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I’ve been running for 10 years, and most of the time, I’d say you can largely fly by the seat of your pants with regards to prepping for your races. The hard exception to that rule is marathons, or indeed anything longer than a marathon.

If you fail to prepare for a marathon, with regard to your kit and nutrition, you might not be preparing to fail, but you’re certainly setting yourself up for a rough time of it.

To complete 26.2 miles in relative comfort, you need tried-and-tested shoes and kit, nutrition you’ve practiced with, and some kind of plan in place to combat chafing. For there will be chafing.

Fortunately for those preparing for a marathon this Spring, the [Amazon Big Spring Sale](https://www.tomsguide.com/live/news/amazon-spring-prime-day-last-minute-deals-worth-buying-picked-by-deals-experts) has come at the perfect time, and many essential products I’ve used for marathons and marathon training myself are reduced.

That includes shoes — both comfort-focused options like the Brooks Glycerin Max and speedy carbon racers like the New Balance SC Elite v4 — watches like the Garmin Forerunner 165, and headphones like the [Shokz OpenRun Pro 2](https://www.tomsguide.com/audio/headphones/i-ran-every-day-with-the-shokz-openrun-pro-2-for-two-weeks-theyre-the-perfect-bone-conduction-headphones-for-runners#mrfhud=true).

I’ve picked out a selection of useful products available in the sale below, and if you’re suddenly very concerned about chafing, I’d skip straight to the A[nti Monkey Butt Anti-Chafing Stick, which is reduced to $8 at Amazon](https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=45724&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FAnti-Monkey-Butt-Chafing-Friction%2Fdp%2FB0BK1V34YZ%3Ftag%3Dftr-tomsguide-us-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtomsguide-us-8152028523776012088-20). That could be the best $8 you ever spend.

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Nick Harris-Fry is an experienced health and fitness journalist, writing professionally since 2012. He spent nine years working on the Coach magazine and website before moving to the fitness team at Tom’s Guide in 2024. Nick is a keen runner and also the founder of YouTube channel [The Run Testers](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOBM9FasII4dKbyE_HKkbjw), which specialises in reviewing running shoes, watches, headphones and other gear.

Nick ran his first marathon in 2016 and became obsessed with the sport. He now has PBs of 2hr 25min for the marathon and 15min 30sec for 5K. Nick is also a qualified Run Leader in the UK.

Nick is an established expert in the fitness area and along with writing for many publications, including [Live Science](https://www.livescience.com/author/nick-harris-fry), [Expert Reviews](https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/authors/nick-harris-fry), [Wareable](https://www.wareable.com/author/n.harris-fry), [Coach](https://www.coachweb.com/author/nick-harris-fry) and [Get Sweat Go](https://www.getsweatgo.com/author/n.harrisfry), he has been quoted on [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2024/oct/20/if-you-pay-more-than-4-youre-being-ripped-off-the-fair-price-for-14-everyday-items-from-cleaning-spray-to-olive-oil) and [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/london-marathon-2021-date-training-tips-summer-running-a9482486.html).