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RUNNING / MARATHONS
Completing your first full marathon is indeed a great achievement that more people than you would realise aspire to.
Preperation for an event of this magnitude can not be under emphasised.
The average person will take at least 4+ hours to complete their first marathon. The pounding the body will take during this period must be well prepared for.
If you have never run before, we would recomend that you start with a shorter distance first, such as a 5km, then a 10km, progressing to a half marathon and then the big one.
The correct trainers are also important. If you are tall, you will need a certain brand to take the extra weight. The correct trainer for your foot shape is also of critical importance as this will have a bearing on your knee and hip alignment.
WHAT ABOUT THE TRAINING
If you are not a regular runner, you should allow a min of nine months to a full year to reach the level required to complete a full marathon.
Too often people decide to enter a marathon and do not prepare adiquitly. Training for a marathon uses a carefully controlled progression, of distance and intensity. Rushing this progressions almost always ends in injury leading up to the race or on the race day itself.
One of the most common injuries experienced during rushed training is shin splints. Shin splints occur when the body has not had enough time to adapt to the work load and pounding from marathon training. The shin muscle starts devlop tiny tear where it attaches to the shin bone. Shin splints are very painful and will almost certainly put a stop to your trainig as the only thing that cures them is reducucing activity levels. Furthermore they take a long time to heal, so hey presto just like that an end to your marathon dreams.
Clearly it is wise to prepare for this event correctly and avoid all this unnescessary dissapointment.
Avoid dissapointment and give us a call so we can start preparing you for first marathon.
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07952 713 761
ROLAND
07952 713 771
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