A Guide to Running Your First Marathon

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.