Couch to Marathon, join me?

[BillOh 13]

Less than 1 year post surgery I ran the half marathon. I am committing to run a full marathon before the 2nd anniversary of my surgery. I am shooting for the Columbus Marathon on 10/17/10. Any other lapbanders complete a marathon?

[hdmdavid 0]

Good luck, Bill! Personally, I'm going to be lucky to complete my first 5k in January. Not sure if I ever see myself doing a whole marathon, but I like to think it may be in here somehwere...

David

[BillOh 13]

Good luck, Bill! Personally, I'm going to be lucky to complete my first 5k in January. Not sure if I ever see myself doing a whole marathon, but I like to think it may be in here somehwere...

David

Good luck with that 5k, You can and will complete it! Many people do run/walk combos in those races, just keep a steady pace, walk if you need to. Then you will have something to improve on. I will be entering my first winter since I started running so I will have to scramble to stay in shape till spring.

[kennethsch 0]

I did the Columbus Marathon in 2004, walked it in 7:32:00. It took 9 months of training to get to where I could walk that far. Sadly, I am way out of shape from that point, and and just getting back to the point where I can walk an hour each morning. I think Marathons are in my future again, just not in 2010, and the first few will need to be walking marathons.

[pronetus 0]

My goal for the year is to get my body to do what I want it to do, not what it wants to do.

I am determined to lose 100lbs over the next 10 months and run the Marine Corps Marathon in DC on 31 Oct 10.

I have just completed 2 consecutive days of walking/jogging (a lot more walking) for 1 hr 10 min. I think tomorrow I will try to time myself on a mile just to see what my time is like. I am determined to run/walk at least an 1 hr 15 min 6 days a week to start the weight loss on a good solid roll. I weigh 268 (BMI 41.4) now, and if I can get under 220 relatively quickly, I think I will be able to get the running thing really going.

One day at a time. The only easy day was yesterday!

[BillOh 13]

Good luck pronteus. I know running help me get to my goal pretty quick this year. My marathon plans may get moved up a bit. My nephew is planning on getting married the weekend of the Columbus Marathon so I may switch to the USAF marathon in Dayton in September.

[btrieger 21]

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

Did you look for endurance first in being able to walk a long way or did you look for speed and then start making it longer and longer?

[BillOh 13]

I looked primarily for endurance, I started running building up to 3 miles in the period of one month prior to running in a 5k, then I kept signing up for another 5k every 2-3 weeks. After several of those I tried a 10k, then finally after running all fall I did a 1/2 marathon, which I plan on repeating May 1st.

[kennethsch 0]

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

Did you look for endurance first in being able to walk a long way or did you look for speed and then start making it longer and longer?

For me it was about endurance, walking longer and longer distances and longer time. My main goal was to complete a marathon, no matter how long it took that day. It was only after about 5-6 months of training, when we were in the 16 miles on a sunday, and 5-6 miles a day weekdays, that we started walking faster, and faster on the weekday walks. I felt very self-conscious about how I looked as I tried to do the "race walking", with the hips swiveling etc, but my knees/shins hurt if I tried doing too much of the "shuffle/jog". In the end, we did the marathon in 7:32:00 which equals about a 3.6 mph pace. Not bad pace for walking for seven and 1/2 hours.

I am currently average 3mph on my walks, and after loosing some more lbs, will pick up the pace again once my knees can handle it.

[sue in ne 1]

You Are inspirational!! Bill Oh , Any suggestions for those of us who cannot run? I trashed my knee 2X in my youth ( lost cartilage) was told no jogging. But I'm walking about 2-2.5 miles a day and want to set a goal of a race ( not a marathon). Am told the local running club allows walkers if we meet the minimum speed) Thank you