Here we are, on the home stretch of our preparation for the race! My last tip will help you manage your effort, from start to finish, to make sure you complete your race with a smile, feeling you have given everything. But not during the first minutes; gradually, all the way to the end.
For my ninth tip, I choose a provocative title to convey an essential notion: the direct causal link between the weight of your feet and your performances. More precisely, the weight that you carry at the end of your legs.
Mon eighth tip is at least as important as the previous one. If pain or discomfort forces you to take a break from running, avoid resting completely for more than 2 or 3 days. Do not wait too long before you resume stimulating your muscles, bones, etc.
My seventh tip concerns 50 % of runners, who injure themselves every year, unfortunately. Because to avoid getting injured, you must learn how to skip a beat – and, especially, when it is best to do it!
My fifth tip is adding strength training to your routine. Not every day, but just the minimum dose to improve your running economy and for longer-lasting legs!
My sixth tip can make the difference between exhaustion and fulfillment: at least every 4 weeks, ease off to let your body adapt to the training you impose on it!
My third tip is counterintuitive but essential: you have to run slowly to run fast. Not necessarily fast like Letesenbet Gidey or Eliud Kipchoge. Just faster and faster – whatever your pace.
Today, I’m giving you my third tips for excelling at the Montréal Beneva Marathon.
When I first started training for my first marathon, I always ran alone, during my daughter’s naps. I trained in any way I could, without following a plan and, above all, without the magical feeling of working less hard when running with a group of friends.
Today, I’m giving you the first of my tips on how to excel at the Marathon Beneva de Montréal.
Have you ever noticed that you are always prouder of accomplishing something that you find difficult, that you weren’t sure you would succeed at? There is a reason why it is said that “to conquer without peril, one triumphs without glory”.
My name is Olivier Roy-Baillargeon. I’m a marathoner and athlete coach for the new adventure I’ve embarked on with my colleagues at The Running Clinic: Le Coaching Du Coureur!