1st Marathon this sunday

ChrisAndNat · Mon, March 22nd, 2004, 12:16 PM

Ya,

Im pretty much gonna die.

I did a 1/2 marathon back in Decemeber (2:11) with no training.

So I figure since I have been working out (NOT TRAINING) i will finish in under 5 hours.

well see

corbint · Mon, March 22nd, 2004, 03:30 PM

good luck chris, let us know how you finish!

check this out... http://www.runnersworld.com/home/0,1...e=RunnersWorld

it lists foods good for before/during/after a long run.

U2rocks · Mon, March 22nd, 2004, 06:35 PM

good luck! i just ran a 5 mile race on saturday...lookin forward to doing a half and full marathon in the future

CaseyLS · Thu, March 25th, 2004, 02:19 AM

Good luck, man. I did a 10k a few weeks ago with absolutely no training and I did better than I had ever done.

ChrisAndNat · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 11:42 AM

Its getting close now, just thought id share my Motivation....

P Diddy - 4:14:54

Oprah Winfrey - 4:29:30

Will Ferrell - 3:56

David lee Roth - 6:04

Kim Alexis - 3:52

Billy Baldwin - 3:24

I really dont want to get beat by Oprah but she did train for several months before running it back in 95'

I am aiming for 3:59 (anything under 4 hours)

but will probably just make it in 4-5 hour range.

I will let u know how it goes,

corbint · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 11:54 AM

p.diddy ran with a CROWD of security guards, and then i think he got lost and they got separated. pretty interesting story...

is natalie going to get a few photos of you crossing the finish line? post them here when you post your time!

ChrisAndNat · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 12:11 PM

Ya, i just read it, pretty crazy.

Natalie says she is gonna take some pics, im gonna be so dead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by corbint

p.diddy ran with a CROWD of security guards, and then i think he got lost and they got separated. pretty interesting story...

is natalie going to get a few photos of you crossing the finish line? post them here when you post your time!

rage60 · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 03:37 PM

I"ve run one... I ran a 2:43.16 good enough for 14th in the national NAIA meet. Couple words of advice, make sure you have somebody there to hand you a powerbar or GU or something around the 18 mile mark, otherwise you'll more likely than not have some trouble with insulin levels. I know I did. Drink lots of fluids before, during and after. I also did a light vasolineing(sp) of my toes, pits, and pecks(band aids) work good here too, and didn't get a blister or any rubbing, though I heard I got lucky.

Have a good one man and good luck.

ChrisAndNat · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 04:22 PM

Wholy crap 2:43 !!!!!!

they hand out gatorade and Snikers marathon bars every 2 miles, i quess that will be good.

Thanks for the advice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rage60

I"ve run one... I ran a 2:43.16 good enough for 14th in the national NAIA meet. Couple words of advice, make sure you have somebody there to hand you a powerbar or GU or something around the 18 mile mark, otherwise you'll more likely than not have some trouble with insulin levels. I know I did. Drink lots of fluids before, during and after. I also did a light vasolineing(sp) of my toes, pits, and pecks(band aids) work good here too, and didn't get a blister or any rubbing, though I heard I got lucky.

Have a good one man and good luck.

FionaMaeve · Fri, March 26th, 2004, 11:27 PM

Good luck!

Maybe next year or the year after you'll be ready for the Boston Marathon.

ChrisAndNat · Sat, March 27th, 2004, 12:47 PM

Man i wish,

to qualify in this age group 18-34

id have to complete it in less than, 3hrs 10min

fraid that aint gonna happen, this time at least

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freemason

Good luck!

Maybe next year or the year after you'll be ready for the Boston Marathon.

marcus · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 03:46 AM

Good Luck mate

I dont know how people do it. I'm reasonably fit and a couple of years ago I ran 32kms. I cant remember the time but it was pretty slow. Fitness wise it wasnt a challenge but my body almost fell apart. I was hurting all over and my knees especially were killing me, I couldnt walk for about two days.

Marcus

Bunko · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVTChris

to qualify in this age group 18-34
id have to complete it in less than, 3hrs 10min

You could always just run without an official number. I think you can still do that. The crowd will still be there and cheer for you.

FionaMaeve · Sun, March 28th, 2004, 02:23 PM

I don't know how people do it either. My dad runs marathons, and I'm going to Boston to watch him run that marathon in a few weeks. He's 53, and last year he ran Boston in 3:29. He runs 8-12 miles everyday, and on Saturdays he runs 18-23 miles.

I cannot even imagine. . .

ChrisAndNat · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 12:11 PM

Ya, so I pretty much died...

1/2 way - 13.2 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes.

got slower after that.

Stopped at every water stop.

Finished in 5 hours 7 minutes.

Then I went to the hospital....

I got dehrydration and rhabdo.

anyway the rest of the details are on my site with the pics..

http://chrisandnat.com/

Fun Fun

I am at home now feeling ok, just sore.

Lesson: Train for marathons, dont just "go do one"

FionaMaeve · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 01:45 PM

Oh my gosh! Are you okay?

ChrisAndNat · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freemason

Oh my gosh! Are you okay?

Yes, thanks.

I posted my results from home, but I am actually at work now.

My legs are sore but thats really about it.

Although i dont plan on any more marathons, it was really kinda.... boring i dunno..

rage60 · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freemason

I don't know how people do it either. My dad runs marathons, and I'm going to Boston to watch him run that marathon in a few weeks. He's 53, and last year he ran Boston in 3:29. He runs 8-12 miles everyday, and on Saturdays he runs 18-23 miles.

I cannot even imagine. . .

Wow that sounds very familiar my dad is going to be running Boston as well. He's 56 and is competeing in his 106th marathon. I can't remember his times, but they are in that area.

Bunko · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 12:52 AM

Congratulations man! Good job finishing even after it got rough.

I remember when I rode my first century ride, it was like 55 degrees, I was stupid enough to not have any warm cycling clothes and - partly because of the temperature and the very pleasant ice cold rain - I managed to strain my right ankle. Well, what do you do, you change your knee position. So like 5 miles later my knee is killing me. On the last 10 miles I literally wanted to scream at every pedal stroke. Luckily I did not permanently damage my knee and was fine in a couple of days.

To make a long story short(er), the next time I did the same ride I was much better prepared (clothes, non-fixed cleats on the shoes, better training) and I had a really fun time riding those 100 miles. I felt 10 times better than the previous year. So don't just say you will never do a marathon again, you just have to wait some time until you forget how much it hurt

Duckfan · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 01:08 AM

Key word is you finished. You set a goal to run a marathon and finished which is awesome.