How To Prepare For Long Distance Running

This video explains how to prepare yourself for long distance running.  Learn how go get your body to adapt to long distance running by following the principles in this video. Enlarge

How To Prepare For Long Distance Running

This video explains how to prepare yourself for long distance running. Learn how go get your body to adapt to long distance running by following the principles in this video.

If you want to prepare for long distance running, you need to take into account four different facts. The first thing is you have to go out and practice. You have to know what you're trying to achieve.

Recovery is very important when you're running long distances. Every three days, you need to rest and do something different. You're working in long blocks of seven days.

The shoes you wear need to be the right ones. Get your feet tested to see which shoes to run in. You can get a lot of chafing, so you want to be used to wearing your kit.

The arms work less fast, than a short distance runner and they're in more of a rhythm. You need to plan your program and recovery days. You need to plan your kit, and plan every Sunday like a race day. .