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I just watched a video where someone filmed themselves running it and it has really inspired me to run it.
I'm a beginner at running, and have only jogged three times so far (having a break because I'm ill), so know it will take a while to get the right fitness/stamina level.
However, how fit would you need to be to run it? Doesn't it take about 4-5 hours for a non-athlete? :o
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As a beginner you should start racing a few shorter distance races, 5K, 10k. You should train every or every other day and vary the distance and time. Typically a marathon train up is 3 months and there are many different routines you can use. Check out runners world .com or pick up the magazine and happy running. Beginners can run fast too. I ran 3:13 in my first marathon.
As a beginner you should start racing a few shorter distance races, 5K, 10k. You should train every or every other day and vary the distance and time. Typically a marathon train up is 3 months and there are many different routines you can use. Check out runners world .com or pick up the magazine and happy running. Beginners can run fast too. I ran 3:13 in my first marathon.
Is the construction of an elite marathon runner`s heart and lungs different to the rest of us?
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I was watching the London marathon and cannot believe how fast these guys go and for so long! I think they only weigh 126 pounds to 140 pounds max
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Some are, some aren't. The biggest difference between your average runner and most of the elites (read: runners from east Africa) is culture. Kenyans and Ethiopians aren't necessarily physically better suited for running than anybody else. But they grow up running, in a culture where success as a runner could mean an easier life for them and their families. By the time they hit their teens they already have a huge mileage base to work from, and better motivation than just trying to get a college scholarship or win a local weekend race.
There have been many great marathon runners who didn't fit the mold. Frank Shorter is a great example, there was nothing physically special about him, but he won an Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Derek Clayton was the first man to run a marathon faster than 2:10, and had a particularly LOW VO2 max score.
There are some physical changes that take place with extensive training. Large amounts of aerobic conditioning can cause the heart to become enlarged, with thicker walls and a decreased resting heart rate. But this can happen to anybody who is putting in the mileage, elite or not.
The point is nature only takes elite athletes so far, and many it doesn't take very far at all. A lot of the people you see running elite races are there primarily because it is their dream, and they let nothing, not even the body they were born with, stand in their way.
Some are, some aren't. The biggest difference between your average runner and most of the elites (read: runners from east Africa) is culture. Kenyans and Ethiopians aren't necessarily physically better suited for running than anybody else. But they grow up running, in a culture where success as a runner could mean an easier life for them and their families. By the time they hit their teens they already have a huge mileage base to work from, and better motivation than just trying to get a college scholarship or win a local weekend race.
There have been many great marathon runners who didn't fit the mold. Frank Shorter is a great example, there was nothing physically special about him, but he won an Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Derek Clayton was the first man to run a marathon faster than 2:10, and had a particularly LOW VO2 max score.
There are some physical changes that take place with extensive training. Large amounts of aerobic conditioning can cause the heart to become enlarged, with thicker walls and a decreased resting heart rate. But this can happen to anybody who is putting in the mileage, elite or not.
The point is nature only takes elite athletes so far, and many it doesn't take very far at all. A lot of the people you see running elite races are there primarily because it is their dream, and they let nothing, not even the body they were born with, stand in their way.
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