Knock on wood but never have had an injury from it And unless you have a heart condition, if you have the ability to run .5 miles, you can run 1 (forcing yourself to break the mental barrier) If you have the ability to run 1, you can run 2 If you have the ability to run 2, you can run 4 If you have the ability to run 5, you can run 10 It breaks down after this, but we were originally talking about running a 5k Also, remember jr high, high school athletics. Did your coach let you quit when you 1st felt tired? If I recall, that signaled to me practice was about 1/2 over. Guess what, we are grown ass men now with no coaches so we have to motivate ourselves.
Sure, but if you go from running 3 miles 3 to 4 times a week to 6 miles the same amount, there's a huge chance for injury.
I've done 8-10 sprints, 5 or so olympics and one half iron man. I haven't done one the past two seasons and since I did my half. Keep starting back then stopping. Hoping to do a couple olys this season maybe a half towards the end of the season.
1 sprint and bike was the hardest part. you're ready for the swim and running sucks but you're prepared for that imo.
it would be more plausible to get a tmb group to do a marathon than a vacation imo. mainly because people do the whole marathon w.e. thing alone anyway.
Run was the worst part. Went a little to hard on the bike. Was pretty much done 6 miles into the run. The last 7 miles was a run for a little bit then walk for a while. Quads and hamstrings were cramping near the end. Goal was under 6 hours and I did it in 5:40. Sorest I've ever been after that.
once again, my advice was for someone starting out and training for a 5k if someone just starting to run plans on doing a .5 mile run, they should do that and then try running the .5 back to the starting point: on the plus side, they might just make the entire mile, down side, they have to walk some or all back and in the process get a stretch and cool down instead of just jumping in their car or going inside and plopping down on the couch it would also be weird if training to run greater distances to do 3 runs in a week the exact same length, unless of course on was a jog, one was a sprint and one was wearing a 20# bag of weights: the runs you described sound more of a routine than a training more like a build up to the long distance, say 1, 1.5, 3, rest and repeat staging up to say, 1.5, 2, 3.5: what I'm saying is go 1, 1.5, 6 the chances of getting hurt doing this are the same as any other run, if you don't listen to your body, it will happen: just the same, if you don't push yourself, you won't know what you're capable of
you bastard, my goal was sub 6 as well, unfortunately I finished in 6:01:04 I blame 2 things, the rickety ass bike I was riding and the oblique I pulled during the swim the pull didn't bother me much during the swim, just switched to a breaststroke, didn't bother the ride at all the run on the other hand, I was in tears with every stride on the plus side, best night of sleep of my life
all up in this thread now. ran over 5 miles for the first time last week and i'm trying to capitalize on that momentum.
i sort of want to attempt a triathlon but i'm a terrible swimmer gunning for at least a half-marathon in the spring
Swimming was my fear also, it is actually pretty easy once you start training. If you can't do a good freestyle, a breaststroke will do fine. Remember, you are only racing yourself and it's about finishing.
I'm probably gonna do a half in the spring as well. I sprained my knee in soccer Monday night but I biked with it just fine last night. Think I could be back to training in 2 weeks. Need this shit to hurry up and heal cause I did 10 miles for the first time last Friday and it felt really rewarding.
like how does one even finish a full ironman... 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike then a full marathon to finish wat
I am defintely doing a half in the spring. The only problem is I dont know which one because I am trying relocate and have no idea where I will be.
That is my next goal. It completely alters your life. Even with a half, you become a workout robot. Every spare hour is spent in the gym, on the road, in the pool, and even doing gay shit like yoga and pilates (I was all hippo on this but it aided in recovery so much) It becomes 2-3 times a day 1- 2 hour workouts and weekend sessions can get up to 6 hours My biggest obstacle is that I am now married where as I was single when I cmpleted my half. But since my wife bought me a sweet ass bike, I'm sure she'll be on board with me doing a full
Ran my first half marathon a couple weeks back, probably going to do one more half before a full marathon. No real advice here just start running!
yeah even with me being a student plus working a part time job i'm in the gym 2-3 times a week... i could not find the time for that
Early morning sessions, lunch time swims, after work sessions. It is a major sacrifice to do this. But at the end of the day, when you finish a full, or even half, you can scoreboard pretty much fucking anybody just for finishing. AND THAT MAKES EVERY DROP OF SWEAT AND BLOOD WORTH IT
It is tough, I was trying to run 3 times a week around 4/5 miles per run, but then fall busy season started at work. The biggest thing is getting into a routine early, and when you start getting that itch to run when you've missed a day you know you're good to go.
A half marathon or a full ironman? I run everyday and could run a half right now. I am talking about the full ironman that he was getting ready to train for.
Waking up to run felt bad man. But then I finished and was happy I didn't put it off until after work.
It is a massive commitment and it consumes you. After training for my half I haven't gotten past a short build period in 3 years. Def wears you out to the point of losing some interest. I can't imagine doing a full. My buddy did one. Wife doesn't want him to do another. Got his wife knocked up during training and they call their baby an Iron Baby.
Honestly the motivation is the toughest part sometimes. Waking up, feeling like shit, when your bed feels so comfortable, etc. Once I get out, even though it sucks, I'm happy I ran. Good work oops
I wake up between 430 and 5 to go running because I have to be back, iced, and showered before my daughter wakes up. Bed entropy is a huge enemy. Especially this morning where it's under 30 degrees outside.
Relocate to Nashville + they have a good half in the spring Thinking about running it as my first half
oddly enough I applied for a couple jobs there and got asked to come up there for an interview yesterday.
Nice dude good luck I've been here since September(from Atl) and love it there are some awesome places to run
popped my kneecap out during a half marathon 2 years ago, physical therapy did not restore the leg to its former glory, been all about distance running ever since. Going to test out the leg sometime in the next month. Ts and Ps plz