You can train for a marathon on your own if you have the dedication to do all of the training exercises. Check out your local running program, if there is one, to see if they have a training program. If not, check out a personal marathon trainer who has ideas on what to do.
In fact one should not participate in marathon race without proper cardio vascular structure of the participant, otherwise one may encounter heart problems by joining marathon race without proper training before hand.
One can participate at the Comrades marathon by simply going on to the Comrades maraton website and submitting an online entry. It is as simple as that.
There are many marathon training plans available online. Many are aimed at beginners who have little or no experience with running. Almost with no exception these plans focus on easy running only and get you to run 20 miles once or twice during the training cycle. This generally leaves you under-prepared for the marathon. A good marathon training plan combines easy running with faster running (tempo running and intervals). It also contains test runs / training races that give you a good sense of what you are capable of on race day. One of the best marathon training programs available today is 100 Day Marathon Plan by Marius Bakken. The approach is modern and fresh. In addition to several different marathon running programs sorted by finish time his program also contains videos, written information and the ability to ask questions. An older good marathon training program is Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger and Douglas. Their marathon plans are sorted based on the number of miles you want to do and is accompanied by an enormous amount of useful information.
13.1 is the distance of a half marathon. I am training for my 7th half marathon and considering getting one.
You should be able to jog / walk a marathon if you have no major medical problems ..... running one or finishing in any kind of decent time would require lots of training unless you are already a marathon conditioned athlete.
To find a personal coach to train you for a marathon, I would first try the gym, and then try the local yellow pages...This site may offer you some insight...www.runnersworld.com Training Training Plans
There are a number of websites that provide good guides for people wanting to learn about marathon running. For example, there are training guides on sites such as Runner's World, Marathon Rookie or Cool Running that provide good tips and advice on how to train and run a marathon. Alternatively, there a number of good guides you can purchase, such as 'The Expert's Guide to Marathon Running', 'The Marathon and Half-Marathon', or 'Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide'.
There are several programs available to help you train for a half marathon. A couple of popular ones are Hal Hingdon's (www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon) and Jeff Galloway's (www.jeffgalloway.com/training/half_marathon.html) schedules. There are also several personal trainers that offer training for this event. You'll have to find one in your area.
To become a Licensed Vocational Nurse, one needs to have a high school diploma and a certificate for completing the training program. The training program takes one year to complete.
One may participate in an indoor cycling program at "Spynergy Cycling Studio". One may also try out the programs offered by "D'Ornellas Fitness Factory".
The most obvious way to learn how to sing is to get singing lessons from a vocal coach. If one cannot do that then one can use a vocal training program. 'Wikihow' has a training program one can follow including how to warm up, breathing, finding the right range. 'Singing Success' has a similar training program.
Depending on where one lives, there are many options. If one is located in the U.K., Quarctic Training has a full-time CFA program. There is a CFA training program at John Molson School of Business in Canada.