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Summary: Learn about building a training schedule for a marathon in this free running workout video.
Barbara Coradin is a certified group exercise instructor and a personal trainer at Energy Fitness in New York City. She is an avid runner who races with the West Side Runners Club. She...read more
"On behalf of Expert Village my name is Barbara Coradin with Energy Fitness in New York City and today I'm going to show you how to train for a marathon. In order to successfully complete a marathon your training schedule should be a combination of easy pace, short runs typically to 6-8 miles, maybe 1 or 2 days of speed work depending on your level beginner or advance. 1 for beginner, 2 for advance speed days that is short distance or long on the track typically. A long run usually once a week and your mileage should never increase drastically. You want to start off slow you need about 4 months 5-6 days of training. So that is usually bullet proof to get you to the finish line in a marathon. You should definitely very the terrain especially on your long runs so you might want to include some heel repeats, tack the heels aggressively in training and keep the rest of the long run easy pace. "
eHow Article: How to Schedule Your Marathon Training