Hey, anyone else here got the running bug?
Just did my first 1/2 marathon this year, 2hrs. and some change... man, I'm still sore, but its nice.. goal for next year, to try the full...
Anyone else here run?
Hey, anyone else here got the running bug?
Just did my first 1/2 marathon this year, 2hrs. and some change... man, I'm still sore, but its nice.. goal for next year, to try the full...
Anyone else here run?
Yeah, running is one of my passions. I've been doing it consistently for about a year or so, and am now training to be able to run a half. It's definitely a very calming exercise, and makes you feel really good afterwards. Not to mention that you can have almost a guilt-free appetite.
" The only difference between failing and falling is whether or not you choose to get up."
Yea... that is awesome.. so when are you thinking of doing your first half? (I envy you) - I did mine a few weeks back.. I spent most of the year training for it, did a few 10K's - it was fun getting ready.. but nothing would have prepared me for it... I actually got misty at the start line (2 min before the horn)... it was just such a moving experience... knowing you can finish just hits you unlike anything you've ever done...
hey, good luck.. do you have a 1/2 in mind that your planning on doing?
Originally Posted by dcpsoguy
Yes, I run. I did my first 1/2 marathon last year, and will do it again this December. I've also done 10k, 8 mile and 10 mile races. No one has convinced me yet that running a full marathon is a good idea. I imagine it feels emotionally really good to accomplish one, but my primary concern is always my health and it seems like running 26 miles is almost a way of abusing one's body, rather than doing something good for it. I lost a toenail from my first 1/2 marathon. I hate to think of the impact of a full marathon on my feet, joints, etc. I suppose some people gain more satisfaction from pushing their bodies to the limit than from working towards long-term health, but that's not my motivation for running. Any thoughts on this?
I had in mind maybe early next year. I also want to race in some 5k and 10ks before I run a half-marathon.
I don't have a specific half-marathon in mind, although ideally, something local would be great.I live in Southern New Jersey, and would travel as far as Pennsylvania for a half (that includes New York too). Any specific ideas?
" The only difference between failing and falling is whether or not you choose to get up."
I agree with you, to a point, although my ambition is definitely to run in a marathon atleast once during my lifetime. 26 miles does seem like a very unnatural distance, and it takes a hell of a lot of training to run a marathon.
I disagree with you, though, when you say that people are sacrificing long term health to run in a marathon. The training for a marathon is ardous, difficult, and takes a long time. I highly doubt that if you run a marathon that you are not looking at your long term health.
" The only difference between failing and falling is whether or not you choose to get up."
I didn't mean necessarily that everyone who runs marathons is not concerned with long-term health, although a guy I know at work who runs marathons seems much more concerned with accomplishing a goal and pushing himself than with his health. Certainly there are marathon runners with other motivations though. Rather, I was questioning whether running marathons is in fact good for long-term health.
Hey there!
I love to talk about running. I'll talk your ear off about it.
I have ran two full marathons and am signed up for my 3rd (in Dec) and my 4th (in March, the LA marathon).
I have also ran 5 or 6 half marathons, a sprint distance triathlon, and a couple of 10k's. I'm slow though so don't ask any questions on speed.
If you want to talk and just babble about running just PM or reply. I could actually use somebody to babble with because I have been lacking motivation in the middle of my training for my next thon.
Slynny is a member who has good advice about running too, and I know there are a few others that have ran marathons.
There is nothing like the feeling of crossing that finish line. It is quite addicting actually.
Happy running!
"Deserts are charming to those who know how to see them." ~John Muir
I'm a runner too and I love it! I'm on varsity for my school's cross country team and I really like it. I'm hoping to do a half marathon this spring (or maybe sooner). I hope to do a marathon in the future, but for right now am happy with running 5-10 miles a day. Mmm.. running.. my parents think I'm crazy, but I love running.
I also love to run!! I have been struggling with an injury for about a year, and I have recently gotten the ok to start up again. I think running a marathon is very hard on your body, but it is a worthwhile cause. I would like to run at least one marathon before I die. I would say that if you are interested in training for one, just take it slow. I know people who didn't train enough and ended up injuring themselves trying to push through anyway. It's no fun to not be able to run because you ran yourself into an injury (believe me I know!)!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
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