What are you training for?
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greghenley1 wrote: »My wife just surprised me with a registration for the Dopey Challenge at Disney World in January. Not quite sure if she is trying to kill me or just wanted a trip to Disney?!?!? So, that's what I'm training for along with a local half and full in October.
She realizes that you will be in no condition to enjoy the parks after that right? I had a few friends do it last year and they said the 2:30-3:00 am wake up calls were awful. My wife has wanted me to do this since they offered it 3 year's ago, but I've never pulled the trigger. Good luck.0 -
A coworker of mine did it two years ago. He said the o'dark thirty starts were really tough (asked me if I knew that they started that early? Yes, I read the website). I haven't done it since Disney is not necessarily high on our list of places to go.0
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Only 39 days to my first half marathon - Empire State HM in Syracuse.5
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@katharmonic - How exciting...you have been training hard...you will do great!0
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Training for my first 10K in November. I did my first 5K April 2nd and shocked myself when I came in 3rd for my group. I ran another 5K in June and hit 3rd again. So I found a 10K far enough that I can get some serious training in prep for it. I'm hoping I can at least hit bronze again.3
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Hi. The main event i'm training for is a 100 miler in July next year.
I also have a 50 miler booked for April.
I've never done an Ultra before and will be my first marathon in a week or so.2 -
I've been training for my 1st half marathon for October 1st. I then start training for my 1st marathon for the end of February with another HM scheduled in December. After my marathon, I want to focus on trail racing.0
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I'm seldom actually training for anything specific. Just training for overall fitness, and my own sanity.2
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My next "big race" is on April 29th. I'll be running a 50k trail race, (my first ultra!) in Wisconsin, the Chippewa 50K Trail race in Wisconsin. I just took a first pass at building a training schedule but I'm sure I'll be tweaking it many times before it starts, sometime in mid November. That's a somewhat subjective start though, as I'll be structuring all my training from here on out to build up to that. I just wanna run, and I wanna run long.0
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@7lenny7 Wow, and good luck! I was born and raised in Wisconsin (hence the profile pic...) I love trail racing, but I can't even think about tackling something so long until I see how I do in my marathon next year.0
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BeeerRunner wrote: »I love trail racing, but I can't even think about tackling something so long until I see how I do in my marathon next year.
@BeeerRunner I was the same way. Until I ran my first HM in October of last year, a full was out of the question. Until I ran my first full last May, an ultra was out of the question. Now I believe that once I have a successful 50K, I'll want to tackle a 50 mile race, and so on. My ultimate goal is to finish the Superior 100 Mile race some day. I don't know if I'll ever get there, but that's a stretch goal.
BTW, my favorite New Glarus beer is Uff-Da Bock.
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@7lenny7 the superior 100 is on my bucket list, since I'm so slope to thr area1
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[@BeeerRunner I was the same way. Until I ran my first HM in October of last year, a full was out of the question. Until I ran my first full last May, an ultra was out of the question. Now I believe that once I have a successful 50K, I'll want to tackle a 50 mile race, and so on. My ultimate goal is to finish the Superior 100 Mile race some day. I don't know if I'll ever get there, but that's a stretch goal.
BTW, my favorite New Glarus beer is Uff-Da Bock.
@7lenny7 I'll have to check that beer out...thanks for the tip!! I'm going to WI in November so I'm going to stock up on New Glarus since we'll be road tripping. I've got a fridge in the garage that can hold plenty of beer!!
I'm doing my 1st HM next weekend and have my 1st marathon in February. I'm totally comfortable with the HM distance, but the full marathon distance is still very intimidating. We'll see how I feel come February!!
After the marathon, I am planning to go to as many races as possible in the Xterra Texas trail running series. Most of those are 15Ks to HMs though.0 -
I'm currently training for my next half marathon -- Marin County at the end of April. I live on the east coast, but my cousin lives out in San Francisco, so I'll be visiting her and we both will be running the race!!1
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This thread is almost a year old, and it's that time of year again. Just like last year, I'm training for the Boston Marathon. I have a few minor races between now and then, but Boston dominates the training schedule.2
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Same as last year... half marathon in May, then 10k in November1
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I haven't actually signed up yet, but I'm 95% sure I will... and if I keep telling everyone I'm going to do it, then I pretty much have to, right?!
I'm going to do the 12K Nebraska Trail Run on 4/1/17. Must train hard between now and then. I don't expect to win, but my goal is to not be in last place and to do the best I can given training time.3 -
Having had to downgrade from the Marathon to the Half last March at the Larmer Tree races, I'm now working towards the Marathon again his year. White Star Season Ticket this year, so four Marathons and two 12 hour ultras this year, including a back to back; 12 hours Saturday with a full on the Sunday morning
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Training for my first half marathon in the first of April. 2016 was my first year to enter any race. That first 5K went well so I did another and then a 10K and a couple virtuals. After the 10K, I decided to try training for a half and will run it in the same race I ran my first 5K last year.4
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Like @MobyCarp, I have a few minor races between now and then, but I am also training for Boston. Unlike @MobyCarp , this will be my first time running Boston and I am already nervous about my training. not looking to PR, but hoping for an enjoyable, memorable race. As long as I cross the finish line, I will be ecstatic!5
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Training for my first marathon. Only 149 days left!4
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Training for the Pittsburgh Marathon in May and Ragnar Relay PA in June. I will do a half sometime in March and maybe run the 10 miler in April as well.4
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I have a few races this year, so I'm pretty much training non-stop. Have a marathon in 6 weeks and then a 50km 3 weeks after that.
I then have back to back to back 30 miles, at the end of May, a 50 miler at the start of July and a 60 miler at the start of September. October is back to back 30 milers, ending the year with a marathon in November.
Then start training all over again for 2018, though looking to fill in the empty months in 2018 with a few new races.7 -
I have a few races this year, so I'm pretty much training non-stop. Have a marathon in 6 weeks and then a 50km 3 weeks after that.
I then have back to back to back 30 miles, at the end of May, a 50 miler at the start of July and a 60 miler at the start of September. October is back to back 30 milers, ending the year with a marathon in November.
Then start training all over again for 2018, though looking to fill in the empty months in 2018 with a few new races.
I am totally in awe of this.1 -
I have a few races this year, so I'm pretty much training non-stop. Have a marathon in 6 weeks and then a 50km 3 weeks after that.
I then have back to back to back 30 miles, at the end of May, a 50 miler at the start of July and a 60 miler at the start of September. October is back to back 30 milers, ending the year with a marathon in November.
Then start training all over again for 2018, though looking to fill in the empty months in 2018 with a few new races.
Slacker.
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I'm doing a winter race circuit (5k, 10k, 10 mile, half marathon, 30K) that runs between February - end of April. And Zion Half Marathon April 1 (two weekends in a row that I'll be doing a half marathon, one at Zion, the other for the WRC). Then a full (my first) in May.6
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@mountainrun73 - The Zion half is on my bucket list...looks amazing!!4
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lporter229 wrote: »@mountainrun73 - The Zion half is on my bucket list...looks amazing!!
Same here0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »lporter229 wrote: »@mountainrun73 - The Zion half is on my bucket list...looks amazing!!
Same here
Me too, but not this year. I love Zion. I don't live anywhere nearby, but have spent some time hiking there on a few trips. In fact, my profile photo was taken at the top of Angel's Landing.2 -
Yeah, I'm way too far away for it not to be a planned major family vacation....someday though....midwesterner85 wrote: »Me too, but not this year. I love Zion. I don't live anywhere nearby, but have spent some time hiking there on a few trips. In fact, my profile photo was taken at the top of Angel's Landing.
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