How You Start a Marathon Makes or Breaks Your Race. Use These Tips to Pace the First Few Miles the Right Way.

You’ve made it to the starting line of your goal marathon. Running the right effort at the start of 26.2 is also especially tricky if this is your first marathon. Related Story Your Complete Guide to Running 26.2 Miles With ConfidenceFirst, Determine Your Goal Marathon PaceArriving at a starting line ready to execute begins with having a realistic goal. For Fairbanks, the first step in determining an athlete’s race pace is ensuring their easy runs are truly easy. Even if you end up 25 seconds slower than your goal pace, you can easily make that up over the course of 26.2 miles.”