#165 - Everything you need to know about: 16 Weeks to Dublin Marathon
Somehow it's already 16 weeks to the Dublin Marathon so on this week's episode, Eric and Seán break down their tips for a training plan for the marathon, highlighting where they felt they went right in the past and the mistakes they made so you don't have to.
After the 5 minute intro to the podcast, the lads discuss:
- Breaking down your first week of training for the marathon at different levels
- Why Eric thinks you should NOT run on a Monday
- Heart Rate Training vs Distance each week
- Cross Training
- When you should and when you should NOT incorporate gym work into your marathon training
- Using Strides in your training
- Yoga/Stretching/Swimming
- Breaking down Interval Sessions
- When you should set your marathon time goal and why Seán and Eric disagree on this one
- Are Saturdays for the hills?
- The importance of the long run and how long the long run should go for
- Why having your long run on a Sunday morning solves future problems
- How to measure the increasing intensity of the long run
- Thoughts on when to taper for a marathon and how to include it in your training programme
- Mini tapering throughout the 16 weeks
- What to do if you miss a week of training
- Listening to your body: how to know when you need a rest day, or you need to run
- The most overlooked factor in training for a marathon
We're looking forward to see how everyone progresses in their training towards one of our favourite days of the year - Dublin Marathon Sunday!
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