Okay, bored at work and got thinking and I imagine that 99% of runners on here have run a marathon.
Lot's of newcomers think "I'll never be able to cope with the distance". But just add your training miles up. I've run 26.2 miles over 2 days so therefore I've run a marathon, not raced one of course and my time was around 48 hours I think
), but I've still covered the distance, albeit with a sleep break inbetween. So just about everyone can cover the distance, now it's just a case of being able to cover it in one go and without a 6 hour sleep break
). Interestingly I think 48 hours still wouldn't have had me as the last finisher at FLM
).
What's the point of this? I don't know, but I've got 5 less minutes at work now :O).
Comments
;-)
Wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't doing a real one next weekend.
I'll stick to daily training.
That was off a good base though in his original training for the marathon..
I think racing a marathon is going to be very difficult, I think running one for a good well-trained athlete should be tough, but racing one should be near impossible as with a shorter race then you've not got that much further to go before you've finished if you blow up, but with marathon racing I think if you're pace is even say 10 seconds outside your optimum pace you'll pay the price at the end.
That counts me out then
;o)
(Hi! Bryn)