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Related Resources • Before You Register for a Walking Marathon  • Book: "The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking"

Prerequisites:

• Able to commit to one long day per week, from 2 - 6 hours.

Weekly Schedule

• Tuesday, Thursday:  walk 4-6 miles.

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Days off, crosstraining such as bicycling, strength training, abdominal exercises.

• Saturday: Mileage building day.  This long day is essential - and you should try to walk the entire distance with only short breaks.

• Sunday: Moderate distance day.  This is a recovery day, but also will show you the effects on your muscles and feet on walking the day after your long distance day.

• You may vary the exact days of the week to meet your schedule.

• This schedule varies mileage-building weeks with base mileage weeks, to allow a steady build-up of mileage with less risk of injury.

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Keep track of your mileage, how you feel, what you wore, speed, what you ate and drank.  Use one of our Calendars, Logs, and Trackers.

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