26.2

kuzi16

dennisking

awesome! something I will never do but very cool

stephen_hannibal

smoke em if you got em

Redtailhawkoz

ive got an old girlfriend that lives in Dayton that is a WORLD CLass Team USA Triathalon Member, her husband is an Olympic cyclist... they live in Dayton..... if you need help, i also have a freind in Cleveland that runs all those marathons..... are you going to do it with a Stoogie hanging out of your Mouth! That would be COOOOOOL!

rossdavey2

kuzi16

kuzi16

shamrocked

If you go on runnersworld.com they really have some good advice - also in their training section you can enter how hard you'd like to train, what day you want to be your long run day, etc... and they map out a workout plan for you for up to 16 weeks. I tend to stick with this because I run a lot of 5k's and I have noticed a nice progression.

kuzi16

shamrocked:

If you go on runnersworld.com they really have some good advice - also in their training section you can enter how hard you'd like to train, what day you want to be your long run day, etc... and they map out a workout plan for you for up to 16 weeks. I tend to stick with this because I run a lot of 5k's and I have noticed a nice progression.

though this is a good idea, i wont be able to have a "long day" every week. my work schedule changed from week to week. i dont have a set day off. im not sure how much this will help. basically i will run as many times as i can a week. this will average 5 times a week. sometimes more. sometimes less. i want 1 or 2 long days depending. since its so early in the game, just getting out is still huge. im getting it part of my routine.

rossdavey2

kuzi16

rossdavey2:

I do sprint training once a week. sprint as fast as I can for 45 sec then walk 90 sec till I have covered 2 miles. Hurts like hell, but really helps in the long runs. The step thing you do is pretty much the same idea.

when i ran CC in high school we had a sprint day. we would jog very slowly to the track (about a mile). then we would stretch out. next we would do a timed quarter mile (once around the track). then we would triple that time. so if you ran it in 1:01 you would have 3:03. we would be then doing 5 more quarter miles that day that you run at 90%. when you start running, you start your clock. you'd have 3:03 till you start your next one. run the quarter. recover as best you can. as you do more quarters, your time gets slower and your recovery time gets shorter. that last one SUCKS. then we would run home slowly as a cool down and stretch out again.

rossdavey2

kuzi16:

rossdavey2:

I do sprint training once a week. sprint as fast as I can for 45 sec then walk 90 sec till I have covered 2 miles. Hurts like hell, but really helps in the long runs. The step thing you do is pretty much the same idea.

when i ran CC in high school we had a sprint day. we would jog very slowly to the track (about a mile). then we would stretch out. next we would do a timed quarter mile (once around the track). then we would triple that time. so if you ran it in 1:01 you would have 3:03. we would be then doing 5 more quarter miles that day that you run at 90%. when you start running, you start your clock. you'd have 3:03 till you start your next one. run the quarter. recover as best you can. as you do more quarters, your time gets slower and your recovery time gets shorter. that last one SUCKS. then we would run home slowly as a cool down and stretch out again.

I need to try it like that. Sounds like it would hurt, but then again nothing about training is ever fun.

boydmcgowan

cabinetmaker

Good luck! I've always said if you ever see me running down the road, better turn around and head the same way cause something big, scary, and mean is chasing my ass!

kuzi16

boydmcgowan:

I have a few crazy Triathalon buddies who think i'm nuts for smoking and a few smoking buddies who think i'm nuts for running.

this about sums my list of friends up as well. most are against the running though. a few are against the smoking.

Fourtotheflush

kuzi16

james40

I ran the Rock N Roll in San Diego back in '02. It was a blast and as mentioned earlier, the training was tougher. Good luck, I'm sure you will have fun. One thing to remember, don't change anything before hand - shoes, socks, clothes. Keep it the same.

kuzi16

james40:

One thing to remember, don't change anything before hand - shoes, socks, clothes. Keep it the same.

about a month before the race i was gunna get a new pair of shoes so i know they are broken in. i never would have thought about the socks or clothes.... good tip.

YankeeMan

26.2? That's what motorcycles are for!!!

Fourtotheflush

kuzi16

the same

These Filthy Hands

I need to get my lathargic ass out and start running again. My lungs and ankle are going to be very, very angry with me.

The Sniper

kuzi16

uh oh... knees started to hurt today. gotta get a day or two off to recover. hope this isnt bad news bears.

laker1963

Garen B

Hope your knees are just sore and aren't injured kuz. There's no way in heck I'd be able to run a marathon, I break out into a sweat just thinking about it.

rossdavey2

kuzi16

ENFIDL

Good luck Kuzi! I'm like Hannibal I like lifting instead....lol