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- Author
- Baris Sari
- Rating
- 5 / 5
- Date
- 2019-11-27
- Title
- My 1st Marathon in 3h28 !
- Plan
- intermediate-2-marathon
- Pinned
- no
- WP id
- 1427
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Hi Hal ! I am from Belgium, but living in Philly now. I used to run before but the longest race i did was a 27km trail which was already a huge accomplishment for me. In August 2019 i decided to challenge myself with the Philadelphia Marathon. I did not know that runners were training months before the race! Personally, I never have trained more than 2 weeks before a race, but well 26 miles is something to take seriously so I checked on the internet for some programs and I saw this one. It is recommended to start the training 4 months before the race so I texted Hal which answered me right away telling me it was ok depending on my current fitness. I decided to take the challenge. I also decided to take the Intermediate 2 training program. When i registered my first personal challenge was to finish the marathon in less than 4h but then i started to run, follow Hal advice and i quickly see my fitness improving. What i particularly liked in this program is the daily messages and advice, We can feel the passion and enthusiasm from Hal and its very communicative. There are also a lots of things that, as a first marathoner, I was not aware: taking fluids during race, eating more carbohydrates to feed your muscles with glycogen, cross trainings, etc. I tried to follow the program exactly as it says but even though i have missed some runs i always tried to do the long ones (the most important ones!). So last Sunday i finish my first marathon in 3h28 (and with a 2 min 13 sec stop at the bathroom lol) Thank you Hal! I will run another one and will recommend and use you program without hesitation! Baris
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