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Lindsay22 Posts: 129 Joined: 2004/12/09	2007/01/16, 10:53 AM I will begin training for my first half marathon early March, then if that goes well, I will attempt a full marathon in Sepetmber. Any advice from those who have ran marathons?? Currently, I'm researching a lot of how my diet should be throughout the training. Im nervous, yet excited to get started.
leslieherr Posts: 298 Joined: 2002/08/09	2007/01/16, 11:20 AM Check out this thread from a while back. Hopefully it will answer some of your questions. http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/pro/Message.jsp?f_ix=12&t_ix=4075 You can also do a fitbuddy search at the bottom of any page on this site.
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2007/01/16, 02:32 PM You will need to plan your water/gatorade breaks in 2 mile increments just like a race would have, and plan for a snack about every 4-6 miles (fruit, cookie, something that you can eat on the run, but doesn't make you sick) Bananas are high in potassium so when you start running 10+ miles you will want to eat a few of those prior to your long runs to help avoid locking up. You can get a training schedule from: http://www.halhigdon.com/ And then listen to your body. If you are sore still, give it another day. If you are hung over from a night of drinking give it another day. You see my point. The main thing you want to do is keep up on your long day runs as far as milage. Next make sure if you have never ran 13 miles or 26 miles that you at least run that length once before the race. This will keep you from locking up at the end of the race. All of the schedules I've seen tell you to train to 20 miles, but that happens to be the infamous wall everyone hits because your body was never trained to go any further. Last but certainly not least. SHOES. Don't be a cheap skate and don't be concerned with which shoe looks the best. Go to a running store bring your 100 dollars, and try on every shoe you can and take them for a run. About 2/3rds of the way into the marathon training schedule get another pair of the same shoes. This will ensure you will have a broken in, but not worn out set of shoes. In the last miles of every training run, and the marathon repeat this phrase to yourself over and over again. Pain is temporary, Pride is forever. good luck
Lindsay22 Posts: 129 Joined: 2004/12/09	2007/01/17, 09:42 AM I dont know why my name came up as "Null"....what does that mean?
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2007/01/17, 12:08 PM session just timed out. You didn't hit submit for a while or you left the same page up for a while. Just hit refresh to make sure you are still logged in, and the evil NULL won't take your comment :)