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I did it, completed 52.7 miles in 7 days. Had my first day off for weeks yesterday. Now I have to get motivated later today to just get one foot down after another after hitting such a milestone hmm. I guess that's the problem with enjoying hitting a target rather than enjoying running (which I loath).

Well done everyone, all your stories give a real boost. Best of luck to Duck and their marathon. And if charging around after your children counts then racing around after my siberian does too :)

Well done Runner Girl, I can't really get across as much kudos and awe marathon runners deserve. I haven't quite got into planned rest days. I usually just broke down for a day every 10 days. But even things are a little painful I may do 50 two weeks in a fow

I hate running. I hate the time preparation, dressing stretching warming up cooling down. I hate the 51:14 time for the 10k. I hate the tediousnessof of the activity. I hate I my joints are so painful and I hate my lungs and hearts are doing so well it porlongs the whole painful effort thing. Being a little bit of a geek I…

Spooky (or not, considering the anoint of people running). I used to have to train /run as part of a career so I when I had an injury ending event I just found training boring and didn't bother. Till 6 months ago. So like the OP did, my running times came down and my distances increased exponentially. Great. Heart and…

Marathon runners deserve so much praise. I have to agree with you, after being forced to run, first in the armed services then in a pro ski team off season I find running repetitive and dull. I enjoy the achievements and goal setting rather than the activity. That and the loss of lbs!

Thanks Kathryn, even though it ended with a horrendous tib fib break with so much metal work, looking back I was so blessed to even have the chance. Last week was Kitzbuhel and got all nostalgic. I hope you're enjoying schussing down the slopes.

I bow down in awe of anyone taking on a Marathon as I'll never come anywhere. Trying not to sound patronising but very well done! I know milestones are a little silly why 50 and not 49 or 51. Though I will be pleased as punch if I can manage 50 mpw and then repeat it. But then again pride precedes a fall....

I really relate to this, I used to ski FIS Europa Cup 25 years ago until I injured myself quite badly in a downhill race which took over a year to recover from. Never skied again and because my fitness was never the same and I couldn't stop comparing myself to how I was before (Super fit) I gave up. Nearing 50 have me a…

I LOVE cheese, it's my downfall! I can't buy it, a little each day promise to myself turns into all in one go and blows my total calories for 3 days!

Hey, thanks for your replies, it's really motivating to hear about similar people and their achievements.

I get bored if I exercise on my own for too long, plus an old body can't run for much more than an hour at a time. 2 x 3-4 miles 6 days a week, each 24-30 mins, with 3 to 4 walks with the husky. 1 quite brisk for an hour. On the 7th day a 10k, still to break 50 mins though. Currently 52 mins

After an Army career and hitting 40 my body told me that was it for running. After getting a working breed dog (siberian husky) walking briskly for 6-10 miles a day became a breeze so, slowly I begun working up to running a mile and a half. Run /walking 50:50 gradually increasing the running till I could run the whole way.…

Thanks for everyone taking their time to reply. And no of course my husky would never be on a diet but he's not overweight and will always out run me :)

Thanks for taking the time to answer. It helped a lot(calorie intake, bowl of cereal morning and night and 300g steamed veg mixed with a can of soup divided into two meals). Dropped from 200lbs to 140lbs in 4 months. Bounced a little to 150lbs so back on diet and increased cardio from a single 4 mile run a day to 2 x 3…