Hello friends, just finished my first marathon...and I feel

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monicat623
monicat623 Posts: 12
in Fitness and Exercise
Curious how many other marathoners we have in our community. Would love to get to know you better for support, motivation and maybe training! :smile:

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  • misssuperstitious
    misssuperstitious Posts: 178
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    *waves* Hi! I'm training for my very first marathon (Grandma's in Duluth in June)....so, how was it?!?!?!
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    Looking forward to my first in mid may.
    Congrats on yours, how did it go?
  • yojimbo880
    yojimbo880 Posts: 1
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    I've run in grandma's for the past 2 years now. It's a great experience up there and I now plan on going every year.
  • monicat623
    monicat623 Posts: 12
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    Hey all...I had a great time!! I've done half marathons in the past so it was a little discouraging at first to know that when I hit mile 13 that I wasn't done yet but I just pushed through. I wasn't really concerned about time, just finishing. This will probably be my first and last because I have really bad knees but good to know it's another item off of my bucket list! Happy Running to all!! =D

    I've never heard of the Grandma one, how is that?
  • ChuckgM3
    ChuckgM3 Posts: 302 Member
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    Great job! That is a serious feat even to finish. I hope to run one myself in the next year or so.
  • awilburn
    awilburn Posts: 3
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    Congratulations! I am currently training for my first marathon, too! I changed my settings to a 50-25-25 diet. I am finding it SO difficult to get enough protein. Any pointers??
  • nikkicarter13
    nikkicarter13 Posts: 231 Member
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    I ran my first marathon on 10/31/10...the Marine Corps Marathon. It was a great experience...training was hard and very time consuming. I am considering doing another one, but where the training is so much I am not sure about it. But I really really want to improve on my time since I hit the wall around mile 18 or so. I love half marathons, I have my next one coming up in Feb!!! Can't wait!!!!
  • monicat623
    monicat623 Posts: 12
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    Yay I'm a big fan of the 13.1 too! It's a great feeling mentally to see mile 10 then know you're almost done!! =D My next half will be in April and then September.
  • LaraeTX
    LaraeTX Posts: 672 Member
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    I have my first half Feb 20th. I hope to do a full within the next year. I lack motivation in the training department. I really need to get my butt in gear and stay on schedule when i start training for the full
  • JenniferAutumn
    JenniferAutumn Posts: 228 Member
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    I ran Mohawk Hudson River in NY last year, and I am running Boston this year! =)
  • misssuperstitious
    misssuperstitious Posts: 178
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    Monica, this is Grandmas: http://grandmasmarathon.com/site/ Maybe see you there Jimbo!

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