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Running along the Thames, Oxford UK © Hareesh[/caption]

I have not yet run a marathon. I am preparing to run my first marathon in 2016, here in the U.K. I am not sure I will want to continue participating in races later on,  or may be continue on to ultra-marathons, but nothing yet planned. So, given that scope and context, the following posts are a collection of information fundamentally for my own preparation. I will publish each post as I learn and train.

Whenever I prepare for an exam or interview, I make notes as I read through a number of resources and practice mock-tests. It helps me structure my thinking and aids me in remember stuff in a logical order. Sharing those personal training notes here serves a secondary purpose of helping other first-timers in navigating a plethora of information on marathon running. Also, I think it might be used to gain some feedback from experienced and build on their words of wisdom.

So, here they are - all the (future) posts. As I publish a post, I will add a hyperlink to it below. Please leave a comment to suggest anything I missed and should focus on learning.

Table of Contents #

• Why I Am Running A Trail Marathon
  • Why a Marathon
  • Why a Trail Marathon
• Equipment for Trail running
• Preparing the body for trail marathon running
  • Trail running techniques
  • Fueling and rebuilding
  • Anatomy and marathon running
  • Dealing with Injuries
  • Recovery
  • Cold showers
  • Stretching
  • Sleep
  • Mindfulness running
• Preparing the mind for trail marathon running
• Training routine for trail marathon
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
• Dealing with affects on Time, money, relationships,  and so on
• Techniques and terminology
  • Interval training
    • Extensive interval training
    • Intensive interval training
  • Cadence and the Running form
  • Tempo-running
  • Run-and-Play (reference to Velocity)
    • Extensive run-and-play
    • Intensive run-and-play
  • Strike (fore-foot, mid-foot, rear-foot)
  • Warming up
  • Cooling down
  • Gait
  • Pace
  • Speed
• Miscellaneous musings
  • Pain vs. suffering
  • Speed vs. distance
  • Music vs. nature