Marathon Tips?

If you're serious, this will change your life:

https://mcrrc.org/training-programs/spring/first-time-marathon-training-program/

deadheads wrote:
If you're serious, this will change your life:

https://mcrrc.org/training-programs/spring/first-time-marathon-training-program/

I am *somewhat* serious… I need a health goal and while I've always been active, historically I'm a BAD runner… Injuries, probably not warming up/stretching properly, going too hard too fast has always messed up any potential of continuity.

i think the missus was on a 4-month program for her first marathon.  the programs work, but they're pretty serious time commitments.  the missus was highly motivated so she didn't mind waking up an hour earlier each day to do her training, dedicating a good chunk of her saturdays to the weekly long run, etc.  i'll ask her which program she used…

sweetcell wrote:
i'll ask her which program she used…

https://www.halhigdon.com/training/marathon-training/

she highly recommends it.  even has an app!

Training for a marathon solo is hardcore - I could never do it!

well not really a tip, but cool news
Tigst Assefa shatters the women's marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin

Goodness avg 4:36 mile!… can’t imagine doing 1

https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45477639/kelvin-kiptum-2023-chicago-marathon-stats/

Heilung4eva wrote:
Training for a marathon solo is hardcore - I could never do it!

Meh, I trained solo for 13 out of the 17 I ran.

hanky/lanky-Hatchıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl wrote:
Goodness avg 4:36 mile!… can’t imagine doing 1

https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45477639/kelvin-kiptum-2023-chicago-marathon-stats/

That's about 17 seconds for every 100 meters, right? I couldn't run that fast for even 100 meters, even when I was in my 20's and 30's.

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