Social Losing my (marathon) virginity

[davidlemonparty]

I need fitness goals to work towards otherwise my training meanders.

My goal for the last 6 months has been to do my first Marathon. That's 42.2km or 26.2 miles.

I have been a occasional runner throughout my life but nothing extravagant. I did a half marathon 10 years ago, but I'm 38 years old now and weigh 96kg aka 210lb (15 stone for @Tone C and @Zer )

So I'm a little old and a little heavy and also not as exercised and as flexible as I should be.

Training been going OK, I've been doing 30+ km a week for several weeks including half marathons each long run the last couple weeks. The event is on October 6th. Will push until then with a 10 day taper off. I'm not aiming to set a world record. Just have a solid enjoyable run and get across the line in around 5hr or so injury free. I haven't been training as consistently or as hard as I'd like due to life factors and that is stressing me out a little.

Here is the course :



Any marathon experts or long distance runners in the house wanna share their wisdom, funny stories, trophy walls?

 

[davidlemonparty]

PS 10,000th post

 

[drblackula]

Well I'm not the biggest training expert but I can say my friends who have ran marathons planned a food place they really loved and just pigged out after all of it. So maybe look into something nice in the area to treat yourself with?

Also electrolytes will be pivotal same for simple sugars.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

I need fitness goals to work towards otherwise my training meanders.

My goal for the last 6 months has been to do my first Marathon. That's 42.2km or 26.2 miles.

I have been a occasional runner throughout my life but nothing extravagant. I did a half marathon 10 years ago, but I'm 38 years old now and weigh 96kg aka 210lb (15 stone for @Tone C and @Zer )

So I'm a little old and a little heavy and also not as exercised and as flexible as I should be.

Training been going OK, I've been doing 30+ km a week for several weeks including half marathons each long run the last couple weeks. The event is on October 6th. Will push until then with a 10 day taper off. I'm not aiming to set a world record. Just have a solid enjoyable run and get across the line in around 5hr or so injury free. I haven't been training as consistently or as hard as I'd like due to life factors and that is stressing me out a little.

Here is the course :

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Any marathon experts or long distance runners in the house wanna share their wisdom, funny stories, trophy walls?

Use nipple pasties and try not to shit your pants

 

[eddymotto]

Random advice:

• If you can run a half marathon today, then you can run a full marathon in a month. You have figured out your long distance pace. Great work.
• The lighter you are, the easier the race will be.
• Practice your hydration and eating routines. Both are important and they are much harder on race day when you are in a crowd (grabbing those stupid little cups and drinking from them is surprisingly difficult)
• Have fun. It should be a happy experience. Nobody cares about your time or any of that nonsense. If you have to walk a bit or whatever, don't worry about it.

Best of luck.

 

[davidlemonparty]

Well I'm not the biggest training expert but I can say my friends who have ran marathons planned a food place they really loved and just pigged out after all of it. So maybe look into something nice in the area to treat yourself with?

Also electrolytes will be pivotal same for simple sugars.

Thankyou I will eat a succulent Chinese meal post race

 

[davidlemonparty]

Use nipple pasties and try not to shit your pants

This advice seems rooted in personal experience?

 

[davidlemonparty]

Random advice:

• If you can run a half marathon today, then you can run a full marathon in a month. You have figured out your long distance pace. Great work.
• The lighter you are, the easier the race will be.
• Practice your hydration and eating routines. Both are important and they are much harder on race day when you are in a crowd (grabbing those stupid little cups and drinking from them is surprisingly difficult)
• Have fun. It should be a happy experience. Nobody cares about your time or any of that nonsense. If you have to walk a bit or whatever, don't worry about it.

Best of luck.

Thanks this sortof stuff makes me feel less stressed.

Have you run many marathons

 

[Pliny Pete]

Isnt it gonna be hard to run bent over like that

 

[Tone C]

Okay.

Don't run in new shoes, make sure you've got a decent broken in pair.

Lube or cover your nipples up.

Don't wear cotton.

FFS make sure you drink plenty during the run . I remember my first official race of 18 miles. I'd done the miles loads in training without issue . On the day I didn't drink anywhere near enough and really struggled to complete it.

Good luck x

 

[chill doggie]

Okay.

Don't run in new shoes, make sure you've got a decent broken in pair.

Lube or cover your nipples up.

Don't wear cotton.

FFS make sure you drink plenty during the run . I remember my first official race of 18 miles. I'd done the miles loads in training without issue . On the day I didn't drink anywhere near enough and really struggled to complete it.

Good luck x

Sweating over time might loosen the adhesive of a nipple bandaging setup.
He should probably just lube them and post pics here so we can see if he’s doing it right.

 

[eddymotto]

Thanks this sortof stuff makes me feel less stressed.

Have you run many marathons

I have only run a couple.

First one was just for the experience. I was living in a cold climate, trained after work in the snow and cold everyday, got a cold right before the actual marathon (in a warm climate).

Second time was more of a lark. I had been doing a lot of trail running. My running endurance was good. I found out that there were still slots available at a well known marathon that was coming up in about 3 months. I added a long run a week to my training and that was about it. Being healthy going in, I hit my goal time.

Not sure if I will ever run another one or not. Never can tell.

