Tag: marathon training

Seven Tips on How to Recover After a Marathon

Congratulations! You’ve done a great job in finishing a marathon. Now what? You don’t just halt to a stop when you cross the finish line. The minute you finished a marathon, you slow down to recover from a marathon. What you do the first few minutes, hours or even...

How To Avoid Sudden Deaths During a Marathon

It is perplexing to know that a young, well-trained athlete could suddenly die during a marathon. Such tragic incident devastates the family and the whole community. As a matter of fact, sports itself is not a cause of enhanced mortality but it can trigger sudden death in runners with...

Three Important Tips for Proper Hydration

One important question for runners is how much should we drink.  We understand that we lose a lot of fluid while running and fluid replacement is a must.  But too much or too little is very risky and pose a lot of danger to our health. In fact, drinking...

My Longest Training Run: Good vs Evil

I had my farthest distance in a training last Wednesday.  Ideally, they advice to run until 32K only or 20 miles when you practice for a full marathon.  They say it should be enough.  But I remember Bards aka BananaRunning told me to push it as close to 42K...

Takbo101: How do I start running?

Here is a question from Peth thru email. “I want to get into running as a form of exercise.  How do I start?  Who do i contact? I am very interested to get into this thing.  Thank you.” Hi Peth, Thank you for you email and thank you for...