Ah zoid, you’re making me blush, too! Stoppaaaaat!
Yo, my runnin’ peeps scoutybaby and Scyllabonilla!
Yep, I ran that far. There are (as in anything) many philosophies about marathon training. Galloway thinks that beginners profit immeasurably from one run that is longer than marathon length. I’ll tell you what; there is no doubt in my mind: I know I’ll finish. It would be great to do so under 5 hours, but I won’t be disappointed if I don’t. I’ll be too frikkin’ frackin’ excited to be disappointed.
I’ll keep my eye out for the Biffinator, scout. What time is he expecting to run?
Ya see, this is why you are my homegirl, scouty. I know I’ll be cryin’ a river at the finish!
Scylla this is my first one; thanks for the advice. I’ll be sure to poop. Heh.
Oh, and to add to the crying at the finish line - the San Diego marathon did a thing where if it was your first marathon, you could sign up to have a friend or family member give you your medal at the finish line. My mom was there, and put the medal around my neck. Then we hugged and bawled. It was awesome. I was so sore, that it was nice to have a big hug from mom.
Actually, you can’t register yet for the October marathon…
“Supposed to be” mainly because I wanted to run it last year but I had problems with my knees. Seems to be better this year, though. Besides running I did extra workouts to strengthen the leg muscles which apparently has helped and I am wearing bandages for my long runs.
But I have registered for the Munich City Run which is a half-marathon. It’s July 6th and I’m using it to see how far my training has progressed. But actually I am quite confident. Do you think I should get an athlete tracker? It seems they have them but I never considered getting one.
By the way, I am training according to the book by Dave Kuehls (who got Oprah to run a marathon, and I thought: “If she can do it, I can do it”). And it was easier than I thought!!
Not ringing any bells with me either, scout. Is the gender known, Scylla?
When you say “Munich City Run,” Einmon, do you mean Munich, Germany? Because if you are, I must kill you from pure jealousy. No faaaaaaaaaaaair! I wanna run a half-marathon and then hit the Hofbrau Haus!
Also a little corn-fused. What do you mean by, “Do you think I should get an athlete tracker?” When I mentioned it above, I meant that the website for this marathon doesn’t have an athlete tracker like the Boston marathon and some others do. Athlete trackers allow you to check up on your friend or family member while they’re running the race. Boston, for example, has checkpoints at every 5K (IIRC). No video or anything fancy like that, just the distance and time, real time.
Anyway, go with your bad self, Einmon! I’ll be rooting for you on July 6th.
NinetyWt, thanks for the high five. I’ll be thinking of you as I spread my lubricant of choice (Bodyglide) all over the bod before the race. Queen of Lubricants, Saint of No Chafing, I beseech you!
Yep, that Munich. Though the only reason I’m going to the Hofbräuhaus after my run is because they set up massage tables there AFAIK
Oh, the aforementioned City Run offers this chip that you can attach to your clothing which broadcasts your time directly to a website. I thought that was what you alluded to… I thought it was kind of useless for little slow me. It could be kind of fun for everybody who is not going out at 8 a.m. to root for me to still be able to see my progress on the internet.
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Anyway, go with your bad self, Einmon! I’ll be rooting for you on July 6th.
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Thanks a bunch, I’ll keep you in mind when I’m training - now and especially after your amazing triumph June 21st
gazelle, this is fantastic news. i guess the yak trakers paid off!?
i’m very impressed. i have feet that were made for ooooohhh ing and aaaaahhhh ing over but not running on. i’d have to be in mortal danger (ie the dental chair and the ilk) to run.
Right now, there’s a lot of other things going on in my life that is taking up a lot of mental energy, and that I’m worrying and stressing over. Now for some people, running is a way of relieving stress, of working things out in their minds. For me, it’s the opposite. Running takes concentration, and mental will power for me to make myself get out there and do it. So if I’m using mental effort trying to keep things straight in my life, I don’t have any to spare to force myself to run. If that makes sense.
I haven’t stopped running, just cut back in my “training” Mostly just doing daily runs a few speed days here and there. Yesterday was 4 miles, and I was still able to keep at a 9minute mile pace, so I’m not losing conditioning, just not improving right now.
This was about my same motivation. I was 29, and weighed 240lbs. I got tired walking up stairs, and couldn’t have run a mile if I had to. Add that to the fact that my cholesterol came back high, and it was time for a lifestyle change. Out with the crap food, in with some exercise. Now just over a year and a half later, I’ve dropped 40lbs, and can run at that 9 minute pace for 4 or 5 miles, can run 10 miles as my long distance (marathon doesn’t interest me…yet) and can do a 5K in 24 minutes. And I’m still working towards a faster time. Since I ran Cross Country in High School, I do have a goal that I’d like to reach.
And I do take a certain pride in it. While we may not be olympic level runners, lets face it, we can do a lot that other people can’t. The expressions on my family and friends face when I talk about running 10 miles is very …encouraging, and satisfying.
So Gazelle, keep it up. I am very much in awe of you. Marathon training is hard, a real mental as well as physical effort. Post before race day, so we can all cheer you on, I’ll be with ya in spirit. And be sure to get you’re nifty t-shirt. “Where the rubber beats the road”
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