Tips on How to Train and Run For Your First Marathon

1. Running in the New Jersey Half Marathon Water was regularly spaced throughout the race about every 2 miles or so, so there were plenty of stops. Any time that I wanted to take a gel, we usually came up on a water stop within a half mile.I don't usually drink a lot of Gatorade or other electrolyte solutions when I'm running, so I didn't make use of what they had on offer, but getting at the water was a little tricky at times since at stations where they offered both the volunteers usually held water in one hand and Gatorade in the other. Since I spent most of the race with at most 1 person next to me, it was not that large of a challenge and I have no idea whether they continued to do that later in the race when the majority of runners were coming through. Unfortunately, most of the water stops had plastic cups. While it is possible to pinch the cups to make a spout, it is much easier to do so when you have paper cups. Paper cups have the added advantage of being compostable and leaving a smaller environmental footprint.There was one water stop that had paper cups, and there was another one that actually handed me the half full 10 ounce bottle of water they'd been pouring from. I think I came up on them before they were prepared and weren't expecting to see runners quite so early.

2. Running in the New Jersey Half Marathon I really enjoyed the class, especially in the second day when we generated some workout plans for "Joe Runner." The class had a lot of experienced runners and coaches in it, though, and it was difficult to get to a consensus within the 6 and 7 person groups for how best to structure the workouts.On Saturday, I ate some grapes in the class that I don't think had been washed, and I had an acidic taste in my throat from there on out. Saturday night I changed hotel rooms, and the room I got was a bit dusty and caused me to start coughing a little. It was really close to start and finish for the marathon, though, which was quite nice. The temperature dropped and it began raining Saturday night, which left mostly ideal conditions on race day. There was a lot of wind, but the temperatures were pretty steady in the mid-40s all morning. The race did a pretty good job of setting up the course, although the start and finish were less than ideal. Atlanta got some pretty serious tornadoes a few weeks before the race that forced them to change the course a little, although that should not be a problem anymore.

3. Running in the New Jersey Half Marathon

4. Running in the New Jersey Half Marathon To be a marathon runner takes time, effort and money. It takes a lot of preparation to train and your life will change once you have decided to do it.One thing you will notice is the amount of time you have to dedicate to train for a marathon. Most experienced marathon the 9-mile marathon review runners would recommend that running 40 miles per week is the minimum needed. Therefore, you would expect to spend approximately 10 to 12 hours each week dedicated to training. You will also have to schedule in warm ups, stretching and working out how much you need to run during the week.If you are the sort of person who has enough spare time on their hands then, 10 to 12 hours per week should not be problem. However, like many people you probably have a busy schedule. If you want to do the training needed you will have to drop something from your existing schedule to fit it in.