Trainning for a marathon was a natural transition after coming off my triathlon trainning over the summer. I had the endurance and so I worked on my speed. The distance of the run and the run itself was not difficult and luckly I did not experience any periods of extreme exhaustion. The hard part was afterwards, I felt fine and the soreness in my legs was pretty much gone after day 3. Internally, I think my body took a bigger beating than I realized. I lost a lot of weight and my body fat dropped, I experienced break-through bleeding and my period was barely existant. I am recovered now, but I have to admit that I was scared. Sometimes you don’t realize how much you are demanding of your body. I love my body more now because I see how strong and resiliant it is. I don’t want to take my body for granted.
How to to run a marathon
How I did it: Because I never ran before, I wanted to start small. It wasn't really a marathon but the NIKE+ 10k run. I trained about 4 weeks before the run, going jogging whenever I could, and started walking to work rather than taking the bus.
Paid for the entrance fee online most of which went to charity of my choice.
Collected the free running gear from NIKE TOWN in London, and went to Wembley Stadium on 31st Aug 08 and just did it! GREAT!
Lessons & tips: TRAIN TRAIN AND TRAIN SOME MORE! Just do it
Resources: Online guides on training
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It may be exhausting (even painful), but you’ll feel great once it’s done. Two days later you’ll be planning your next one !
Longest run of my life…6 hours, with a cold and a bruised knee, but it was the best running experience I’ve ever had. Definately worth doing. Run on!!
