(Part 2) Top products from r/firstmarathon
We found 4 product mentions on r/firstmarathon. We ranked the 23 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Cool. Focus on ramping up your miles per week, you really should be higher than 20 right now for a Oct marathon. You have to watch out too, ramping up mileage too quickly can cause injury, which is what happened to me on my first go. Every other workout you're doing is fine, but when it comes to marathons it's all about the mpw.
As for 3:45 - so that's 8:34 pace. On your long runs start doing race pace tempo work. If you're doing 15-18 miles, do a 3 mile warmup at a slow pace, do 10-13 miles at 8:30 pace non-stop and then do a cool down to wrap up your milage. You want to get to the point that when you start your marathon at 8:30 pace you're so comfortable it feels like you're dragging, but at mile 20 trust me you'll be in a whole new world.
Nutrition-wise, you have to experiment on your long runs. Find what works for you and change nothing on race day. For general nutrition I follow this book.
http://www.amazon.com/Racing-Weight-Lean-Performance-Series/dp/1934030996
good luck!
I've been having decent results from You (Only Faster) by Greg McMillan. It goes into a lot of the mechanics on how to create your own plan from scratch. I've found it good for pushing both distances and speeds.
If you are just interested in completion and not pace, I highly recommend The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer by David Whitsett