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anyone run in or train for a marathon
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| tranzformer |
| i want to run one in like 2-3 yrs and I am starting to get back into shape. I am up to running about 3-4 miles a day, 5 days a week. Just curious what you did to get to the level you were at. |
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| TranceGiant |
| better: ask drizzt81 |
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| Floorfiller |
| +i don't think running a marathon is that hard...doing it with a good time is another thing, but if you just want to run one...just do it... |
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| Orbax |
swimming and biking are key, the cardio is killer.
Start runnign at 2 am, in the dark, as far as you can and then turn around and force yourself to run back. I was running 10-12 daytime 15+ night time. and it was a lot easier.
work out the legs, the quads, hams etc.
find the pace that keeps your head from bobbing up and down, and just say to yourself "Am I quitting because i WANT to or because I HAVE to"
its a big mental challenge.
I found that the more I worked out that better my running was. doing a 50/50 with carbs and protein and getting lots of veggies helped.
good nights sleeps, very little drinking. and THE RIGHT SHOES!!!
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Saucony Jazz Suede :D |
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| torontotrance |
Yup, I'm the one to ask about training but I have not yet run a marathon. I'll run one in 2006, I'm not going to attempt to run a marathon without training. A friend of mine who is in his 40's runs marathons and he even qualified for Boston (which you must qualify within a certain time). He told me that the marathon is physical, which you say no but he said the biggest part of the marathon is mental because he says you feel pain, your body tells you to stop, your mind is a wreck but you have to push on.
I run 30-45 mins a day (it will be more at some point), I'm slowly increasing the distance, the rule of thumb, don't increase your distance more than 10% of the total. Orbax is right about the shoes, I run with saucony, they take a terrible beating and keep going.
You also have to eat right as well, you cannot be eating fast food daily to do this. I started walking a km then running a bit and slowly built it up. I was told try the 5km races then 10km races then 15 km races then half marathons, while building the distance up. It's serious business if you want to run a marathon tho, you need to take the conditioning seriously or just don't bother. They have a few books on amazon about running marathons. I've read 1 and I know that running a marathon (26 miles or 42km) is no joke or picnic and it takes a while to get yourself into shape. I dunno if I'll run one by 2006, I want to run one by 2008 but I intend to run a few marathons. |
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| UWM |
I run the same course every day, it's about 4.8 miles, but I'm not training for anything. I'm just trying to stay in shape.
And ask ... drizzt? About marathon training. |
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| torontotrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
I run the same course every day, it's about 4.8 miles, but I'm not training for anything. I'm just trying to stay in shape.
And ask ... drizzt? About marathon training. |
that's the difference, some run for fitness, some run for competition in marathons. I started with fitness and decided heck I will run a marathon at some point. |
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| Vivid Boy |
in september ill be running a marathon for breasts
...cancer |
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| DigitalMP |
| Eric's never trained, but he's "been trained", if you know what I mean. |
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| EriK_V |
| it's all about hitting the wall at mile 18 |
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| Orbax |
Theres a few walls :D
yeah, ill also add that mixing in street and x-country runs and hikes with track days is huge. You may think you are running a certain pace or what not, but take a watch and do some miles see what youre averaging.
Great things to stimulate growth are intervals.
Sprint 200m, run 400, sprint 200, etc...
do that for 2 miles
kicks your ass. You HAVE to challenge yourself if you want to see any time gains or endurance. |
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