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This article was written by Jeff Gaudette.  Jeff is a running coach at premiercoachingonline.com

The most common question I get from both beginner and veteran marathoners alike is: “What should I eat during the week and the morning of the Marathon race?” It’s a great question and a very important part of success on race day. Since I covered how to practice your marathon nutrition strategy in training in one of my previous posts, this week I will cover an ideal nutrition plan starting 5 days out from the race so you can start planning your …

What does it take to get to Boston?
It’s April and one of the annual signs of spring is the running of the Boston Marathon. This year will mark the 114th running of America’s oldest and most prestigious marathon. For many runners Boston represents a lifetime goal and would be on most runners’ bucket list. The only problem, they just don’t let anyone in. Boston is the only combined elite and non-elite marathon that requires qualification times. So what does it take to qualify? And …

Before you start your first marathon training program, you need to specify your goals of the race.  A marathon is a hell of a challenge in itself – so the goals range quite a bit.  For some people, the goal is to reach the starting line healthy.  For millions of runners every year, the goal is just to reach the finish line (healthy or not!).  And for a few others, it’s a specific time goal.
For your first marathon, the goal to finish is a normal and reasonable goal.  And if …

Before you start off your beginner’s half-marathon training program, you’ll want to set your personal race goals for your first half-marathon.  You should have completed a 5K or 10K prior to this race program.  This pre-requisite isn’t just for building up your mileage base, it’s also to make sure you’ve been through the unique environment a road race has.  It’s not wise to mix the challenge of your first half-marathon with the nerves of your first race.
Now that we have that established, let’s talk more about goals. For some people …

Before you commence your beginner’s 10K training program, you need to figure out your goals.  For many first-timers, the goal is to finish.  For others, your goal might be to run the entire time without walking. And for the more aggressive, your goal might be a specific time goal like 80 minutes, 60 minutes, or 50 minutes.  If your goal 10k goal is to finish in less than 50 minutes then that’s great!  But you need to go check out the 10K training for intermediate runners or experienced runners on …

As I say in every one of my training programs, the first thing you need to do when you start your program is to specify your goals.  As an intermediate 10K runner, I’ll assume your goal isn’t just to finish, it’s probably a specific time goal.  
I want you to set three performance goals. 
The first goal is your stretch goal.  This is the race pace that you’ll be absolutely ecstatic about.  Your second goal should be your most realistic goal.  This is the goal you truly believe you can accomplish if you train hard (and if you …

Before you start your beginner’s 5K training program, you need to specify your goals.  For some people, the goal is just to finish.  Other’s, it’s to run the entire time. Other’s it’s a time goal like 40 minutes, 30 minutes, or 25 minutes.  If it’s less than 25 minutes, you need to go check out the 5K training for intermediate runners, or the 5K training for experts.
You should have 3 race goals.
First is your stretch goal.  This is the race pace or accomplishment that will have you drinking champagne after …