I read this article, How to hack a marathon if you aren’t a runner, and found that it is very interesting. The author managed to finish the marathon in 4 hours and 28 minutes without training.
Here's how he hacked it:
- Don’t plan on running the whole thing
- Take 4 Advil an hour before the race (Not recommended by physicians, but it’s what we did.)
- Take a walking break at every mile marker
- Eat half a banana whenever you see one
- Take two waters at ever water station
- Eat no more than 3 Gu energy packs because our stomachs didn’t like them
- Take bathroom breaks
- Walk every hill
- Meet interesting people and use conversation to kill the pain
- Put bandaids on your nipples to prevent bleeding