You heard me. That would be a 26.2 mile run for those folks not familiar with it.
I've trained my ass off for it (literally...I am a lean and mean 152 pounds now). I am feeling good. Anxious and nervous, but confident. For finish times, I figure 4:30 if I struggle, 4:15 if I run steady, 4:00 or less if I have a really good day. Realistically I say I'll finish somewhere between 3:58 and 4:10. I'll be happy though with anything under 4:30.
"Why run a marathon", you ask? To see if I can.
I had another thread going about this but it got deleted in The Great DA Purge of 2011. Bunch of bullshit if you ask me.
Last edited by Baboon; 10-11-2011 at 12:44 PM.
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Baboon (10-12-2011)
Good luck, Baboon.
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Baboon (10-12-2011)
That's pretty impressive. Hope you do well.
Baboon (10-12-2011), Ponycar_302 (10-16-2011)
COOL!
I can run 4 or 5 miles in about one hour every day. I am very proud of you as one of your fans.
天薄我以福，吾厚吾德以迓之；
天勞我以形，吾逸吾心以補之；
天厄我以遇，吾亨吾道以通之。
天且奈我何哉？
Baboon (10-12-2011)
Best of luck.
Apparently I'm running a half in three weeks. Might've been for two runs this year, but I cycle a lot, and my base fitness is killing it. Still in about the best shape of my life after doing the marathon two years ago then hitting the bike constantly.
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Thanks!Originally Posted by Judy
Good luck in your half! I ran my first one three weeks ago. Finished in 1:48. Surprised myself with that performance.
Forgot to mention, this is my first marathon.
Love it. Great times. Carbing up the night before? Stay healthy and safe and best of luck.
Baboon (10-12-2011)
Thanks! I've been eating a little extra since Monday, but I'll really load up today and tomorrow. I'll probably just eat a little extra pasta and balls Friday night but nothing too big. I'll want my stomach/intestines to be normal for Saturday.
Sweaty guys are so hawt. lol Seriously have a great run. Any tough spots like Heartbreak Hill in your run?
Trivia time. Who is this?
Rosie Ruiz! LOL That's one way to do it.
From what I've heard, it's a pretty easy course. A couple of small hills but nothing major.
152 lbs?
You're going to disappear!
Best of luck though.
Baboon (10-12-2011)
I've been holding steady at 152 for two months now...down from 202 last summer. Once I decided to lose the weight, it pretty much dripped off me.152 lbs?
You're going to disappear!
Best of luck though.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^I Hate you!!!!!
But good luck
Ran my marathon today. Finished in 4:16. Damn, that was a hard thing to do. I'm very happy with the result though. My last eight miles were a real struggle due to cramping and dehydration issues, but I managed to push through and run the entire 26.2 miles (no walk breaks). I felt like complete shit after crossing the finish line and had to sit under a tree for 30 minutes. But, it was a solid 100% effort. Finished pretty much right smack in the middle of all 2300 finishers. Good job, self. I think with a couple of solid years of running under my belt and more training (rather that just starting out six months ago), I could shave an entire hour off that time.
Dreamy (10-18-2011), Judy (10-16-2011), jwreck (10-15-2011), optimus (10-15-2011), Ponycar_302 (10-16-2011), queenlillian1962 (10-16-2011)
Insane. Great job!
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Last edited by Judy; 10-16-2011 at 07:08 AM.
天薄我以福，吾厚吾德以迓之；
天勞我以形，吾逸吾心以補之；
天厄我以遇，吾亨吾道以通之。
天且奈我何哉？
congrats Phil
e. e. cummings is my hero.
That's 4:15 more than I could have done!! Great Job, Congrats.
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