It's a 26 mile walk/jog marathon to benefit many non profit organizations. I've never entered a marathon before but I've always wanted to. This is a very real goal for me, something to reach and look forward to.

It's in May, so I have two months to train for this. Anyone who has any advice or can share some of their own marathon experiences would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Wow, congratulations. Ditto on the not being able to give you any advice. I have seen some threads that might be helpful in the exercise section. Good luck and please keep us posted. Maybe a thread where you post your training or ???

WOw...that is fantastic. The only thing that comes close to that is I did the Boston Walk for Hunger back in 94. I believe it was also 26 miles....but I did not train. I really do not know what I was thinking. It was really stupid of me not to train. I could not even move the next day. SO, I am glad you are training for it. The only advice I can give you is wear comfortable shoes and socks. I had so many blisters. May is such a nice time of year! Keep us posted!

Walk everyday! I haven't done anything this long either.. just a 12km walk. I agree with the comfy socks and shoes thing, and as weird as this sounds, I noticed when I held my arms up, almost like I was pumping them it helped. Lots of stretching, and the right kinda food before! Goodluck!

-Aimee

I'm training for a marathon too, but mine is in September, so I guess you don't want to wait for my advice once I've done it! Try to find a structured programme to train to, and build up your long sessions gradually. I've read that for a beginner you don't need to go much above 18-20 miles in training as the adrenaline on the way will get you the rest of the way round.