Any beginner's guide to running a marathon? I want to run a full marathon in my new year resolution.

did half marathon before?

just find a weekend do a 35km long slow distance to let your leg muscles get used of it.
daily run around 6km to 8km if possible.

depends on your fitness, age, health condition.

lsd take around pace 730 to 8.

the key is to be consistence, dont rush your stamina in the beginning.

i know its feeling good to run fast in early stage, but you have to keep the pace in order to finish the race WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.

just remember at least do a 35km lsd before the race, doesn't matter if its fast or slow, just do it.

Hi,

What is the most consistent timing for a regular distance run you did?

Say a 5k distance, your most recent timing is 30 mins, go find a racing predictor, and plug the figure into calculator it will predict your marathon finishing time... with 30 mins for 5k, most people will tell you about 4 hours to 5 hours with proper training.

How do you know if the pace 8 min/km is the right marathon pace for you? Depend on fitness level, and generally your HR will tell you. For some, 8 min/km is a good pace, others it may be too easy while for most people, it may be a challenge. A good marathon pace is a pace where HR is at zone 3 and you can have a proper conversation.

All the best.

lsd = long slow distance

like what i said, it highly depends on your age, fitness and health.

for example, me 27years old, my lsd pace is around 730. marathon pace is pace 6.

maybe you're around 30 to 40 years old, just started running, dont really have much fitness level. hence you need to find your comfortable and consistence pace.

in your case, maybe its pace 8 or 9. it doesn't matter.

the goal is to complete a full marathon by yourself WITHOUT ANY INJURIES, not competing with people.

35km is one time run. you need to stress your leg muscles to that distance or else most likely you will be hitting the wall on the race day.

Hi zoolf,

Read this article below:

https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a2279...ing-a-marathon/

It will provide free guidance.

Next go look for nike free running app on mobile android, i did try it once, reasonably good and free.

You may want to friend melizza... all the best.

Then go find some running kaki, may be you will need new friends. Not many sane people run so much... 🤣🤣🤣