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How do u train for a marathon? (ani.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by amnesiaftw@ani.social to c/running@lemmy.world

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Just finished my first week of the marathon training program that Nike Run Club offers. I wanted something structured and easy: I like having someone/thing just tell me what to do and I do it. But I don’t care to track my runs with that app. it’s going well I guess. Working on my zone 2 on my recovery runs while also just kinda ignoring my HR on some other runs.

Anyway, what was ur training experience like? How did u feel, was it easy or hard? Did u use an app? Join a Strava club? No one I talk to irl is into running.

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your longest run should cap out at about 35 km,

Yeah, a lot of training advice ends up true for people at the elite end of the pack, but it doesnt mean that same volume should be aspirational for the average Joe.

Same thing with gear. A shoe designed for a 2 hour marathon probably isnt right for someone aiming for 5 hours.

[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but the advice you hear for people at all levels of training is that running the full distance in training is counterproductive. The other user who seemed to be suggesting otherwise might have made it work for them, but it is definitely not advisable.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's definitely true for a day long ultra marathon, definitely not true for a 5k, but where the dividing line is is hard to pin down (and it's going to be person specific).

[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, and happy third cakeday!

[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We're talking about a marathon in this thread. 42.195 km.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I dont know if that dividing line is less than or greater than marathon distance.

[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 2 points 1 week ago

Fair point. I would say that in terms of general wisdom, the answer is very clear: it's less than or equal to. Nearly every place you go will say that running a full marathon distance in marathon training is unnecessary at best, and counterproductive at worst.