Mental preparation for Marathons

Mental preparation:

As you prepare for the marathon it is important you maintain a positive attitude. Always believe you will be able to finish the race, you can do this by mentally visualizing yourself in the race and crossing the finish line.

Running is never easy for anyone so make sure your training is challenging enough: run hills and do speed work so that you can get used to the feeling of running under stress.

Have 100% confidence on your ability to run and finish a marathon. And the only way you can have absolute confidence is to got out and train, train and train hard. Lastly keep yourself healthy and have a positive attitude the week before the race.

Cheers, stay positive and keep running!

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How to Breathe When Running

How to Breathe When Running (2 min video)
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Marathon Running Tips

How to build endurance

How to build endurance (2 min video)
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Marathon Running Tips

Running Mechanics

Learn how to run! Great video on Running Mechanics:

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Marathon Running Tips

Increase Your Speed on the treadmill

• Raise the incline. Hills help to target your thighs, calves, and booty, so pump up the incline and you’ll notice a difference in your lower body. Doing hill work will also help prevent shin splints.
• Incorporate walking lunges. Slow down the speed, take wider steps, and do walking lunges to tone your tush and legs.
• Let go of the handles and pump you arms. Using your arms while running not only tones your biceps, triceps, and shoulders, but since you’re balancing without holding on, you’ll also tone your core.

Cheers and keep running!

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Burn More Calories on the treadmill

Do sprinting intervals. Running at a consistent pace is great for longer training runs, but during your intense workouts, take advantage of intervals. By alternating between running a few minutes at a moderate pace and throwing in sprinting bursts, you’ll end up burning more calories, building your endurance, and becoming a faster, stronger runner. Not to mention, intervals have also been proven to fight belly fat.

Gradually increase your speed throughout your workout. You definitely don’t want to start your run at a seven mile per hour (mph) pace since you need to give your body a chance to warm up. Start out with a brisk walk (four mph) and every five to 10 minutes, give your speed a little push, until you’re running at a five to eight mph pace.

Run longer. It’s good to mix up the type of running workouts you do, so on days that you’re not running intervals or building up speed, do a longer run at a consistent pace. If you run for 30 minutes (at a pace of 10 minutes per mile) you’ll burn 295 calories. Forty-five minutes burns 443 calories, and even longer, an hour-long run burns 591 calories.

Cheers and keep running!

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Burn more calories on the treadmill

• Raise the incline. Hills help to target your thighs, calves, and booty, so pump up the incline and you’ll notice a difference in your lower body. Doing hill work will also help prevent shin splints.
• Incorporate walking lunges. Slow down the speed, take wider steps, and do walking lunges to tone your tush and legs.
• Let go of the handles and pump you arms. Using your arms while running not only tones your biceps, triceps, and shoulders, but since you’re balancing without holding on, you’ll also tone your core.

Cheers and keep running!

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