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* For the few days after the first marathon, do some gentle running. The best cure for [[Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness]] is more exercise, but only a small amount. 'Hair of the dog that bit you' runs will help speed up the recovery. These [[Recovery Runs]] will not build or improve fitness - that is not the goal, so don't push it.
* If you are injured from the first race, be realistic. It's not worth crippling yourself to finish the second race. Discuss your injury with other experienced marathon runners to get their advice. They can give you valuable perspective.
* [[Long Run|Long runs ]] will not give you any benefit for the second marathon, though they would help with future marathons (maybe). The benefits of endurance running take about 3 weeks to be realized.
* Once you feel the soreness is gone, start training in earnest. I would focus on doing marathon paced running for short to medium distance. Getting used to marathon pace will help program your mind and body to optimize for that pace. If the marathon pace is not easy (after recovery from the last race) for 6-10 miles, then think carefully about your goals.
* Limit your longest run to about 13 miles at marathon pace. If you feel you want to do more than that, add in a few miles at tempo pace rather than going further. For instance (10MP + 1T + 1MP + 1T), (9MP + 3T + 1MP) or similar would work well.