Any runners training for a half or full marathon?

freedomplease
freedomplease Posts: 30
edited September 29 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey,

I log in often and would love to chat with other runners. I am currently training for my first full marathon. As an introduction, I started running to lose weight. I used the C25k running podcast. It's been a few years and I have completed 3 half marathons, a 10k, and several 5ks. I am nervous about training for the marathon and excited at the same time. I still need to lose a few more pounds to help with my bad knees but other than that I know I can physically do this.

Hope to read your comments and updates.

FreedomPlease
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  • agleckle
    agleckle Posts: 235 Member
    Good luck with your training! I have completed 2 half marathons and have 3 more that I want to do for sure by February next year. You are much braver than I am... I am too afraid to do a whole marathon!!
  • DanniR88xx
    DanniR88xx Posts: 22 Member
    Hi! Thats some great acheivements! I'm currently training for my first half marathon, I have a 5km race on Sunday and a 10km race the following Sunday as part of my training! I'm at a bit of a barrier at the moment but wil try my best to push past it!
  • snusp
    snusp Posts: 93 Member
    I'll start for my first half marathon this year and aim for the full distance next year.
  • LOVEsummer
    LOVEsummer Posts: 304 Member
    I'm training for a full too! The las vegas Rock and Roll, which are you doing!? It's my first as well, and I don't have a whole lot to offer yet, but I'm sure as I start hitting those longer runs I will!!
    Good luck!
  • freedomplease
    freedomplease Posts: 30
    Cool. I decided to suck it up.
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    me me ... im training for both!
    I am still quite overweight .. but I decided to go for it after completing 3 half marathons already ... I have 4 more halfs planned for this year and my first marathon will be in January ... :)
  • jetergir20
    jetergir20 Posts: 5
    After Sunday I will be training for my first half marathon. Sunday I have my first 15K and I heard its a tough course yikes.
  • freedomplease
    freedomplease Posts: 30
    I'm training for a full too! The las vegas Rock and Roll, which are you doing!? It's my first as well, and I don't have a whole lot to offer yet, but I'm sure as I start hitting those longer runs I will!!
    Good luck!

    I am doing a smaller race in the area. I wanted a relatively flat course. Keep me posted. My longest run to date was 15 miles. Thus, I am still trying to wrap my head around 26.1. :noway:
  • KassiV
    KassiV Posts: 28
    I've done one half (CMM Nashville) and am currently training for my second which will be in January (Rock N Roll Phoenix). They're addicting once you've started!
  • Jconner30
    Jconner30 Posts: 311
    ME ME ME!!! My ultimate goal is a full marathon but I plan to run a 1/2 marathon in November.
  • MarshallLuke
    MarshallLuke Posts: 177 Member
    I am training for a half marathon coming up this October and a full marathon sometime in the spring.
    I have always loved to run, but never took running, or my health, seriously. In the past few months I have pushed past every single goal I have set for myself and far exceeded what I thought my body could do. I went from nearly dying after a "long" 5 mile run to 5 miles being my daily short run and 10 to 15 miles being my long distance. On days like today, when the temperature is topping 90, I prefer to go on a shorter, but infinitely harder, trail run. Even though I am not doing the long distances on the trail, it helps keep me nimble and sure-footed (plus I saw a really cool box turtle and some ghost pipes!).
    Anyhow, I would be happy to chat about running anytime!
  • freedomplease
    freedomplease Posts: 30
    me me ... im training for both!
    I am still quite overweight .. but I decided to go for it after completing 3 half marathons already ... I have 4 more halfs planned for this year and my first marathon will be in January ... :)

    4 half marathons between now and January? Nice...
  • hiddensecant
    hiddensecant Posts: 2,446 Member
    I just finished Freeway to 10k and will start Half-Marathon training on Saturday (hoping to enter the Santa Clarita Half in November).

    I'll probably go for a full marathon around this time next year.

    EDIT: I just started running this year which is why I don't want to attempt a full until next year.
  • freedomplease
    freedomplease Posts: 30
    After Sunday I will be training for my first half marathon. Sunday I have my first 15K and I heard its a tough course yikes.

    Good luck! Rest up and most importantly have fun! When is the half marathon?
  • darkmercury99
    darkmercury99 Posts: 15 Member
    Me! I'm currently training for the Honolulu Marathon in December. It will be my first.
  • agleckle
    agleckle Posts: 235 Member
    I'm training for a full too! The las vegas Rock and Roll, which are you doing!? It's my first as well, and I don't have a whole lot to offer yet, but I'm sure as I start hitting those longer runs I will!!
    Good luck!

