The skills we've learned in this class don't apply just to marathoning - they apply to life! Just like you never know what the next step in a marathon will bring, so too, you never know what will happen next in life.

I just feel better when I run, plus it helps me to cope with things in general.

One participant in the program explained it like this: 'I'm doing this for me - not for others or the time clock.

You don't have to love to run - you don't even have to like it - but you have to realize that you are capable of more than you have ever thought possible. What makes the success rate of this program so much higher than any other? The special emphasis on the psychological aspects of endurance activities. This book follows the same 16-week, four-day-a-week workout plan. That is approximately 200 students - all first time marathoners and many with absolutely no running background. The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer is based on the highly successful marathon class offered by the University of Northern Iowa, which was featured in a Runner's World article titled 'Marathoning 101.' The class has been offered five times over 10 years, and all but one student finished the marathon.

Are these words you wouldn't exactly use to describe yourself? Do you consider yourself too old or too out of shape to run a marathon? But somewhere deep inside have you always admired the people who could reach down and come up with the mental and physical strength to complete such a daunting and rewarding accomplishment? It doesn't have to be somebody else crossing the finish line.

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