Planning the Marathon Day

I just completed my 7th marathon in a period of 3 yrs. This has given me enough experience to plan the marathon and just run for fun.

The first and foremost planning is required for food.

Food mix should be such to provide energy for most part of the race. I being a veggie, prefered to have brown bread,Missi bread and Maize bread, veggie with lots of potato, lentils, milk, fruits and nuts. The meal should be divided into small servings and should consume it at regular intervals. The basic principle of intake is just right. It means not too heavy, not too light. The fundamental is that we should not starve.

Second most important is to have right clothes for the Race day. Play dry stuff is the best. Lots of branded products are available in the market eg. Nike, Reebok and now asics will be available.

Running gears are most important. This time running has given me the insight to wear right pouch which should have only main essentials. If we running with 1/2 kg. It will be too much for us to gain speed in the initial 1 hr.

This time i found good elite running socks. This was good and my feet were very happy to have them. Shoes is the vital element which should not be too old (which has run more than 100 miles) and too young (not less than 50 miles older).

Cap should be such which will help the head to breathe.

This time I ran with out the knee caps which means entire leg was able to breathe and I felt very comfortable in the run.

Experience speaks better than any thing else.