run a marathon

It’s almost been a year since my knee surgery (which I had after the knee injury in my last post…13 months ago). Obviously, I didn’t run the marathon that year or even this year. After my surgery, when I started running again, the knee pain came back so I completely stopped running for many, many months. Plus I had another surgery six months after the knee one, which kept me mostly bedridden for 3 weeks, then inactive for about 5 more.

But, back to the present: my sister has started running and we’re currently in training for a Thanksgiving 10K, then a 5K in early December. It feels really good to be back, though injuries are always on my mind. Maybe a marathon will be in my future, but my knees and I are very patient.

My friend and I have commented on doing the half marathon not this coming year, because it’s in Jan. 2010, but in Jan. 2011. So I’ve heard that training for a marathon is hard. Any advice out there?

I am more than half way through my training right now. Had I been asked to run a marathon a year ago I would have laughed. The training is hard and a lot of work but I feel great about everything I have accomplished up to now. I could run a half marathon right now.
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Originally had this as one of my 43 things but decided to do a half marathon instead. After I finished that I said I would never do it again….. But I feel like I am half finished now so I might as well go for it, next one is not for about a year so plenty of training to do.

so, i like to eat donuts and watch tv, not the easiest way to get in shape. i will one day stop all that(as wonderful as dunkin donuts are) are run in some sort of charity marathon.

Want to run next October
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Did spin class (my 3rd) then did a run walk 40 minutes for 5K, run pace 5.3 mph (11:19) and walk pace 3.2 (18:45) for average pace about 12:30.
I did my weekend run on Sunday on my own, 7 mi. 7 mi again this weekend.

Jog everyday morning and night

Marathons are more than just about running. The training regimen taught me more about myself, then how fast or far i could run. Being in college at the time, the early morning training sessions lasting between 1 -4 hours, monday through saturday, and strict daily bedtime dictated that every minute of the waking day had to be spent wisely.

Its a pain to start the work, but its highly addictive once the schedule is in motion! I highly recommend doing this at any age.

completed. Am with a 30 sec faster pace group than for the half marathon. so far so good!