50 Things to Know Before Running Your First Marathon by Paul Rogers

Author:Paul Rogers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Marathon Training, First Marathon, marathon for beginners, training plan, hal higdon, marathoning for dummies, beginning runner
Publisher: Paul Rogers
Published: 2015-08-11T00:00:00+00:00

People have a tendency to get overly wrapped up worrying about hydration. Yes, you need to hydrate, but you don’t need to be guzzling Gatorade minutes before the race starts. I am always amazed at the number of people I see swilling bottles of water and Gatorade right before the start of the race. There is usually a similar sized group of people around the 2 mile mark waiting to use the rest rooms as a result

A good plan to both hydrate AND avoid guaranteed pit stops is to halt your drinking the night before. I try to drink plenty of water in the days leading up to the race, including the day before. Continue to drink until after you are finished with your prerace dinner. Then don’t drink another drop until you are on the race course.

Marathons most commonly have hydration stations starting at mile 2. If you adequately hydrated the night before and ceased around 6:00 or 7:00pm, you will give your body ample time to get rid of any excess liquid before the race starts. Once you start running, start drinking around the first aid station if you are thirsty. You bladder will be empty and by the time you start drinking again your kidneys are usually yielding to the stress your body is under from the race and you will rarely feel the need to urinate in the later stages of the race. This is a strategy I have followed and have only needed to make a pit stop in a race when I deviated from the plan.

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