- Sign up for a race and give yourself 2-3 months to train.
It’s amazing how spending $100 motivates you to get out there and run when you don’t feel like it. - Sign up for a course with a run club.
The lectures and training runs will get you ready for the race. Running friends will get you motivated and keep you accountable. - Follow the training plan.
As long as you do the training, you will finish the marathon. - Wear proper gear.
This means the right shoes, shorts, shirts and accessories. - Listen to your body.
Learn the difference between good and bad pain to avoid injury. Learns how much rest you need and how hard you can push yourself.
A little intro about me:
My name is Kev and I‘ve always loved running. I used to be a grade 2 track star – I competed in sprints but I didn’t take up long distance running for years.
Back in the dark days… I worked a miserable job, stayed in a miserable relationship, stopped exercising and started to grow a beer gut. After I started jogging the dark cloud lifted and life started to get better.
My distances started getting longer and I signed up for for my first half marathon. After two
halves I bit the bullet and started marathon running.