Marathon & Beyond -- The web site for marathoners and ultrarunners.

Marathon & Beyond -- The web site for marathoners and ultrarunners.: "Running a marathon has been viewed, and still is by many, as too extreme to be healthy. Certainly, the physical stress of running a marathon played some role in not holding a women's Olympic marathon race until 1984. On the flip side, casual runners think that if a pampered celebrity can run a marathon, it can't be all that strenuous. While marathon running is far from damaging, it should be respected for the physiological stress inflicted over its 26.2 miles."

(never home)maker: Long Run Fuel: Marathon Chunks

(never home)maker: Long Run Fuel: Marathon Chunks: "While I was training for my first marathon, I made sure to abide by the whole 'eat as you will on race day' rule for all my long runs. I religiously ingested strawberry, no-caffeine Clif Shots at miles 6, 13, and 20. During the actual race, I listened to another runner's last-minute advice and took one (or at least half of one) at each 'milestone' -- the 5K, 10K, 15K, Half Marathon, and 20 mile distances."

7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Running

7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Running: "Hindsight is 20/20. As I look back on nearly 13 years of competitive racing, I want to change a lot of my past training. I made a lot of mistakes – small decisions that resulted in an injury, a poor race, or missing half a year of running."