This volume covers the aspects of training and preparation necessary for a runner to complete a marathon successfully. Suitable for all aspiring marathoners, it guides the reader though the running maze and offers detailed chapters on training complications, nutrition and injuries. Each chapter contains information based on the author"s own experiences, as well as useful recommendations and accurate chapter summaries. The book provides a built-in training diary that can be used to monitor daily training progress and there is also a chapter intended specifically for women. This looks at how to cope with a range of factors that can adversely affect a woman"s training.