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Nicomadri π©π
@nicknymus
Iβm preparing for a marathon in november πββοΈπββοΈ. Please I need serious recomendations on how yo train such a long run like a marathon. Iβm sure I will do complete it under 5 hours. That is my goal β
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meatspace
@meatspace
Rewind to highschool bio and remember those 2 energy systems in your muscle cells that make ATP: glycolysis = 2 ATP; Krebs/mitochondria makes 34β¦much more efficient. You need to train the low-intensity system that makes the 34, and the only way to do that is a huge volume of low-intensity exercise.
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meatspace
@meatspace
If you do much high intensity, your body will get too fatigued to sustain the large quantity of low-intensity training required. So that means as much running time at a conversational pace (i.e. you can chat) pace as your body can handle. Itβs way slower than you would think, at first
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