26.2 miles of utter insanity.

by **Laura Suzanne** on Sat May 10, 2008 4:47 am

so, I registered and started training for my first marathon, which is to be run in October. does anyone else here run marathons? I am looking for all of the wisdom and advice I can get!

by **AdriaticPractice** on Mon May 12, 2008 12:19 am

As far as preparation, take it slow. If you run daily, just try to run a little further everyday. Also, completely understand that nothing you can do will fully prepare you for the run... its just a lot of work.

The greatest reward is knowing you've done it though, it's a very satisfying feeling. Unfortunately since I started smoking I can't run marathons anymore.

by **iLovesMeAslice** on Mon May 12, 2008 10:09 am

My personal wisdom about running: I only run to catch a bus or a thief!
But congratulations, I think it will be a great accomplishment!

by **Laura Suzanne** on Tue May 13, 2008 4:04 am

thanks, guys!

I am not running daily. I have three shorter [4-8 mile] runs each week, and one long [10-23 mile] run. so, most of my runs are completely managable, which is nice. I am also integrating some cross-training, such as swimming and cycling in to my week. I try to take one rest day each week as well.

by **d.hitchcock** on Tue May 13, 2008 1:54 pm

AdriaticPractice wrote:Unfortunately since I started smoking I can't run marathons anymore.

Hey, I more or less quit smoking a few years ago, and I still refuse to run! :-)

Hats off to ya. What an incredible challenge.

Best of luck.

d.hitchcock

by **Laura Suzanne** on Tue May 20, 2008 6:57 am

I ran 14 miles on Sunday!

by **AdriaticPractice** on Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:32 pm

So, did you ever run the marathon?

26.2 miles of utter insanity.

26.2 miles of utter insanity.

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