Marathon Training

A collection of 24 posts

Marathon Training

Training for Your First Ultramarathon: How to Build a Plan

This ultramarathon training plan covers what an ultramarathon is, typical distances, running and nutrition tips, plus advice for preparing.

Beginner Running

How Many Miles Should I Run a Week? What About a Day?

How many miles should I run a week? What about per a day? Learn the best training advice for staying healthy and maximizing performance.

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How to Prevent Cramps While Running (Causes & Cures)

How do you prevent cramps while running? Learn what causes them and learn some techniques to avoid cramps when running your next race.

Half Marathon Training

Running Twice a Day (Strategies, Tips, & Benefits)

Running twice a day can be beneficial if it's done safely. Try these tips to minimize injury risk and maximize the benefits of double running.

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How to Perfect Your Marathon Training Diet Plan

The million-dollar question: how do I perfect my marathon training diet? In this article, we're breaking it down and keeping things simple.

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How Far Is a Marathon and Should You Try to Run One?

How many miles are in a marathon? What's the marathon distance in kilometers? How do you finish a full marathon distance? We have answers.

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How to Train for a Marathon for Complete Beginners (Training Plan)

Learn how to train for a marathon. Training for a marathon takes intent—this beginner marathon training plan helps you run your 1st marathon.

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4-Month Marathon Training Plan for Beginners

Use our 4-month marathon training plan to get in tip-top shape and condition for your marathon race in 16 weeks or less.

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How to Train for a Marathon from Scratch (the Right Way)

Learn how to train for a marathon from scratch, whether you've been running low mileage for years or are coming straight off the couch.

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How To Train for a Marathon if You're Brand New

Learn everything you need to know to safely train for a marathon if you're brand-new to the sport of endurance running.

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10+ Tips for Long-Distance Running to Benefit Every Runner

Follow our tips for long-distance running to cover more miles faster and become a long-distance runner. Learn how to run long distances safely.

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How Often Should You Run? (A Professional Coach's Opinion)

How often should you run? How many times a week? That's a tricky question. Learn how many times to run, how many miles to log, and how often.

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The Best Leg Workout for Running Faster & Longer

Strength training is an important aspect for all marathon runners. Follow these leg workouts for running to get you marathon-ready to run longer, faster.

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The Ultimate Boston Marathon Training Plan for 2024

Learn about specific workouts for your Boston Marathon training plan that will help you get ready to toe the start line confident and finish strong.

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How to Train for a Marathon: Best Tips and Training Plans

Marathon training is a big undertaking; there is no question about that. But what if we told you marathon training did not have to be such a daunting idea? In fact, if you plan ahead, find a solid marathon training plan, and stick to that plan, gradual improvements will allow

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The Best Marathon Training App for Half Marathons & Marathons

Looking for the best free marathon training app? Whether you're going from couch to half marathon or gunning for a Boston qualifier, The Run Experience (TRE) app has everything you need — and it won't cost you a dime. We get it — training for a marathon or half marathon can be

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Couch to Marathon Training Plan: 1 Month (4-Week Plan) Preparation

Have you ever heard of a couch to marathon training plan? They’re certainly not as common as couch to 5K programs—but we believe they deserve a special place in the training catalogs. While you don’t necessarily want to give yourself just a 1-month marathon training plan, we’

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How to Avoid the Running Plateau (Especially the Marathon Plateau)

Do anything for 16+ weeks straight of training and you might hit a wall. Marathon (and half marathon) training is no exception! Prevent your training from getting stale and stagnant by mixing up your training to avoid a running plateau (especially a marathon plateau). How to Avoid a Running Plateau

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Marathon Running For Hill Lovers, Even When You Live In Flatland

Calling all flatlanders! In an ideal world, all of us hill-loving, marathon-running folks would have a road or trail to train on regularly that had just the right blend of elevation gain and loss to provide the right conditions for becoming race-ready. Those long-distance runs would replicate the conditions you’

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Couch to Marathon Training Plan (Tips & Expert Advice)

Transitioning from couch to marathon seems like quite the leap. And in reality, it’s not that simple. However, every marathoner has to start somewhere. Couch to Marathon Training Plan In this article, we’ve got 5 tips to ensure your marathon training gets off on the right foot. These

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How Many Miles in A Marathon: Weekly Mileage for Runners of All Levels

What if we told you that marathon training doesn’t have to be as daunting as it seems? I know, just thinking about how many miles in a marathon is a hefty thought – 26.2 miles is no walk in the park. However, with the proper training plan and gradual

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Gifts For Runners: The TRE 2019 Holiday Guide

Stumped by what to get for yourself your friends and family this holiday season? We’ve put together a comprehensive holiday gift guide chock-full of over 30 gifts of the best gifts ideas for runners, non-runners, and everyone in between–most of which you can find on Amazon or your

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Training For Your First Marathon: Are you READY?

So you want to run your first marathon?! You’ve come to the right place, because we came up with the ULTIMATE strength test to see if you’re READY to train for this thing! What Does It Take To Train For Your First Marathon? Don’t get us wrong,

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Are You Marathon Ready?

How many of you have wondered this question? You see your friends sign up for the BIG DANCE and they encourage you to do the same. Or you see another friend’s tired but satisfied smile post race, that marathon medal hanging proudly around their neck. You want in! But