I made the switch from the track to marathon because I needed a new challenge. I felt I’d accomplished all that I wanted on the track and started to think, What’s next? For the type of person I am, I need a challenge to motivate me and make me hungry.
I didn’t need to dramatically change my training, though, it was just tweaking a few things, like longer tempo efforts and a longer long run. I was already running 120 to 130 miles a week, which didn’t need to change.
The hardest part about the switch was not being able