Anyone here run a marathon?

wolf · 11-05-2006, 12:11 PM

My sister has recently started doing this, not bad for turning 40 this summer.

Until the distance for a marathon is adjust to "how far it is to my mailbox," I won't be doing any myself.

hideouse · 11-09-2006, 07:36 AM

I signed up for the next indy500 half marathon which takes place on March fifth. I've been trying to practice and train up to that distance so the race won't be my first try at that distance. I'm up to half the distance in 1:17, so I'm confident I can finish the race.
When I started training i got calf tears, painful enough to make me stop running for a week at a time. I got my legs worked on by a massage therapist and began POSE running.
Here's the POSE link:
http://www.posetech.com/
It's taken me about four months to get comfortable with the POSE running and I"m not done learning it yet. But it makes a big difference for me.

SteveDallas · 11-09-2006, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Until the distance for a marathon is adjust to "how far it is to my mailbox," I won't be doing any myself.

I've fantasized about doing this one on skates, but considering I haven't done more than about 15 miles at a stretch before, it's really not that likely.

glatt · 11-09-2006, 09:39 AM

I did a 15 mile day hike once. That's the farthest I've gone on foot in a day. I was very tired at the end, but my body wasn't injured. I don't really get running a marathon. So many marathon runners injure themselves. It seems like you need to be special to do that. Why choose an activity that causes you physical harm?

11-05-2006, 12:11 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	My sister has recently started doing this, not bad for turning 40 this summer. Until the distance for a marathon is adjust to "how far it is to my mailbox," I won't be doing any myself. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-09-2006, 07:36 AM	#2
hideouse Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 91	Half marathon I signed up for the next indy500 half marathon which takes place on March fifth. I've been trying to practice and train up to that distance so the race won't be my first try at that distance. I'm up to half the distance in 1:17, so I'm confident I can finish the race. When I started training i got calf tears, painful enough to make me stop running for a week at a time. I got my legs worked on by a massage therapist and began POSE running. Here's the POSE link: http://www.posetech.com/ It's taken me about four months to get comfortable with the POSE running and I"m not done learning it yet. But it makes a big difference for me. __________________ If you need a straight line, I've usually got a few to spare.

11-09-2006, 09:39 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I did a 15 mile day hike once. That's the farthest I've gone on foot in a day. I was very tired at the end, but my body wasn't injured. I don't really get running a marathon. So many marathon runners injure themselves. It seems like you need to be special to do that. Why choose an activity that causes you physical harm?

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