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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 1 points 1 week 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 1 week ago

Oh, and happy third cakeday!

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

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

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week 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.