Laufcampus: Endurance running, tempo training and regeneration are the three basic building blocks to successfully complete a marathon. The most important training component is regeneration – in this phase, performance is renewed.
Optimal food intake is crucial for this process, more on that at the end of this article. The required duration of the recovery periods depends on the type of load and the intensity of the previous training sessions. After particularly stressful events such as marathon runs, a recovery period of several weeks may be required.