A Guide to Running Your First Marathon

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For many novice and even some experienced runners completing the 42.2 kilometres (26 miles) involved in running a marathon seems daunting and too difficult to contemplate. For those who have run a half marathon the thought of running two half marathons back to back may seem impossible. However this short book has been written to demonstrate that most runners can complete a marathon and then it provides the information about how to go about preparing for the event, running the marathon and recovering.The book includes advice about: the long run, speed work, stretching, food, clothing and shoes, injuries (prevention and treatment), hydration, the taper, tactics, the race day, and recovery.It also has a proposed three-month training program with day-by-day advice.