Running in the correct shoe is key. |
So, I would recommend one longer run daily, with your longest run when you can get the time. |
Sometimes such an injury may be due to increased running, fatigue, sickness, etc and have nothing at all to do with your shoe. |
Stretching for 10 minutes or so after your runs make next days effort feel easier too. |
That's fine; we runners are, after all, up for a challenge. |
That's why its a good idea to ease into your early miles, rather than push the pace from the minute you step out the door. |
The marathon can humble you. |
The starting line of the New York City marathon is kind of a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport. |
There's a huge advantage with more altitude. |
This sport is the sport to see what you are made of, so use those expert's advice, but be free to be your own champion runner, picking and choosing advice you enjoy and that works best for you. |
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime. |
Wear and tear of the physical kind is not as key as the mental focus required. |
When I was younger, the athletes who motivated me were the ones I saw on TV-Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren, Prefontaine, Ron Clark of Australia, Tom O'Hara, Jim Ryan. |
When you adjust for the weather, it's the same effort required by every runner-or racer, so the more you understand the conditions, perhaps the more mental preparation plays a role. |
Whereas when I was aiming for the marathon, I was aiming to nail the competition as much as I could in the early or middle stages. |