I'm still determined to run one, because until then I won't feel like I'm a real runner.
I know loads of you have so the question is " is walking part of it cheating or the norm"
After 14.5 miles yesterday I'm damn sure I couldn't even have walked the rest
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Bet my bleep goes off now
Bk, the only reason I finished the marathon was sheer bloodymindedness
And to show my dad
Trained 4-5 times a week
It was lovely in summer
The furthest i ran /walked was 13 miles ( on treadmill) and my longest continious run not more than 20 minutes
I did find when doing race for life that my time had improved by 2 minutes after only a month of training
it was hard to run uotside at first, so youve got a big headstsrt there
This computer is awful
Which picture did you go for
The beginning oone, I looked the same at the end, but they didnt even bother to wait until Id crossed the finish line for the end picture
Or do you mean GNR, not looked yet, too excited by being able to log on at work
It was obvious Id done a marathon at work by the way i couldnt walk
I look even fatter than I thought, and apparently I look better than i did four weeks ago
Sob, sob
Bring on a crisp binge
No I meant the Gin ones.
Going to watch Paula finish now.
No more sobbing
If you can run 14.5m now, think how ready you'll be in 6 months time. The crowd support at the FLM is worth 6miles at least anyway!!!
I say go for it.
I don't care.
I walked fromt the time I dislocated my left knee and suffered a stress tracture of the right foot.
Withdrawal was not an option. Too much to prove.
Benz, undersatnd you completely.
I will help you show your Dad. promise!
You are more of a runner than I am, so don't sweat it..
I am still a slow porker.
But I love my badger!
Walking for bits is part of the whole experience, not a failure to "run a marathon". Otherwise, I'd definitely have been disqualified for the pee-stop I had to take at 8 miles into FLM.
The legs get stronger over time - as you do long runs more regularly, the body gets better at providing the right mix of fuel and the muscles adapt to working for longer and longer.
Actually, I don't think even the elite usually ran a whole marathon until the latter half of last century, and carbohydrates were appreciated. Run/Walking was a normal part of the marathon. (They didn't have gels in those days!)
Big Bopper.
B.O.P. till I drop.
My aim was to complete the course, without walking if possible, and I achieved it but only cos by about 18 miles my legs had locked into a steady jog and I couldn't have changed pace if I'd tried. Stopping at the end actually hurt!
If you can do 14.5 now you'll have no problems steadily building up to 26.2 Having said that, it only needs a "bad run day" to ruin the best preparations and don't you just hate it when that happens!
My last two miles were 40-minute miles. My first half took about 2:15 and my second half took about 3:42.
I wasn't last.
If I ever do another, I shall do better - but may never get to the stage of NOT needing walking breaks.
Doesn't matter if you walk - so long as you get there.
(even Lance Armstrong has freewheeled in the tour De France on occasion, and he still wins !)
Seeya in London !
I've paid for London. If we get in we're A TEAM!
I was certain I didn't want to walk at all for my first one, and didn't. Felt incredibly proud and well prepared. Second time, 9 weeks later the temperature was 27 degrees and I was close to DNFing due to feeling so bad. My last 12km took 1.5 hours including lots of walking! Was somewhat humbled after that...
At the end of the day it depends on your goals for yourself and previous fitness/experience. The difficult bit is setting goals that are appropriate and realistic. For a beginner marathoner I would have thought walking is the norm, but for Paula Radcliffe, well, you wouldn't expect it would you?
If you're running 14.5M today (by coincidence I've just run the same distance today) you should be able to build up in time - no more than 10% per week I was always told.
By the way I was lucky enough to get pulled out of the lottery for FLM first time, so you never know. Have entered again for 2003 and am also considering Paris.
Laura thanks for that. Kind and caring reply as in the norm. Feel free to change your name back, I believe your real one is quite popular today. Beware I'm looking for a GNR one for you tomorrow and i I find one I'm sending it to you, ready resized
Llama Man, don'tthink the odds of FLM are good. See you at Paris then
cant wait
Now its GNR picture time!
My first marathon was London this year and I did not manage to put in the training due to ill health and other things so found myself walk/running from 14 miles in. Have to say I was disapointed to grinding to a halt so quickly since I had at least hoped to have got to the 19 mile mark before the run/walk started. In short don't worry if you have to find yourself walking for a short period on your first outing.
If you are also considering Paris then I think the entry fees go up after 1 December (Just before the official London notifications go out) but you can tell if you are in London if your cheque has been cashed, this starts from around the end of the first week in November. Knowing this you need only apply for Paris if your cheque has not been cashed by the late November.
Of course next time (2004) I'll do it non-stop (if I can stop myself going off too fast - again)!
I'm fairly sure I won't be in London (got accepted for 2002) so rather than do Paris I'm going to pace the World record attempt at Rotterdam instead......
If you can run anything like 13-16 miles by Christmas, the step up to 20-24 is realtively easy.
I did NY in '97 off a longest training run of about an hour.Needless to say I ran a PW.
That did involve some walking!