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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Prepare for a Marathon race

It was 2007 when I took to serious running. I started it as an excercise to loose fat and control my weight. I liked it so much that it became my passion. I started taking part in races from 5KM to Marathon. In this article, I have tried to put tips and trainings for running a long distance. These tips are proven and have worked well for me and for many other runners. Important declaration that none of the tips mentioned here are from my side. I have collected these info from various sources such as: http://running.about.com, www.hyderabad10k.com, http://mumbaimarathon.indiatimes.com/ and many other emails which I received from my friends.
Beginners' Half-Marathon Training Schedule
Week Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
1 Rest 2 mi Rest 2.5mi Rest 3 mi 2 mi
2 Rest 2 mi Rest 3 mi Rest 4 mi 2.5 mi
3 Rest 2.5mi 2 mi 3 mi Rest 5 mi 2 mi
4 Rest 3 mi Rest 4 mi Rest 6 mi 3 mi
5 Rest 3 mi 3 mi 3 mi Rest 7 mi 3 mi
6 Rest 4 mi 3 mi 4 mi Rest 8 mi 3 mi
7 Rest 4 mi Rest 4 mi Rest 9 mi 3 mi
8 Rest 4 mi 3 mi 3 mi Rest 10mi 3 mi
9 Rest 5 mi 3 mi 4 mi Rest 11mi Rest
10 3 mi 4 mi Rest 3 mi Rest 12mi 3 mi
11 Rest 4 mi Rest 3 mi Rest 5 mi 2.5mi
12 Rest 2 mi 20min Rest 20min 20min! Race Day!

My Races till date:
(Read Header as- Race name, Place, Date, Distance & Time to finish)
1. Bangalore International Marathon, Bangalore, 15 May 2006, 7KM, Time not recorded
2. Bangalore International Marathon, Bangalore, Dec 16 2007, HalfMarathon, 2h9m43s
3. Muthu Marathon, Salem(Tamil Nadu), Jan6 2008, HalfMarathon, 2h10m21s
4. Bangalore 10K, Bangalore, May 18 2008, 10KM, 60min 41sec
5. Hyderabad Foundation Marathon, Aug 16 2008, MARATHON, 5hr 3min 0sec
6. Givelife Marathon, Chennai, Aug 31 2008, HalfMarathon, 2h15m21s
Upcoming Races I am planning to run- Bangalore International Marathon, Hyderabad 10K run, Mumbai Marathon 2009
I also maintain a separate blogs on running.
Please visit http://train4marathon.wordpress.com for more on running.