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New research suggests 99.8 percent of people experience some level of pain during a marathon, with 80 percent experiencing an intense level.
This may be due to injuries, hilly training routes, or high-intensity efforts during training could have carried over to the race day.
To mitigate pain during a marathon, embrace low-intensity, steady-state running and recovery during training, and don’t be afraid to slow down or stop to stretch during the race itself.
If you’ve ever run a marathon or honestly, even if you haven’t you know how taxing it can be on your body. During a long-distance race like this, the majority of participants experience some level of pain. In fact, a recent study suggests only 0.2 percent people don’t report any pain.
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The 2021 Runner’s World Fitness Awards
We sweat-tested the latest products for at-home workouts and modified routines. Feb 19, 2021
How we train has changed. With gyms closed or restricted, and masks a must for outdoor runs amongst crowds, the tools and gear we needed to not just sweat but stay healthy and motivated has evolved. That’s why our annual Fitness Awards focuses on what made the biggest impact on our home workouts and modified routines from free apps, to home gym essentials, to investment pieces that are worth every penny.
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in tasks that extend over time such as a training run or race people tend to put most of their effort into the start and finish, and much less into the middle.
While it’s human nature to do this, there are a few ways you can approach this lower point of effort, such as adding in sprints to the middle of your runs to mix things up or gradually building intensity over time.
Do you typically begin your runs like a racehorse coming out of the gate and end your runs with a recharged kick, but find the middle miles to be the most grueling part? Well, you’re definitely not alone.