Training for a Marathon for the first time

When you’re training for a marathon for the first time, the you’re probably focusing 100% on working your running up to where you think you can finish 26.2 miles without passing out. Marathon training involves improving your cardiovascular and muscular endurance; the only way to really get ready for a Marathon is to go out and run.

 

Running is very important, but not the only element of a good training strategy

However, any good marathon training strategy should also implement the following activities:

• stretching
• weight training

Stretching is an important part of injury prevention. It helps you to warm up your muscles and give them a chance to loosen up before you stress them by running. Stretching will reduce the chances that you legs will cramp or develop muscle aches. Stretching will also help reduce the amount of soreness or tiredness your muscles will feel after exercising.

Weight training is an important aspect of marathon training for a number of different reasons. It will strengthen the upper body and by doing so will help fight fatigue that you’ll feel in the marathon. It will also help offset the imbalance that running does to your leg muscles. Running usually makes your hamstrings and calves develop at a faster rate than your quadriceps and shins. You risk the increased chance of knee problems if you don’t work to offset this imbalance. By targeting your weight training, you can strengthen your quadriceps and shins.

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