How should I prepare for a marathon on an elliptical machine?
I recently got excited about the idea of running a marathon on an elliptical machine after reading this post on livestrong.org:
Colonel Mastrianna, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Manpower, Personnel, and Services deputy director, completed 37.5 miles in five hours on an elliptical machine. www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123215029
I would like to ask how should I prepare to run a 26.21 mile marathon on an elliptical machine. So far I have done up to 2/3 in 3 hours, not feeling any knee/ankle pain, which is the reason why I am doing this in the elliptical machine and not a road marathon.
What clothing should I wear or avoid?
What/when is best to eat beforehand?
What is best to drink during?
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Congratulations! I am doing the same thing although I am starting with a half marathon. I am new to running for long periods of time. I made sure I had a good base running of 30 minutes four days per week before I started the training for the half. I then picked a half 12 week training program for a half marathon that slowly increases by distance each Sunday. I have two rest days per week. I am entering week four so now the real work begins. Best of luck to you and I am so happy to see there are others who want to run on the elliptical.
Your questions suggest to me that you have not done major distance on an elliptical machine (or the road) before. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you treat this like a road marathon and follow all the normal advice for that e.g. if you can do 10km now then a 4 month programme will have you in shape to complete this.
Clothing, nutrition and hydration: As part of your training you will be doing long workouts. Trial a range of options and find what works for you. The standard marathon advice will apply.
Lastly, what don't you just do a road marathon? Much easier to train for than being in the same room for hours.
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