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Running Multiple or Consecutive MarathonsBy Rick Morris
Are you a marathon-a-holic? Do you need to enter a 12 step addiction program for marathon runners? Do you have a problem limiting yourself to one or two marathons per year? Don’t worry, there’s no need to hide your problem. Come out in the open and fully admit your habit – You love running and you’re addicted to marathon running.Is your habit a bad one? – Not at all. Running is one of the most healthful and rewarding activities you can perform. Can you run too much? Yep, you can certainly over train. Over training syndrome is one the more common running maladies and doing too many marathons without sufficient rest is probably the most sure way to guarantee you will begin to suffer from that syndrome. Running multiple marathons can also cause mental burnout, muscle injuries and joint problems.If running multiple or consecutive marathons can result in all those nasty consequences, should you really be doing it? Many runners have heard the rule of thumb that you should only run one marathon per year in order to avoid over training and injury problems. Should you limit yourself to one marathon per year and ignore your love of marathon running. The answer to that is a very indisputable maybe or maybe not!There is just not one answer to that question. There are some runners that would struggle mightily to run more that one marathon per year while others can do a couple per month with no problems. It depends upon your running experience level, your fitness level, how quickly you tend to recover and how hard you run each marathon.There have been a number of long distance runners that have completed mind boggling marathon feats. Ultra marathoner Dean Karnazes completed a staggering 50 marathons in 50 days in 1996. In 2008, Larry Macon, a 63 year old lawyer ran 105 marathons breaking the old record of 99 in one year. According to runningbarefoot.org, Todd Byers holds the barefoot marathon record with 15 in one year. How did these runners do it? They gradually trained and strengthened their bodies to withstand that much mileage over many years. Karnazes is an ultra marathon runner who consistently completes runs of 30 miles or more. Macon gradually built up from 1 marathon at age 49 to his record attempt at age 63. Does that mean you can’t run multiple marathons without a decade or more of experience? No you can do them, but you need to run them using an intelligent and well thought out plan. You need to challenge yourself but stay within reasonable limits.Here are my recommendations on running consecutive or multiple marathons for various types of runners. Keep in mind that you should never follow generic guidelines blindly. Always adapt these suggestions to your own situation. Listen to your body. If you need more recovery time you should either include more rest or decrease both your running intensity and distance.The tables below break down marathon runner levels into two categories - recreational runners and competitors. A recreational runner is an athlete that runs marathons at a moderate pace with a goal of simply finishing. A competitor is an experienced runner that runs marathons at a hard pace and runs for either time or competition.N/R = Not Recommended
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