Tips for a ROOKIE REGISTERED for a FULL MARATHON

In. I stalked the last thread - this time I want it on 'My Topics' so I can see when there is an update. I'm lazy. And a runner. And I think we're all just a little bit crazy.

OP - good luck. Keeping my fingers and toes (when I'm not running) crossed for your health and general well-being through all your training.

In because I've taken up running, too, and tips are always good.

Not training for anything specific, just starting half-marathon training as a ?logical? step after completing C25K and figuring out that I'm also capable of running 10K, and it really isn't all that difficult for me at this point. I think it must be all the heavy lifting I did. Let me start out in a good position of strength and conditioning.

I found that I was able to easily run 6 miles a few weeks after finishing C25k. I did a 10k and felt like I could run forever so I signed up for a half-marathon.

I quickly found that my limit was 7 - 7.5 miles at that point. I trained for the half and enjoyed it, but it was a challenge and a commitment. Of course, your mileage may vary.

A marathon is a totally different beast.

I have been lurking on this thread and just spent WAY too long reading through the first 20 pages of the original thread, so I might as well tune in for Part 2.


*Disappears into the darkness to lurk with the other silent readers....

You are going to LOVE the race! Is your brother going with you?

You are going to LOVE the race! Is your brother going with you?

yes, this, you will love it. there is nothing quite like the energy around a race and being part of it. just pace yourself and dont crash out of the gates too hard have a blast

worst case you do come out to fast, you will still finish and you are still out there doing it, more than most can say. just remember to enjoy it too the thing i love about running is that its a race against yourself as well as others

Im seriously so excited, nervous, anxious. Everyone is like dude you run a 5 k almost every day...eeek sooo excited.

I'm an alum from part #1...so happy to hear you actually signed up for a 5K! Good 4 U...you're gonna love it! After this sign up for another and also sign up for a 1\2 to keep your training focused.

I'm doing my 1st full marathon at Disney World this coming January (just did my 10 mile long run in drenching humidity--not fun). I'll be following your progress and cheering you on from the sidelines.

For your 5K the most important advice I can give is to get in the porta-pottie line when you first arrive & bring your own TP just in case.

To help you remember not to start out too quick...put some slow, soothing music as the first couple songs on your iPod...I use classical, but some Barry White will do too.

Have a great race!

Im seriously so excited, nervous, anxious. Everyone is like dude you run a 5 k almost every day...eeek sooo excited.

I'm an alum from part #1...so happy to hear you actually signed up for a 5K! Good 4 U...you're gonna love it! After this sign up for another and also sign up for a 1\2 to keep your training focused.

I'm doing my 1st full marathon at Disney World this coming January (just did my 10 mile long run in drenching humidity--not fun). I'll be following your progress and cheering you on from the sidelines.

For your 5K the most important advice I can give is to get in the porta-pottie line when you first arrive & bring your own TP just in case.

To help you remember not to start out too quick...put some slow, soothing music as the first couple songs on your iPod...I use classical, but some Barry White will do too.

Have a great race!

Thanks for following me, I feel special!

Disney Land? OMG that would be amazing, I really want to do that one!!

Great advice, I never thought about bringing my own TP.. I want to sign up for a 10 k then a half, get some actual races under the belt . in a few weeks Ill start Galloways training plan... Hoping this rash goes away!

Where is this rash?

Im seriously so excited, nervous, anxious. Everyone is like dude you run a 5 k almost every day...eeek sooo excited.

I'm an alum from part #1...so happy to hear you actually signed up for a 5K! Good 4 U...you're gonna love it! After this sign up for another and also sign up for a 1\2 to keep your training focused.

I'm doing my 1st full marathon at Disney World this coming January (just did my 10 mile long run in drenching humidity--not fun). I'll be following your progress and cheering you on from the sidelines.

For your 5K the most important advice I can give is to get in the porta-pottie line when you first arrive & bring your own TP just in case.

To help you remember not to start out too quick...put some slow, soothing music as the first couple songs on your iPod...I use classical, but some Barry White will do too.

Have a great race!

Thanks for following me, I feel special!

