these runners and has made those training
methods applicable to marathon training programs for normal people like
ourselves.
This marathon plan prepares you well for a marathon by first focusing
on 5k and 10k training. Only when you are ready
Marius moves on to marathon training.
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Then you need to give the 100 Day Marathon Plan a try.
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