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I ran a Marathon!
I started this adventure a little over a year ago (The next paragraph will get into why I started.). The first year was fraught with commitment issues, as well as a couple of ITB issues. In January of this year, I decided I was going to be more serious as well as little smarter about how I was training/running. I learned…
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What to do after full marathon?
I have been thinking about what direction I want to head after I complete my first full marathon on the 12th. I believe I have built up a good base over the last year (I started at a 8 miles per week and peaked at a 60 mile week for the full.) but I have lost a little speed and some upper body strength while doing so. I…
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Let's hear some NSV's you never even thought of
I went to the Dr. today for my annual physical and he told me "Wow, you've got an impressive heart! I mean your blood pressure is great and that heartbeat is amazing, steady, and sounds great!". My stats were 124/78 with a pulse of 40bpm. Two years ago I was per-hypertensive, my pulse was 67 bpm and the Dr. was about to…
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Overtraining....Going too fast...Other?
My training has been going great, that is until I hit the 16 mile long run. This is my first marathon training cycle and I just didn't know if the feeling of suckiness and just dead legs for the rest of the week is normal or if I may be overdoing it somewhere. I ran a Half Marathon this past April in 1:57:xx. I run my long…
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Running NSV
I ran my first Half Marathon today. I had tried to train for this race twice last year, but I wound up on the injured list. I wound up with IT band overuse injuries. The second time took a while for me to overcome. At the start of this year, I decided a fresh start was in order, as well as being smarter about how I was…
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22 weeks between Half and Full
I want to start by thanking SonicDeathMonkey80, as well as the moderators of this board for all of the excellent information, advice, and links which is helping me to run smarter. I have been running for a year, but I had been haphazard about it, and it resulted in injuries. So forgive my newbie questions, I just want to…
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How does this look for a 22 week Marathon training schedule?
How does this schedule look? It's based on another schedule I found I think I may want to ramp the mileage up a little more slowly after Week 9. This is the first schedule I've attempted to make on my own. I removed the pace runs from the original schedule. Since this is going to be my first marathon, I want to make sure I…
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Cross training recomendations for day after long run
I am on my first week of the Hal Higdon, Novice 1, marathon training plan. I did the 6 mile long run today, and I am supposed to do cross training tomorrow. Part of the cross training is going to be weight lifting, but what else would be good, and what should I stay away from? I just want to stay away from anything which…
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Adding another running day
I am slowly on my way back to increasing my mileage and reaching my goal(Running a marathon by the end of this year, beginning of next year). I am considering adding a fourth running day in my plan. The plan I am using is one I came up with myself. I have been running 3 days per week (short run, medium run, long run). I…
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How do you keep your pace down when doing a easy run?
I find it difficult to jog/run at a pace slower than 10:00. It feels as if jogging/running slower than that actually takes more physical effort than just going at a 10:00 pace. After reading many posts, it seems most slow/easy runs are done at around a 10:30-11:00 pace. I am kind of a newbie, at least as far as trying to…
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Inspirtion from a 10 year old...
About a year ago, when I first started going to the gym on a regular basis, there was a small boy with long curly hair and a prosthetic where his calf and foot used to be. This little boy suffered a injury to his left leg which resulted in the amputation. He is a lower income child from a single parent household. This is a…
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Anyone have experience with mymobilfit offered at YMCA?
I am contemplating using this service at the Y and was curious of the pros and cons of this. Thanks in advance.
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Looking for support to running a marathon
I enjoy running, whether it be on a treadmill, on a track, on a path, or on a trail. When I run, I feel a sense of clarity and am able to work through problems at work or in life if I wish to think of those, or just kind of get in the zone and focus on nothing other than the run. I have come to believe in the mantra of…
