Step 1: Inspiration
“The spiritual life is a marathon,
An inner marathon which never ends.
The Supreme is begging
All His seeker-children
To be excellent runners-
To run speedily, like deer-
In this eternal inner journey.”- Sri Chinmoy
Running poems such as this one can provide the inspiration …
Step 2: Goals
The first thing to consider in training for a marathon is just what your goal is. Do you just want to finish at any pace or in a specific time? Do you just want to cover the miles either walking or jogging, or are you aiming at a personal …
Step 3: Plan
When getting started, it is best to put both your long term and short term goals on paper. I suggest a weekly calendar book with space for each day to record your goals and your workouts, either generally or in detail. The top of each page should have the …
Step 4: Start
To determine where to start our training program, we should consider four categories of marathoning. You can decide which one you belong to at the moment, and begin or continue your training from there. The four categories are: Walking, slogging (slow jogging or walk-running), running and fast racing.
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Step 5: Fitness
After now having an idea as to what our goals our and how to get inspiration and stay energized, it would be helpful to know just what qualities of fitness we need to develop in our training in order to face such a great challenge of running, jogging, or …
Step 6: Schedule
So now let‟s get a concrete schedule together so you can start manifesting all these inspiring concepts and qualities and begin your journey towards the eventual goal of racing, running, jogging, or walking a 26.2 mile (42 kilometer) marathon. Do not forget to have a schedule book ready to enter …
Step 7: Race
Needless to say, there are many strategies involved in running, jogging or walking a marathon. No matter how you plan to cover the distance of 26.2 miles, if you were able to follow at least some of the advice offered here, you will be ready both outwardly and inwardly. The …
Seven Steps to a Successful Marathon by Arpan DeAngelo
Arpan De Angelo - Short Running History and Bio:
As a youth I loved neighborhood sports and ran around quite a bit. I played lots of baseball, basketball and football and loved to run fast enough to get away from the older kids who always seemed to get joy …