100 day marathon review

by Rick
(southport UK)

Just posting a short 100 day marathon review from Rick here :

"Dear Marius,
I am following your 2.45 program, today I raced the Parbold hill race a 7 mile X/c event which I have run for 15 years.
Today I got my highest ever placing, finishing 23rd out of 500.
Who would have thought at almost 49 years old I could turn back the clock and run my very best!
Awesome :] i think the fact that your program never pushes over 10k effort stops me from burning out, in the past I would always do my intervals flat out!
I look forward to following the rest of your programe up to the London marathon.
Cheers Rick

Answer: Good to hear about your results, Rick and thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work leading into London !

Kind regards,
Marius

Back from 100 day marathon review to marathon training schedule

I'm often asked what shoes I personally recommend to help stay injury free while running (on the 100 day plan) so I'll add a little bit about it at the end of these Q and A's.

Good shoes are crucial if you want to stay injury free during your marathon journey. In general, the best is to find a shoe that fits your feet according to your foot type.

However, these three shoes will do an excellent job with their mild correction - and will work for most runners :

The most sold running shoes ever - and by every model seems to get better and better. About the same weight as the Kayano but the fit is a little bit different.

The 2150 is a great alternative for the faster work you'll be doing in the 100 day plan. It is one of the few shoes that "feels" like a lightweight one but at the same time has more than enough stabilty to prevent injuries with the marathon type length of some of the interval sessions.

A tips for international (non-US) runners : check out roadrunnerssports.com : Example : Asics Kayano (RoadRunnerssports) they ship worldwide and it can really save you some money on your shoes.