The countdown to the start of my running season has begun and I am looking at my running schedule below in preparation for my 2 runs. It’s not the most ideal training run schedule, however, I believe that it would be able to give me the ample training and preparation for my runs.<\/p>\n
4th May – 7km – Completetd<\/p>\n
6th May – 10km – Completed<\/p>\n
9th May – 15km<\/p>\n
11th May – 7km<\/p>\n
13th May – 10km<\/p>\n
16th May – 21km<\/p>\n
19th May – 5km<\/p>\n
21th May – 7km<\/p>\n
24th May – Passion Run 15km<\/p>\n
30th May – Sundown Marathon 42.195km<\/p>\n
Besides the training runs schedule, I would be keeping note of the following pointers<\/p>\n
(1) Diet<\/p>\n
– No unnecessary supper<\/p>\n
– Avoid greasy\/deep fried food<\/p>\n
-No overloading of food during meal times<\/p>\n
– Avoid alcohol<\/p>\n
– Loading of carbohydrates into your body system closer to the marathon<\/p>\n
(2) Bit & Pieces of Sports Science<\/p>\n
– Intake of salt water daily at least 1 week before the marathon ~ facilitate isotonic drinks intake during the marathon<\/p>\n
– Increase Soy Bean intake<\/p>\n
– Importance of stretching and warm up before and after training runs<\/p>\n
– Being mindful of running technique, style and breathing, to improve and make changes<\/p>\n
– Target to reduce current weight by 5kg prior to the marathon ~ Imagine running with a 5kg backpack while running a marathon, if you shed it off, how much lighter you feel and how much faster can you possibly run ?<\/p>\n
Of course, physical preparation is essential, however, we must not forget the mental preparation too ! Being a 4 times marathon finisher, it is a lot less daunting when I ran my 1st marathon. It is a very important personal development tool in preparing for\u00a0 a marathon and during a marathon run.<\/p>\n
– Psyching myself up to embrace a marathon ~ Seriously, I am really looking foward to it !<\/p>\n
– Mentally going through the full 42.195km distance, visualising the surroundings and route of running<\/p>\n
– Feeding my mind, heart and brain with key encouraging words that I would improve on my previous marathon timings<\/p>\n
Well, folks, hope these pointers would help you !<\/p>\n
I always tell myself during a marathon run – “Finishing is not an issue , it’s how good and how fast I want to be !”<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The countdown to the start of my running season has begun and I am looking at my running schedule below in preparation for my 2 runs. It’s not the most ideal training run schedule, however, I believe that it would be able to give me the ample training and preparation for my runs. 4th May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[24,17,13,12,16,1,54],"tags":[58,1350,1349,33,1342,29,1354,59,82],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u201cTough times never last, but tough people do\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/strong> – Robert H. Schuller<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"