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First Marathon done... Not a very pleasant experience.
Yesterday I completed the Zydeco Marathon in Lafayette, LA... my first full marathon. The race itself was very well done for an inaugural event. Temps were in the upper 40s at the start but quickly climbed into the 70s by the time I finished. I trained & did not stray at all from Hal Higdon's Intermediate 2 marathon plan.…
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Need some advice on a running injury.
Some background... I've been running for 17 months gradually building up distance each week until this past May when I hit 40 miles/week. During that time I've completed 3 half marathons. I've been staying at 30-40 miles/week with a long run of 12-16 miles since May with hopes of ramping it up for my first marathon…
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Time frame for training bridge from Half to Full Marathon
I've been keeping up half marathon training mileage since my first half in January. Just finished my 2nd half and have a couple more scheduled through the rest of the year. I intend to stay at this training mileage (30-36/week) until the end of the year. At that point (late Dec/early Jan) I'd like to start increasing to…
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Training between Half Marathons
This past weekend I ran my first ever half marathon at the Louisiana Marathon. It was an awesome race and I was very pleased with my time. I have another half in 12 weeks. I don't want to regress back to the mileage of week 1 of a 12 week training program as my eventual goal is a marathon. I'm comfortable with running the…
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How much time off between Half Marathons for a rookie?
First a little history... I started this fitness journey & myfitnesspal on 2/1/12 at 260 lbs and 41 years old. I started running in April 2012 and shortly after became hooked. I am currently at my goal weight of 175 lbs and still 41 years old :-). I mostly lurk on these forums and got some great advice doing so. I don't…
