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Not All Pieces of Advice Works for Everyone
So, take everything with a grain of salt
Last past weekend, I ran my fifth marathon. Although it wasn’t my first, or second, or even my third, I still took it as seriously (if not, more seriously) than the others I’ve ran in the past. For me, this marathon was different because I had a very serious time goal in mind. I had also been training much longer and much harder than I did for the other ones. And during my training, I also did something else that was a bit new to my routine — I did a lot more research. Although I’ve studied up on best ways to train for a marathon before, I haven’t done so to the extent that I did this time around.
This time around, I looked at many different versions of various training plans rather than just relying on one single plan. I read up on the best types of foods to eat and read countless articles that shared a wealth of advice on what to do versus what not to do when marathon training. After looking at all of the different resources, tips, and tricks, the main thing that I noticed was that not all of them necessarily said the same thing. And not all of the different pieces of advice particularly worked for me.
Yes, there are surefire and steadfast pieces of advice that are timeless and frankly, just plain common sense. However, there are also pieces of…
