Do
Not:
1.
Over-train
This is one of the most common
causes of a poor marathon run. Basically, you have over-worked
your body during training and it has simply not had enough time
to recover. Another cause is not going through a proper tapering
period before the race.
The key is to do just the right
amount, and save your energy stores for the 26.2 miles. (See
also tip # 2).
2.
Train Without A Proper Marathon Program
Many marathon participants do not
take the trouble to find an appropriate training schedule that
matches both their running ability and their marathon goal.
Instead they often rely on a simple mileage chart – perhaps from
a running friend.
To find out how to pick the right
training schedule for you visit the
Marathon Training Schedules page.
3. Eat The Wrong Foods
Diet is often overlooked by a lot
of marathon runners. They eat their regular diet plus extra
pasta and other carbohydrates for energy. Did you know you had
to increase your protein intake as well? This is needed for
muscle repair to help you recover, especially from long training
runs.
You should try to eat a healthy
balanced diet if you want to maximize your training effort. Find
out more about this on our popular
Marathon Training Diet page.
4.
Run With An Injury
One of the difficulties of
marathon training is keeping on schedule. If you get hurt
there is a temptation to resume running before the injury
has healed. If you do this I guarantee that almost every
time the injury will re-surface, often during the marathon
race itself!
It’s better to take the time needed to allow the injury to
heal. Then modify your training program and / or marathon
goal if necessary to compensate for the lost time. A 'trick'
I use is to start my training a couple of weeks earlier and
repeat the two weeks later on in the schedule. That way if I
do need to take time off, I have some 'in the bank'.
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5. Train In Worn Shoes
Those trainers you’ve already been
using for several months might be very comfortable, but you’re
better off with a new pair. You’ll be running 600 – 800 miles on
average during the typical marathon training period. This is
quite a lot – in the life of a shoe! I like to get a new pair of
shoes after a few weeks into the training. I also break them in
by alternating them with my old shoes on different days.
So that’s my list of five key
things not to do when you are training for a marathon. Avoid
them and I’m sure you’ll enjoy a better race.
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