bugatti Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Well, I officially made the plunge and signed up for a full marthon. I have completed both the Derby Festival Half-Marthon and St. Jude's Half-Marthon over the past 10 months, and I have somehow convinced myself I can do the full 26.2 miles. :scared: http://www.cmmarathon.com/home.html I know threetimelover may be in Nashville on April 25th to cheer me on I know we have some that have completed/attempted marathon's before... any helpful advice? I did 17 miles this past Saturday. I got through it pretty well. With that said, the weather was horrendous. Constant rain and wind left me really contemplating calling someone to pick me up. I made it though
woodsrider Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Well, I officially made the plunge and signed up for a full marthon. I have completed both the Derby Festival Half-Marthon and St. Jude's Half-Marthon over the past 10 months, and I have somehow convinced myself I can do the full 26.2 miles. :scared: http://www.cmmarathon.com/home.html I know threetimelover may be in Nashville on April 25th to cheer me on I know we have some that have completed/attempted marathon's before... any helpful advice? I did 17 miles this past Saturday. I got through it pretty well. With that said, the weather was horrendous. Constant rain and wind left me really contemplating calling someone to pick me up. I made it though Good luck. I will try a marathon one of these days but not any time soon. Sounds like you off to a good start with the 17 miles in bad weather.
nkuclubbaseball19 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I have thought about training for a marathon but I will have to work my way up it. I did a ton of running in high school for soccer and know I can get in shape. It's the mental part of it that will be the toughest.
threetimelover Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Well, I officially made the plunge and signed up for a full marthon. I have completed both the Derby Festival Half-Marthon and St. Jude's Half-Marthon over the past 10 months, and I have somehow convinced myself I can do the full 26.2 miles. :scared: http://www.cmmarathon.com/home.html I know threetimelover may be in Nashville on April 25th to cheer me on I know we have some that have completed/attempted marathon's before... any helpful advice? I did 17 miles this past Saturday. I got through it pretty well. With that said, the weather was horrendous. Constant rain and wind left me really contemplating calling someone to pick me up. I made it though You know, if I didn't have a soccer tourney in Huntsville, AL and a middle school baseball tourney in Hoptown that weekend, I would totally be there at the finish line!:clap: Seriously, good luck to you. I'll be there with you in spirit!:ylsuper:
bugatti Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 I have thought about training for a marathon but I will have to work my way up it. I did a ton of running in high school for soccer and know I can get in shape. It's the mental part of it that will be the toughest. Obviously the pain of it all sucks; but you are right on the mental part. Trying to wrap my head around myself jogging for 4 hours or so (assuming nothing goes wrong), is the biggest battle. Thank god for the iPod. The other thing I am worried about is "hitting the wall." You read about it all the time and it normally kicks in around the 18-22 mile mark. I packed a ziploc bag full of raisins on this past run. The rain kept my hydrated enough I plan on this being my only time to ever do this. It is a lot of work and time devoted on the weekends.
woodsrider Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I have always read that the last 6 or so miles is totally mental.
halfback20 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 You are tough. I hate running with a passion. I'm sure I could run around 5 miles right now...but I'd hate every single second of it. I run a mile every other day just to do it...and I plan on bumping up my total to 1 1/2 miles this week...but I'm going to hate it. A lot...
bugatti Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 You are tough. I hate running with a passion. I'm sure I could run around 5 miles right now...but I'd hate every single second of it. I run a mile every other day just to do it...and I plan on bumping up my total to 1 1/2 miles this week...but I'm going to hate it. A lot... I used to be in your shoes (no pun intendend), HB20. The iPod really changed some things as far as disliking it and also having a running group helps.
woodsrider Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I also use to hate running but after doing it for awhile I got to where I enjoy it. I still don't care for running on a treadmill, which is where I do 90% of my running any more, but love to run outside. I would also agree with bugatti that listening to an ipod really helps.
Cameraman Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 If you ever catch me running PLEASE shoot the person behind me.
halfback20 Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I used to be in your shoes (no pun intendend), HB20. The iPod really changed some things as far as disliking it and also having a running group helps. I have an iPod touch, so IMO running with it is just a hassle. Plus the head phones don't stay in my ears very well while running. Any suggestions?
bugatti Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 I have an iPod touch, so IMO running with it is just a hassle. Plus the head phones don't stay in my ears very well while running. Any suggestions?Mine never fall out. I know they have the type that loop around the back of your ears that can help.
woodsrider Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 I have an iPod touch, so IMO running with it is just a hassle. Plus the head phones don't stay in my ears very well while running. Any suggestions? I had the same problem so I bought a pair of head phones that had the pieces that go around your ears, like the ones below.
GatorFan Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 If you ever catch me running PLEASE shoot the person behind me. :laugh:
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