Sports & Fitness

My Marathon Training Plan

A runner explains how she prepared for her first city marathon.

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1Last year I decided to run my first marathon, so I made a careful training plan.

2I started with short runs of five kilometres three times a week.

3Every Sunday I ran a little further than the week before.

4After two months, I could run fifteen kilometres without stopping.

5I also changed my diet and ate more pasta and fresh fruit.

6The hardest part was getting up early on cold winter mornings.

7My friends sometimes joined me, which made the long runs easier.

8On race day, the weather was perfect and the crowd cheered loudly.

9I finished in just over four hours, and I cried at the finish line.

10Now I am already training for my second marathon next spring.

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