    Good luck! I will be there too, except I will be doing the 1/2. So excited to run down Las Vegas Boulevard at night!!
  • gingerfoxxx
    gingerfoxxx Posts: 267 Member
    My first half marathon is in Sept! Followed by my second half marathon which will be in Oct! I plan on running the Chicago full marathon next year come hell or high water. or both. :D I am doing the hal higdon training schedule. I am aiming for a 9 mile run this weekend!
  • emmaleigh47
    emmaleigh47 Posts: 1,670 Member
    I'm training for a full too! The las vegas Rock and Roll, which are you doing!? It's my first as well, and I don't have a whole lot to offer yet, but I'm sure as I start hitting those longer runs I will!!
    Good luck!

    Good luck! I will be there too, except I will be doing the 1/2. So excited to run down Las Vegas Boulevard at night!!

    me too me too ! Doing the half as a training run ... :)
  • bexdc
    bexdc Posts: 202 Member
    @hiddensecant: I'm doing the Santa Clarita Half Marathon as well!

    I've done five marathons and several half marathons so far. My best was the Marine Corps Marathon (3:55). I aim to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2012.
  • bexdc
    bexdc Posts: 202 Member
    Good luck to everyone training for a half or full 26.2!
  • micklepickle61
    micklepickle61 Posts: 73
    I just registered for the Savannah GA Rock n Roll half marathon. It will be my third. I've run the one in Virginia Beach twice.

    My plan is to run my first marathon next year. It will be either the rock n roll New Orleans (I may run the half) or the Scenic City trail marathon in Chattanooga in May.

    I started running about 6 years ago using the C25K program.

    Mike
  • HolleeERL
    HolleeERL Posts: 313 Member
    I'm doing my 4th half marathon on the 16th - It's a repeat of my first one that didn't go well and I hope to blow away my original time. This one I feel I have to redeem myself on and then I have another half planned in September (another repeat). Since I know I'll never "win" a race, I am trying to beat myself every time. I hope to do a full marathon next year when I'll have more time to commit to training. :o)
  • Virgo09
    Virgo09 Posts: 85 Member
    I ran the San Diego Rock and Roll marathon back in 2008. I've done about 2 half marathons, going on 3 ~ July 31st in San Francisco. I've also ran the 200 mile SoCal Ragnar relay race 2 years in a row. I haven't been running like I should but I really want to get back into shape, loose weight so I can shave off my time.

    Good luck to everyone and happy runnngs!
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I just started official training a few weeks ago for the Denver Rock N Roll Half Marathon in October 2011...using a variation on the Jeff Galloway run/walk method...would love to keep in touch with some other folks training for halfs and full marathons!
  • mollymoo89
    mollymoo89 Posts: 202
    I've done 2 halfs, currently training for my third in November and then a full in feb. The half will be the Savannah Rock and Roll and the marathon will be 26.2 with Donna in Jacksonville. All the proceeds go to breast cancer research. For my halfs I use the Hal Higdon training method and for my full I will use the Jeff Galloway training method. Feel free to add me!
  • PeteyRunsNow
    PeteyRunsNow Posts: 24 Member
    Im gonna start training for my first half in a few weeks,im doing the Rock n roll marathon in Las Vegas. Running the strip at night is gonna be awesome.
  • tigerbluefly
    tigerbluefly Posts: 257 Member
    I'm training for my first Full this October. I am just about to complete week 4 or 18 of my training plan.
  • Nikstergirl
    Nikstergirl Posts: 1,549 Member
    I'm currently training for my first half on September 24 and thinking of a full for next fall (Chicago maybe?). I have an old dear friend who has tried for years to get me running and last year I finally started C25K and fell in love with it! I've done several 5k's and a 10k this spring and decided I was ready to train for the half. Once that's done I may try a local 25k (it's a pretty huge race and hilly) in the spring after my second half that is planned tentatively for April. If all that goes well, we are thinking of trying Chicago for our first full together.

    Good luck everyone! I've got 8 miles planned tomorrow... kinda looking forward to it which is so different from who I was a year ago!!!!!
  • tigerbluefly
    tigerbluefly Posts: 257 Member
    Me! I'm currently training for the Honolulu Marathon in December. It will be my first.

    My girlfriend just moved there and I would love to go run that one and visit her in December. Not sure I will have the funding for it though......
  • doo1963
    doo1963 Posts: 320 Member
    I've got two half's planned: One in October and one in February 2012. The October half is local and the February 2012 one is the Disney Princess. Official training starts in a couple of weeks but I've been running pretty consistently for a couple of months. I ran a half in 2008 but hurt my leg about 3 weeks prior to the race so I was not able to get those final long runs in before the race. I completed the half even with my bad leg but I didn't get the time that I wanted. Hopefully I will be injury free this time around.

    Depending on how these two halfs turn out I may consider doing a full marathon next year (the Vegas one would be fun).
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