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The Marathon - Training Tips

Former Elite Marathon runner Paul Evans gives his inside hints and tips of how to train for your first Marathon.

More Marathon Running Tips:

Race Day Marathon Running Tips

Elite runner Paul Evans gives the benefit of his huge experience with some handy hints and tips of what to do and what not to do on race day!

Beginners Marathon Training

Hints and tips for beginners.
An outline and introduction of the training needed to complete your first marathon.

Beginners Marathon Training Schedule

Day by day fourteen week marathon training schedule aimed at the first time runner.
Split into sections with advice as you progress.

Running a Sub 4 hour Marathon

An outline and introduction to the kind of training required to complete a marathon in under

Sub 4 hour Marathon Training Schedule

A 14 week training plan designed to enable a runner to complete the marathon in under 4 hours.

Running a 3 hour Marathon

an outline and introduction of the 3 to 3.5 hour marathon training schedule.
In order to have the chance of a marathon in 3 and 1/2 hours you should currently be able to run a mile in 6:20 minutes.
A 10K in 44:30 minutes.
The pace needed to run a marathon in 3 1/2 hours is 8:00 minutes per mile, every mile.
A 3 hour marathon needs you to run every mile sub 7:00 minutes per mile.

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