running a marathon - The Size 15 Runner https://www.thesize15runner.com All the news that's fit to run Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:42:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.thesize15runner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-The-Size-15-Runner-Logo-cropped-to-include-just-shoes-32x32.png running a marathon - The Size 15 Runner https://www.thesize15runner.com 32 32 The 6 Greatest First Marathon Training Tips https://www.thesize15runner.com/2023/12/13/the-6-greatest-first-marathon-training-tips/ https://www.thesize15runner.com/2023/12/13/the-6-greatest-first-marathon-training-tips/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:09:58 +0000 https://www.thesize15runner.com/?p=4460 Registering for your first marathon can be intimidating. Forget running 26.2 miles, training for a marathon is whole other marathon in and of itself! How can you adequately prepare to toe the starting line with confidence? With five marathons under my feet, I prepared a checklist of the best first marathon training tips. Follow these and you’ll be golden come race day.

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]]> https://www.thesize15runner.com/2023/11/19/from-couch-sitting-and-bench-riding-to-running-marathons/feed/ 0 Didn’t Qualify for Boston Marathon? Why It Doesn’t Matter https://www.thesize15runner.com/2023/10/08/didnt-qualify-for-boston-marathon-why-it-doesnt-matter/ https://www.thesize15runner.com/2023/10/08/didnt-qualify-for-boston-marathon-why-it-doesnt-matter/#respond Sun, 08 Oct 2023 19:38:11 +0000 https://www.thesize15runner.com/?p=3466 Last month, the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced a cutoff time of 5:29 for the 2024 Boston Marathon. 11,039 runners who qualified for the 2024 Boston Marathon weren't granted entry. Let's change our perspective on what it means to qualify for Boston Marathon.

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