The sheer elation of doing something only a very small minority of the world will achieve is the reason that so many runners take on the challenge of the marathon – the ultimate running goal.

To meet the challenge of running 26.2 miles will take commitment, compromise and sacrifice. But by having taken up the challenge, you can stand proud as you prepare to take on something truly amazing.

The hardest part of any marathon is not race day itself, but the steps taken to arrive on the start line feeling fit and ready for the challenge ahead. No matter how effective your programme may be, it’s important to adapt your training as you go to prevent your fitness levels plateauing as your body finds its comfort zone. To help, our team of dedicated runners, including our Sports Science Team have developed our online running hub to make sure you walk up to that start line ready to run the race of your life.

Constantly updated, the pages offer you:

Training and nutritional plans
Designed by Endurance Sport Consultant, Martin Yelling (PhD), and our very own Sports Scientist, Gareth Nicholas, these guides provide a comprehensive 16 week training plan including, for the first time, detailed nutritional information to help maximise your running

Running Tools

Whether you are still finding your running legs or know your own ability, the Lucozade Sport Running Tools will help you really get the most of your running. Establishing and understanding your pace is a vital part of achieving your own individual running goals so make sure you head to the website to use our Race Time Predictor, Pace Converter and Pace Band maker. These will help you set your pace in training and ensure you don’t overdo it early on in the race.

Advice on demand

As a team of dedicated and passionate runners we know how daunting it can be preparing for a race of any distance and that many complications can develop along the way. That’s why we have our team of Sports Scientists on hand and on demand to help you with any queries you have on nutrition or training. Through their continuously updated blog pages you can draw upon their advice and experience plus read comments from other runners.

Join the team

We as runners need to move with the times and our website is a reflection of this. Make sure you sign up to our monthly newsletter to get information on competitions, new training tools, events and much, much more.

The best products for the best races

Lucozade Sport would like to congratulate every runner taking up the challenge of the Edinburgh Marathon with an exclusive discount on the entire sports nutrition range. Head to www.lucozadeshop.com and enter EDBM29 at the check out to save £5 when you spend £30

To find out more visit www.lucozade.com/running