How to train for a strong marathon finish: #runningtips

How to Run a Strong Marathon at Runner's World

How to train for a strong marathon finish: #runningtips

Effective pacing is key to a successful marathon, but what separates winners from runners-up is often the ability to kick into a higher gear in the last miles. As a racing analyst, I get some up-close views of to-the-line battles, such as the one this spring when two runners in Rotterdam broke 2:05—finishing just 28 seconds off the world record. The lead runners and their pacesetters stuck together at a 2:05 marathon pace until mile 18. At that point, the course headed downhill, and Kenyans Duncan Kibet and James Kwambai quickly separated themselves from the rest of the pack by running their next 5-K in a remarkable 14:18, the fastest 5-K split of the race. Late in the race, Kwambai surged twice, but in the final meters, Kibet found one last gear and zipped by his fellow countryman. After 26.2 miles, milliseconds separated the two runners; both were timed at 2:04:27, makin...

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