Our Top 10 Marathon Tips 🏃🏾 🏃🏼‍♀️

Our Top 10 Marathon Tips 🏃🏾 🏃🏼‍♀️

#1: Don’t sweat the small stuff. 😅

The best fitness is built by doing what you can with what you have on every given day.

#2: Realize the toughest competitor exists inside your own head. 💭

Your internal conversation can be positive or negative, self-deprecating or motivational. Navigate the inner conversations that pop up. Learn to talk yourself through the low moments. 

#3: Let yourself feel fit & fresh. 🥳

Use the taper to bring freshness into your body & mind. It’s normal to feel a little out of sorts during taper. Expect it, accept it. Stay in a rhythm. Lower the volume. Maintain some intensity.

#4: Plan to race and race your plan. 📝

Create a schedule to follow. Know what you need to feel your best. Once at the race, have the courage and patience to follow your plan.

#5: Expect anything, prepare for everything. 💥

Spend some time considering some potential speed bumps. What if it rains? What if you get a cramp? Creating a what-if-and-solution map frees you up to respond while still moving forward.

#6: You cannot finish on willpower alone. 🍭

Be sure to have a fuel and hydration plan that has been tested and refined in training! Include: pre-race day meal plan, race day breakfast as well as what you eat and drink during the race.

#7: Walking is a strategy, not a weakness. 👌🏼

Walking briskly through aid stations is a smart strategy to ensure you get in what you need, let go of some heat and reset good form! 

 #8: Don’t chase—or expect—the perfect race. 😛

There’s no such thing as perfect preparation: only excellent adaption.

#9: It’ll be over before you know it. 🤪

Truly! By the time you get to the 20 mile mark you only have 10K to go. While many struggle at this point, try to savor it with gratitude and joy!

#10: Stretch out the finish line. 🤩 🎉

Crossing the finish line will be a brief moment. Stretch it out. Be present!