Friday, April 07, 2006

Marathon Training Simplicity

Marathon training - whether you're training for a marathon in New York, Chicago, Ottawa or the Sahara - is a buzz that few forget.

But it's not the endless miles or the hours in the gym that stick in the memory. It's the mental grind. The place where fitness does not matter. The place where the mind takes control.

If you've ever run a marathon, or even been a spectator, you'll appreciate the motivation and commitment involved. The mind games. If you're not prepared when it comes to race day you can expect many hours of suffering and struggle!

It doesn't have to be that way, of course, if you build your training marathon over several months. That requires commitment and motivation, and a belief that the accumulation of all those training miles will help you to reach your goal.

Twenty-six miles? Or an hour with the weights. Your marathon can be any part of your fitness regime. Any part that makes you struggle. When just getting to the end is the ultimate goal. And either way, it comes down to those two intangibles ... motivation and commitment to your training marathon.