Disney Land? OMG that would be amazing, I really want to do that one!!

Great advice, I never thought about bringing my own TP.. I want to sign up for a 10 k then a half, get some actual races under the belt . in a few weeks Ill start Galloways training plan... Hoping this rash goes away!

Where is this rash?

Freakin everywhere! boobs, side of body, back, butt, back of knees, shoulders. Went to dr 2x.

Aveeno oatmeal bath and some benedryl is all I've got.

In because I've taken up running, too, and tips are always good.

Not training for anything specific, just starting half-marathon training as a ?logical? step after completing C25K and figuring out that I'm also capable of running 10K, and it really isn't all that difficult for me at this point. I think it must be all the heavy lifting I did. Let me start out in a good position of strength and conditioning.

I found that I was able to easily run 6 miles a few weeks after finishing C25k. I did a 10k and felt like I could run forever so I signed up for a half-marathon.

I quickly found that my limit was 7 - 7.5 miles at that point. I trained for the half and enjoyed it, but it was a challenge and a commitment. Of course, your mileage may vary.

A marathon is a totally different beast.

Yeah I found that I didn't just run a marathon for 26.2 miles but I ran my marathon for months and months as the training commitment was HIGH. The marathon itself was a bit rough. It was the longest race I ever ran. I did run 20 miles during my training but that was at a very comfortable jog and I wasn't pushing myself AT ALL as I was just trying to get distance in that morning. I was running 4 days a week, some weeks every day for 5 miles or more and my long runs on the weekend surpassed 1/2 marathon length. I'm considering the training implications or running another one next year because my first marathon was in a canyon and I'd like to having something comparatively flatter.

But yeah different beast and it's not just race day.

I get that a marathon is a whole 'nother thing. My former supervisor (we still talk now and again) runs marathons regularly. Ran in the Boston marathon in 2013 (maybe this year's, too) - finished before the explosions, thankfully. Have another coworker who runs marathons as well. I get to hear the war stories.

I'm using the half-marathon training because I like to have a plan and a goal. I may never sign up for a race - just not all that interested. I prefer competing with myself for the most part.

Oh, and I just finished the 7mi long run - today's my rest day just following. Legs are a touch achy, but I still managed deadlifts, squats, and a short turn on the bike. Should be OK for the rest of the week. Curious to see if I fall on my face during the 8 mi run next week - it's a real possibility, legs were feeling kind of numb around 6.5 miles on ...

Yeah I found that I didn't just run a marathon for 26.2 miles but I ran my marathon for months and months as the training commitment was HIGH. The marathon itself was a bit rough. It was the longest race I ever ran. I did run 20 miles during my training but that was at a very comfortable jog and I wasn't pushing myself AT ALL as I was just trying to get distance in that morning. I was running 4 days a week, some weeks every day for 5 miles or more and my long runs on the weekend surpassed 1/2 marathon length. I'm considering the training implications or running another one next year because my first marathon was in a canyon and I'd like to having something comparatively flatter.

But yeah different beast and it's not just race day.

I agree with this, I actually found the training much harder than the actual marathon, I had trouble with my achilles last year, so the majority of my training was done on trails, but the longest trail loop I had was 8 miles, so I was running the same trails 4 times a week and then having to double the loops on my long runs, I was sick of the forest by the end of the training, my times were getting worse because it was the same route all the time (the issue was it was only 2min from my house, so I could get back home and bed quickly), couldn't remember the last time I had a hot bath, if there wasn't ice in it, I didn't know what to do,
It really is the time commitment for marathon training that's the biggest issue, if I wasn't training I was sleeping, my life was on hold for 18 weeks to make sure the runs were done, the day of the marathon was just the achievement, your friend find you boring, because all you can talk about is your training (it's all you have to talk about)
However I was one of these people that start of about week 14, that seriously questioned why the hell I thought this was a good idea, and continued to have those doubts, right up until 5min after I had finished, when I was planning the next one!!!
Glad you're doing a half first, it was one of the things I regretted, it would have given me a lot more confidence if I had!

Good Luck, remember, your time doesn't matter, finishing does:)