What are you training for?

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  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    I plan to run my first HM on my 50th b'day on 11/4/17!!!
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
    edited July 2017
    Got 8 weeks until my 60 miler. Holy crap, that came around quickly. I really need to get in some long runs. Haven't done anything over 12 miles since March!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    FatMoojor wrote: »
    Got 8 weeks until my 60 miler. Holy crap, that came around quickly. I really need to get in some long runs. Haven't done anything over 12 miles since March!

    yikes! Good luck! trail or road?
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    First HM October 29th, just started training last week.
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
    FatMoojor wrote: »
    Got 8 weeks until my 60 miler. Holy crap, that came around quickly. I really need to get in some long runs. Haven't done anything over 12 miles since March!

    yikes! Good luck! trail or road?

    It's the Thames Path challenge, so a mix of both. Mostly gravel paths though.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    First marathon on Sept 17; feeling nervous

    Fifth marathon start on September 17, hopefully also fourth marathon finish. So, far, so good; last week was the first of 3 peak mileage weeks in my plan, and I'm feeling pretty healthy.
  • jurapak9960
    jurapak9960 Posts: 32 Member
    edited July 2017
    San Francisco marathon, next summer! My fiancee and I are getting married July 2018 and that will be one of our honeymoon adventures! Does anyone have any training tips or personal experience stories from that run? We just started a running Instagram page to keep us inspired, accountable and a learning tool for other runners that are trying to train as well towards a health or fitness goal! Since we have started running and gained inspiration from the myfitnesspal community, we have lost over 175 pounds from healthy eating and running! It's been so amazing to see what this community has to offer and how much it has helped us reach our goals and what we have accomplished since we have started. Check it out and show us your support @butteroadrunners on Instagram :)
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    San Francisco marathon, next summer! My fiancee and I are getting married July 2018 and that will be one of our honeymoon adventures! Does anyone have any training tips or personal experience stories from that run? We just started a running Instagram page to keep us inspired, accountable and a learning tool for other runners that are trying to train as well towards a health or fitness goal! Since we have started running and gained inspiration from the myfitnesspal community, we have lost over 175 pounds from healthy eating and running! It's been so amazing to see what this community has to offer and how much it has helped us reach our goals and what we have accomplished since we have started. Check it out and show us your support @butteroadrunners on Instagram :)

    Wow awesome story!! Good luck on your training, I will definitely follow you in IG. Ps I'm from Bozeman!
  • jurapak9960
    jurapak9960 Posts: 32 Member
    San Francisco marathon, next summer! My fiancee and I are getting married July 2018 and that will be one of our honeymoon adventures! Does anyone have any training tips or personal experience stories from that run? We just started a running Instagram page to keep us inspired, accountable and a learning tool for other runners that are trying to train as well towards a health or fitness goal! Since we have started running and gained inspiration from the myfitnesspal community, we have lost over 175 pounds from healthy eating and running! It's been so amazing to see what this community has to offer and how much it has helped us reach our goals and what we have accomplished since we have started. Check it out and show us your support @butteroadrunners on Instagram :)

    Wow awesome story!! Good luck on your training, I will definitely follow you in IG. Ps I'm from Bozeman!

    I will be doing the Bozeman half this September actually! I have a few other runs lined up for there as well before then. What a small world!!
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    @jurapak9960 Very cool! It really is a small world, I have seen only two other Montanans on here so far, feel free to add me if you want!
  • jppage67
    jppage67 Posts: 10 Member
    Just started Week 8 of training for the Detroit Marathon on October 15. I just fit a 5k and half marathon into the plan and set a new PR for both, so it seems the training is going pretty well.
  • tomaattikastike
    tomaattikastike Posts: 62 Member
    edited October 2017
    I signed up for the 2018 Paris Marathon (April 8) today. My plan is to build my we until the end of the year, and then begin a 16-18 week training plan. I'll probably also try to run 2-3 shorter races until then, but without specific speed training or tapering. I'm hoping for < 2:50, but mostly for an injury-free build-up and race.
  • jppage67
    jppage67 Posts: 10 Member
    Marcelynh wrote: »
    I really plan on this being my one and only full ..... lol

    The one I did last spring was going to be my one and only too. Then I did another last fall and my third about two weeks ago...now I'm looking for another one to sign up for next year.

