i woke up late today (taking advantage of my easter break, down to the very last minute), and have spent the last couple of hours sprawled out on my couch watching the London Marathon. It has inspired me to perhaps give it a go next year! well, it has inspired me to purchase the training guide from the marathon website; i'll have a looky through and then we'll see if i'm still motivated to run 26 miles! i have been feeling really lethargic since january, when i got back from christmas holidays to no more flamenco classes. i know it's a HUGE step (no pun intended) from flamenco to running a marathon, but i figured i'm still young, and if i discipline myself enough i think i can do it! besides, i've never been one to work out in a gym; i like joining classes that teach you a new skill, along with giving you a physical workout. the marathon will give me a goal to strive for, instead of working out because you have to to stay fit. anyhoo, it's a whole lotta talk right now and absolutely NO action, so we will just have to wait and see...
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I say try it!
Although doing 10km is already quite the work out. 26 miles is like 40km. Uh.. how long is the marathon? I used to run about 8km at the track in the summers in just over an hour. I was dead tired after. But full of energy (how does that work?). So 40km sounds like LOTS OF WORK. Sounds like suicide. Sounds like training. Sounds like broken knees and shins.
DO IT!
if possible, you should start off by doing shorter races first - like a 5km race or a a 10km race, working your way up to a half marathon and then a marathon.
i used to run competitively in long distance track, and cross country races in high school and distance races can be pretty killer on the body, especially if you're not trained and experienced. the longest i ever ran though was 5km (x-country).
you'll probably also need to carbo-loaf in prep for a marathon race (cuz with a race that long, your body will start to deplete energy stores in the form of things you don't want it to use - like protein.. so you need to load up on carbs for like a week before the race)
oops, that should say "carbo load"
and crucial, crucial, crucial is to get a good pair of running shoes with good shock absorption. don't skimp on this. this will save your body and joints (especially knees and ankles!) as you pound the pavement (training or racing).
take it from someone whose knees are fucked up now..
oh, and to give you a sense of how long this marathon might take, i think i timed at just below or around half an hour for a 5km x-country race (a bit different though cuz there are hills and you're running on grass as opposed to concrete).
this was when i was in shape (i am not now :)) and i placed 6th (or of 20+ people?)! i'm sure it would take me, oh... a lot longer nowadays since my heart is out of shape!
so train hard. but go for it! :)
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