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40. FitnessX.com • Summer/Fall 2013 by Rosie Chee, BExSpSc Endurance Training Endurance training is an ESSENTIAL part of the marathon runner’s training programme, and is included in ALL phases of training, even if tapering down in distance closer to competition. Running the miles allows the marathon runner to work on their running TECHNIQUE, which is important for optimal performance, as without it, the marathon runner can fatigue more quickly and therefore increase their overall marathon time. Running DISTANCES will vary throughout the course of the marathon runner’s training programme, based on which phase and/or subphase the marathon runner is in, but there IS a structure to what distance is run and when. If you want to run, you need to RUN. If you want to improve your time over a specific distance, you need to run THAT distance. If you want to become better, your training needs to be SPECIFIC to your chosen event or performance. Otherwise, you can improve your speed, strength, power, and endurance, but if you’ve never actually done what you ultimately want to do, then you are not giving yourself the BEST possible chance to perform optimally. In the case of the marathon, you HAVE to run; you have to get in the miles. Not on a treadmill, because you can set the speed and just go, but OUTSIDE, on the road, pounding the pavement over the distance you have to run on race day. Just as resistance training is important to having the strength to maintain posture and improve the function of the muscles worked during the marathon, running the miles is important to having the ability to go the DISTANCE. portant to having the ability to go the DISTANCE. ENDURANCE TRAINING for the Marathon Runner: If you want to run, you need to do the mileage! TRAINING PhotobyTonyMitchell/OAMG