As for you, it is easy to write "don't be so stressed" but more difficult to apply that mantra. You seem to have the right attitude. Training is never perfect. I always ran a couple of 32km practice runs. Not scientific but it always gave me confidence that I could do the full distance. Like, "I can always run 10k if I have to". If you are doing half marathons already, you are good to go. You can do it. You know the pace. You just have to stay relaxed, keep to your pace, drink some gatorade, and don't stop. Even if you walk for a bit, as long as you are moving forward you are doing it. You will finish!

Also - my thighs randomly rub somedays and so I grease those babies up.

The main thing is just to remember that this is supposed to be fun. You have already done the hard part. Lots of kms. Probably a lot of them on your own.

Best of luck

 

[Stump]

I've done two half marathons, I'm also fatter than I should be and a year older.

Even without the fat, I don't have a runners physique. I'm a much better swimmer, biker, judoka - anything other than running. That's actually how I started running. My girlfriend made me go for a run with her and it sucked so much I committed to getting better at it.

I don't think I'll ever run a full marathon. My first half marathon I bonked pretty hard at about kilometer 19 and walked it in. This years half marathon I finished at an hour and fifty four minutes or so.

My advice is to remember to carb load. The two days or so, eat a lot. For race day breakfast, bananas wrapped in tortillas with honey and peanut butter are super portable and easy to choke down with water.

Also, don't get caught staring at fit runners' bums. There are cameras everywhere

 

[chardog]

If you do run it, it sends tough with all that weight, and i feel for you. Before turning 40, i wanted to do the same, and the lighter i got, the easier it became but i never followed through because of family life, and i imagine it would be tough to run with a weight lifting frame, never been skinny or small and that seems to help a lot with distance running. God luck on the endeavor, from what i recall, my mom did the marathon and trained a lot when i was in my teens……. That means it’s doable.

 

[davidlemonparty]

I have only run a couple.

First one was just for the experience. I was living in a cold climate, trained after work in the snow and cold everyday, got a cold right before the actual marathon (in a warm climate).

Second time was more of a lark. I had been doing a lot of trail running. My running endurance was good. I found out that there were still slots available at a well known marathon that was coming up in about 3 months. I added a long run a week to my training and that was about it. Being healthy going in, I hit my goal time.

Not sure if I will ever run another one or not. Never can tell.

As for you, it is easy to write "don't be so stressed" but more difficult to apply that mantra. You seem to have the right attitude. Training is never perfect. I always ran a couple of 32km practice runs. Not scientific but it always gave me confidence that I could do the full distance. Like, "I can always run 10k if I have to". If you are doing half marathons already, you are good to go. You can do it. You know the pace. You just have to stay relaxed, keep to your pace, drink some gatorade, and don't stop. Even if you walk for a bit, as long as you are moving forward you are doing it. You will finish!

Also - my thighs randomly rub somedays and so I grease those babies up.

The main thing is just to remember that this is supposed to be fun. You have already done the hard part. Lots of kms. Probably a lot of them on your own.

Best of luck

Man thanks a lot for this. Really needed that positive feedback. You only get negative stuff on a Google search or reddit.

Feelin ready! Hope to run a 30km run ~2 weeks prior so that'll be my litmus test!

 

[Thepaintbucket]

A few years ago (7) I planned on doing a marathon and then I realized I freaking hate running. I went from 190 lbs to 163 and still didn't feel light enough to complete it in a respectable time. Also it sucks having pecs..I think I needed a men's bra or something

These days I'm sticking to weight lifting cause it's so much easier mentally. I must say though the one thing I do miss is getting that runner's high.

 

[Contempt]

Losing your marathon virginity?

...yeah, well I guess you would be pretty fucked after running 42k.

 

[StonedLemur]

Use nipple pasties and try not to shit your pants

Solid advice actually.

 

[davidlemonparty]

I've done two half marathons, I'm also fatter than I should be and a year older.

Even without the fat, I don't have a runners physique. I'm a much better swimmer, biker, judoka - anything other than running. That's actually how I started running. My girlfriend made me go for a run with her and it sucked so much I committed to getting better at it.

I don't think I'll ever run a full marathon. My first half marathon I bonked pretty hard at about kilometer 19 and walked it in. This years half marathon I finished at an hour and fifty four minutes or so.

My advice is to remember to carb load. The two days or so, eat a lot. For raace dy breakfast, bananas wrapped in tortillas with honey and peanut butter are super portable and easy to choke down with water.

Also, don't get caught staring at fit runners' bums. There are cameras everywhere

I love just dropping in behind some running eye candy though. I'll be wearing sunglasses so should be ok with cameras as long as I don't do the full

Dayuuuuuuum

 

[davidlemonparty]

A few years ago (7) I planned on doing a marathon and then I realized I freaking hate running. I went from 190 lbs to 163 and still didn't feel light enough to complete it in a respectable time. Also it sucks having pecs..I think I needed a men's bra or something

These days I'm sticking to weight lifting cause it's so much easier mentally. I must say though the one thing I do miss is getting that runner's high.

I have not quite achieved a runners high thus entire training cycle unfortunately. Got em previously.

Losing your marathon virginity?

...yeah, well I guess you would be pretty fucked after running 42k.

Someone's gotta get on it! Just hope I don't shit myself I didn't know that was a possibility till this thread.