    Good luck with the training and the race.
  • JamesAztec
    JamesAztec Posts: 523 Member
    I did my first Half earlier this month in 2:09. Found a 20-miler and signed up for it next month. It's in Clarksburg just south of Sacremento. Barring injury i figure I should be able to cruise in under 4 hours. My goal when trying a new distance is simply to have fun and finish injury free with a snile on my face.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Still recovering from my last race, but that's part of training. Next race will be the Zumbro Endurance Race on Friday April, 13th
  • christygirl38
    christygirl38 Posts: 31 Member
    FatMoojor wrote: »
    Got 8 weeks until my 60 miler. Holy crap, that came around quickly. I really need to get in some long runs. Haven't done anything over 12 miles
    No worries! 8 weeks, plan it out.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    OK, now it's official. In my "recovery phase" before jumping into the hard work of training for Zumbro.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i've got a 10k Sunday, but its looking unlikely as i have been ignoring a niggle for months and its now turned into something more serious and i am currently walking with a limp.

    really annoyed with myself for not following my physio's guidance when i first saw her about it in May and adding in a decent strength training programme when she told me i should.

    :sad: :grumble:
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,740 Member
    i've got a 10k Sunday, but its looking unlikely as i have been ignoring a niggle for months and its now turned into something more serious and i am currently walking with a limp.

    really annoyed with myself for not following my physio's guidance when i first saw her about it in May and adding in a decent strength training programme when she told me i should.

    :sad: :grumble:

    Sorry you're injured. If you can't walk, you definitely shouldn't run. There will be other races.
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    5k on the 8th! First in forever. Kinda panicked that I wouldn’t be able to run it but then realized it was only a few weeks ago that I was running 3 miles in 100 degree weather so I think illl at least make it to the finish line in the nice cool weather here! (It’s been in the 30s). Kinda excited to see what happens!
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Getting ready for the my next trail 5k on Nov. 11. Told the kids they HAVE to run in the kiddie races this time. If they like it, I'll sign them up for the rest of the season, and if not, at least they tried. Made a little running skirt as motivation for my girly-girl daugter, not sure yet what to use to motivate my son.

    On the other hand though... I'm toying with the idea of doing two marathons next year-January and September, which would likely mean skipping the local one in May. Who here has experience with multiple marathons in a calendar year? Good idea or not? My first/last marathon was last May, but I've been doing lots of 5&10ks, a couple HM+ training runs each month, and am seeing improvements in my running (so I'm not currently overdoing it).
  • JamesAztec
    JamesAztec Posts: 523 Member
    20-Miler on 11/12 in Clarksburg CA. Kind of an odd distance but it will be a good step up as I prepare for my first Marathon next year.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Yesterday I signed up for a 50 mile trail ultra in April, the Zumbro Endurance Run in Theilman, MN. Preliminary races leading up to that include the January Securian Winter Half Marathon in St. Paul, MN, and the February Psycho Wyco 50K ultra trail race in Kansas City, Kansas.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Yesterday I signed up for a 50 mile trail ultra in April, the Zumbro Endurance Run in Theilman, MN. Preliminary races leading up to that include the January Securian Winter Half Marathon in St. Paul, MN, and the February Psycho Wyco 50K ultra trail race in Kansas City, Kansas.

    you are going to ROCK Zumbro!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i've got a 10k Sunday, but its looking unlikely as i have been ignoring a niggle for months and its now turned into something more serious and i am currently walking with a limp.

    really annoyed with myself for not following my physio's guidance when i first saw her about it in May and adding in a decent strength training programme when she told me i should.

    :sad: :grumble:

    Sorry you're injured. If you can't walk, you definitely shouldn't run. There will be other races.

    No limp today... feeling more positive for the weekend! :bigsmile: