Different people have different reasons for joining a marathon. I have found that out when I joined my first race. I was signing up because of my father more than anything else. He is a former athlete and I have always felt that he was a little disappointed in me that I did not follow in his footsteps and had become a jock of some sort. I knew that when I was in high school he was always looking forward to me telling him that I have joined some team of some kind. I did not want him to feel that way towards me so I took up running a few months ago with the aim of signing up for a marathon and then surprising him with the news that I was able to finish the race. Now a lot of guys out there join a marathon to prove how tough they are, while others are in it purely for the recreation. Like I said different people have different reasons. Now when I was looking for a good training program to use I discovered the 100 Day Marathon Plan Ebook. This is a program that was created by Dr. Marius Bakken and I was convinced to use it because of his background more than anything else. Bakken used to compete in the Olympics and other top long distance running events in the world and that was where he gained knowledge about the different training principles from the top runners in the world. I started using Dr. Bakken’s plan in my training and now I am making fast progress. Now I am sure that I will be able to finish my first marathon. I have that much faith in the training program that I am now using. I certainly recommend this program to anyone who is planning on running a marathon. Whatever your reasons are for joining a race, this is your ticket to finishing it.

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