Preparing for a Marathon

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Deezba
Deezba Posts: 12
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My goal is to run a marathon...any great tips for training?

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  • Deezba
    Deezba Posts: 12
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    My goal is to run a marathon...any great tips for training?
  • krazykayzy
    krazykayzy Posts: 51 Member
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    start running?.....lol...sorry, that's my attempt at a joke:wink:
  • zenmama
    zenmama Posts: 1,000
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    I know here in Hartfrod they have training groups. My friend made it into the Boston Marathon. She was in the top 30% in the Hartford marathon which qualified her. Anyway look into your local area for running groups/training.

    And goodluck...:happy:

    dd

    ALSO RUUNERS WORLD IS GREAT!!!!!
  • jbuehrer
    jbuehrer Posts: 285
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    What a great goal!!

    my brother in law ran the Boston Marathon every year for 5 years... He runs everyday for 2-3 hours. I'm sure he has a certain diet too when it gets close to that time. He lives in Papua New Guinee so the food there is minimal.
    I would say take your time and build your self up gradually... too much exercise too fast can be bad for you.:flowerforyou:
  • melathon
    melathon Posts: 246 Member
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    Good for you! I personally ran 3 using www.halhigdon.com. You can print out his novice plan for free. As a note - if you're starting from zero fitness then it will take you several months of running 3-4 days a week to build up to the point where you can BEGIN the novice training program (I can't recall specifically but I think you should be running 15 mi/week before starting the program to minimize the chance of injury). Hal offers tips for beginners on his site, too, so by all means check it out right away.

    I recommend beginning with a run/walk program to get you to the point where you can run a few miles comfortably. Jeff Galloway has some great information on running/walking (this is what I've been doing since November and am just now getting back into constant running). It's a slow process but you will see rewards if you stick to it!

    Keep us posted on your plans/progress. Completing your first (I say "first" because they're like potato chips - you can't run just one) is such an amazing accomplishment and you will be on cloud nine. It's a lot of work to get up to cloud nine, but it's worth it!

    :flowerforyou:

    And PS--as a side note, I personally burn 3000+ calories during a marathon. Do you REALIZE how much food that means you can eat? Woo hoo!
  • alaskagal
    alaskagal Posts: 326
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    And PS--as a side note, I personally burn 3000+ calories during a marathon. Do you REALIZE how much food that means you can eat? Woo hoo!

    To funny! Some days it's all about the food, huh? :laugh:

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