Has anyone here run a marathon?

[jcrew2001]

While in high school, I ran a 10 K charity race a day after running a 5 K league championship race. I couldn't walk for the rest of the day and stayed in bed.

I haven't tried to run a 10 K or higher in the last few years. I was watching how i met your mother, and the same thing happened to Barney after he ran the marathon, and he couldn't get up from his subway seat.

So if I train for the 10 K or marathon, will i have trouble walking? I don't really think so, but I was wondering what the end results of anyone who's finished, could you walk afterwards, or did u cramp up?

[MonkeyFunk]

1. yes

many people have run marathons.

I myself, have not.

[democracyindanger]

2. I haven't, but

Vaseline, apparently, is an important ingredient.

Chafing, you see.

[jcrew2001]

4. i

i never had a problem chafing

[democracyindanger]

5. Ah, but

apparently with a marathon, you will...

[SPKrazy]

3. I've Run The 26 Miles

one mile at a time

spread out over many years

so I don't know if that counts

don't run anymore 'cause it hurts my damned knees too much

:shrug:

[petronius]

7. Hey, me too!

I've done bunches of triathlons that way. Damn, we are some serious athlete-studs... :rofl:

[BlueJazz]

6. I can run like a Rocket from the Couch to the Refrigerator and ....

....back again carrying a whole lot of Goodies just in time to see the start of "Medium"...Ha ! Top That...

[Poiuyt]

8. A 10K and a marathon are quite a bit different

With proper training, you could run a 10K and be fine the next day. When you run a marathon, you deplete all of your muscle glycogen at around the 20 mile mark (commonly referred to as "Hitting the Wall"). You will probably be pretty sore after a marathon, and it tends to hit you harder a day or two after you finish. Unless you aren't ready for the race, you still should be able to walk around OK, though I've heard of people having to walk downstairs backwards the day after a marathon.

In the spirit of full disclosure, I've never run a marathon, but I did race competitively and I also coached distance runners for many years.

[jcrew2001]

16. track

i ran track in hs, the 800 and 1600, and one season of X-C in hs and college. So I'm not worried about training. More so the distance, I see a lot of random people running marathons like will farrell and puff daddy, and as a competive mid-distance runner, I'm always thinking of the final time; but i thinkwith a marathon its just about finishing.

When i ran the 10 k, it was the next day after the 5k, i didn't want to run it but had signed up for it and decided to go thru with it. About 2/3's of the way i started walking it.

[TroubleMan]

9. I trained to run one, but never could get past about 18 miles.

I was a Marine stationed in Quantico. In my unit, you always had to "work" the Marine Corps Marathon, and that totally ruins two or three weekends (the marathon and one or two practices). You didn't have to work it if you signed up for it. So I signed up for it, and actually practiced for it. I worked on it for about 2 months, but the longest I ran was about 18 miles. I made that mark a few times, but my legs wouldn't run anymore after that. I wasn't really exhausted (too much), it's just that my legs wouldn't let me.

In the end I went out drinking and partying instead of running the marathon, but that worked out well, because everybody else had to get up in the wee hours of the morning to work the marathon.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. I drive my car about 26 miles every day.

But if I tried to run that far I'd fall over dead. After about two blocks.

[terryg11]

11. stretch and cool down afterwards

and you should be ok. stay hydrated and eat some bananas

[SKKY]

12. I'm getting ready for my first actually...

...I've run about 10 half-marathons to date. The longest run I've ever done was 19 miler. Here are a few words of wisdom I can, through experience, offer up:

1. It is impossible to overstate the importance of good shoes and socks. Nothing sucks more than getting a ginormous blister
on the arch (yes, the arch) of your foot from bad socks and ill-fitting shoes.

2. Get an MP3 player to run with. It will kill the bordom, and will motivate you through those 8 milers when you'd rather
be watching CSPAN from the comfort of your big, huge, puffy couch.

3. Get a training plan, and follow it. Hal Higdon has what I consider to be the best plan for a beginner. Here's the link
to it http://www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm. But, you can do some reasearch and perhaps find one more to
your liking.

4. Find a marathon, and train up to it. Don't train and then look for one because it may be at a time that isn't optimal
for the plan you follow.

5. Train to finish. Nothing more, nothing less. Once you've got a few under your belt, say 2 or 3, then start chipping time
off your personal best.

6. You'll be sore, but a deep tissue massage like the one I had after my 19 miler, will get you back in the game in a day or two.
you won't be "bed ridden" after the run, but you will be sore.

[jcrew2001]

19. training plan

I wouldn't consider myself a novice runner, but i usually had coaches decide on my practice schedule and now i'll just have to decide on my own what to do. I have no problem of running half hour a day.

But as for more serious stuff, i could do long runs with a day of rest afterwards. But i think too many long runs will wear down the body.

What's your training plan?

I would think 30 mins a day, one long run of 6-8 miles a week. One day of rest.

[Poiuyt]

20. That's not nearly enough

Aliberalsailor gave you some good advice (though I was always happy running without music).

Jeff Galloway also has a very good training plan. I would recommend finding his book. He advocates increasing the length of your long run by one mile a week until you reach 12 miles. Then only do a long run every other week, but increase by two miles (12mi, 14, 16, etc.). On the weekend where you aren't doing a long run, just do a 6-8 mi run. It is very important to get your body used to running for long periods of time so that it can learn to utilize the different energy systems efficiently.

BTW, I was also an 800-mile runner. The biggest trouble you will have is getting used to runner at a slower pace.

It will also help if you can find a group of runners to do the long runs with as you will help each other keep going.

[Orsino]

13. Not all at once...

...but by now I've done a few.

[AllegroRondo]

14. Ive done several, about 2 a year

after a marathon, Im pretty sore for the rest of the day. Not "I cant walk" sore, but I limp around and try to take it easy. Many of the big marathons have massages available at the finish, and this really helps with soreness and cramping.

[Jimbo S]

15. Ten and counting.

With proper training and conditioning, I am sore the rest of race day and the day after. Then I'm fine.

Try to take shortcuts with thraining and you will pay the price.

[jcrew2001]

18. training

I ran X-C and track in hs and college, so it annoys me when people just decide to run a marathon and do it. Since i've always been a runner, i don't feel i have any need to prove that i can run a long distance, since i've gutted out many races and in many bad conditions.

That being said, as i'm in my late twenties, and haven't run competitively in a while, it might be worth a shot to run a marathon.

I'm not sure how to go about training. When in hs and college, it was every other day of distance and speed. Usually the distance runs were half hour and one long run of 6 miles per week.

I would imagine that to run 26 miles, I will need to up the long runs to 6-8. Looking back, I would say the longest i've run is 1 hour 1/2 or, 9 miles.

I suppose I will just have to find a girl to run the marathon with and stay at her pace - that way i won't tire myself out.

[Blue-Jay]

17. No, but I once ate 4 Marathon Bars in a single sitting.

I think I was 12 years old at the time. Damn, those were good.