run a marathon

How I did it: I just signed up for it and paid for it. I pretty much hated doing this goal because I didn't love it. Pushing myself to run when my knees and feet hurt so much was not worth it. It was the stupidest thing I've done to my body. The farthest I ever ran is half marathons. I've like 3-4 halfs. I crapped out and started walking about halfway. I thought that I wasn't conditioned enough for this endeavor. Will only do short runs and Relays race… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Starting in January, I looked for a nearby marathon and set my training plan backward from there. I had already been running a decent base - 4-6 miles a day every day except friday, with occasional cross training. The major change for my training plan was just doing a long run on Saturdays, gradually ramping it up. I trained with my wife and we increased our distance week by week until we were doing 20 mile runs the month before the marat… Read how I did it…

How I did it: I signed up for a marathon that was not in my hometown.  In fact, it was in another country.  I invested quite a bit in it in the hotel and plane ticket that I knew I could not back out.  It definitely takes time.  I was not interested in a particular time, mostly I just wanted to get it done.  You have to be careful, though, since you can injure yourself if you overexert yourself or don't do stretches, eat well, … Read how I did it…

How I did it: Pushed hard when it hurt, found someone to run with for about the first half, and believed in myself. And I qualified for Boston 2014! I trained for the Olympics for the last seven years, so I just kind of used my fitness to get me through the base part of this. I was so sore and cramped during the end of it and after, but it was overall a fantastic experience, and I achieved a life-long goal! Read how I did it…

How I did it: I had been running 3 miles at least 3 times a wek for the past few years, and decided I wanted to finally do this. I ramped up my distances VERY slowly over a period of two months, up to running the following:M: 5 milesT: restW:8 milesR: 5 milesF: restAt the same time, I increased my distance for weekend long runs. I figured out that it took me a long time to recover from them so I ran a really long run every other week and a "half" long … Read how I did it…