Distance of 42 km 195 m – the heaviest test of moral and physical forces of athletes. Irrespective of level of training, it is always necessary to give all the best to the limit to overcome the long distance. It is important to consider also the preparatory period to the marathon.
Instruction
1. Determine preparatory terms to the marathon competition. In general, everything depends on your purposes of participation. If you the fan, then you can treat this step as for you there will be success even the overcoming the marathon not so seriously. But if you defend honor of club or the flag, paint in what you will be engaged every day at trainings. It is the best of all to begin preparation in 5-6 months prior to start. Run not only cross-countries on the plain, but also connect run on the mountains, tempo pieces and run on sand.
2. Be adjusted morally long before start. To run the marathon, it is necessary to have improbable psychological endurance. It concerns not only understanding of size of the distance, but also understanding that you will be resisted by experienced runners. Therefore try not to load the head in the run-up to the competition. Perceive all this no more, than the simple game where can occur anything. Still it is useful to suspect neutral subjects, both during preparation, and during the marathon.
3. Begin the distance at rather slow pace. After the starting signal, be not torn to lead run at once. Even if you are one head stronger than the others, the marathon – the long distance during which there can be many shifts. Sometimes athletes descend, without having reached also half. Try to be at visible distance from the leading athletes. If you are allowed by forces, adjoin them. At once select optimum pace and you watch that breathing was even and didn't get off.
4. Run thus 30 km. As a rule, the real competition in the marathon is initiated only after 34-35 km. You need to be to it ready: someone from leaders can begin premature acceleration. Then you willy-nilly should overtake it if you want to appear at high steps in the finishing protocol. Here already internal reserves of the organism which you will need to throw on the finishing stage will begin to join. Accelerate, or together with group of leaders on the last 5-6 km. The finishing ribbon is crossed, as a rule, the first by the one who has bigger endurance and tactical intuition.