tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378275412447997170.post4058325421652182687..comments2023-04-01T07:15:45.003-07:00Comments on Run Freckles Run: How I Ran a MarathonFreckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12739376866410280261noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378275412447997170.post-14049313869739406002013-10-28T18:19:31.661-07:002013-10-28T18:19:31.661-07:00Thank you! I am going to begin training for my Mar...Thank you! I am going to begin training for my March marathon at the end of November.<br><br>And great job on your first marathon. 4:10 is amazing! Especially since I was nearly an hour behind!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964037424202161912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378275412447997170.post-76974207341313119262013-10-28T13:56:08.410-07:002013-10-28T13:56:08.410-07:00Great work! You are in good shape for your maratho...Great work! You are in good shape for your marathon in March. It is not easy to run all that way without any glory (cheering crowds) or prizes (a medal or even a t-shirt.) Just try to take it easy. You are well ahead of the typical training schedule. Ideally, your top mileage would be about a month before the marathon. You should focus on shorter more intense runs and then pick up the mileage in January. Or you could look for a marathon in a November/December.<br><br><br>1) Unofficial Marathons?<br>Never. I once ran 22 miles. Now I cut it off at 20. <br>2) Pain?<br>Run interesting routes. I like to run where I can be distracted by people, nature, traffic, and dogs. Think about being done. Imagine how training will pay off on the day of the race. It will!<br>3) Friends and Family?<br>No, long runs are my private hell. I figure the harder your long runs in training, the easier your actual race day will be. Usually true. <br>4) Rewards?<br>Eating whatever I want. <br>5) 1st Marathon?<br>I had no idea how to train. I remember my first long run was something like 18 miles (no GPS then, just a timer) and I had a fever. Race: I ran a very conservative pace, finished in 4:10 hours, and felt like I was going to puke. There was an old man with a bottle of pills clutched in his fist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378275412447997170.post-27011653162764531012013-10-28T12:09:49.075-07:002013-10-28T12:09:49.075-07:00Thanks! I was VERY sore that day. I am still havin...Thanks! I was VERY sore that day. I am still having some ankle pain, but I will take complete advantage of these rest days and hopefully be rid of the pain by Sunday.<br><br>I am already excited to start my training for the Rock n Roll Marathon in March.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964037424202161912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2378275412447997170.post-70213802186722316932013-10-28T07:57:41.783-07:002013-10-28T07:57:41.783-07:00awesome job! you have to be so stoked. you accompl...awesome job! you have to be so stoked. you accomplished something that very few people ever will. 26.2 miles is frickin' tough. i have not tackled that distance, but maybe someday. and glad to see someone else shares my race snack of Peanut M&M's, lol. i bet you were sore all over the rest of the day. and good luck with taking the week off. by thursday, you will have that itch again.CVSnoreply@blogger.com