Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 My wish list: I wish I could run but too old and too heavy and gave away my elliptical cross trainer (just because you couldn't walk in our living room which already has a Gazelle Freestyle, a Healthrider, weights and a stationary bicycle - dumb reason... I miss my elliptical cross trainer a lot). Therefore, I am in need of an honorary gold medal for effort (I do workout 2 hours daily). I am also too old (and too lazy) to go to school so I wish someone would give me an honorary PhD because having achieved the age of 60, I must have a certain amount of knowledge, at least as much as those young folks who get PhDs! Also, since Danskin isn't in my town (minor problem just because we have no bodies of water) and they don't allow recumbent bicycles and it's against my (recumbent lover) religion to ride " the other kind " , I wish someone would give me an honorary medal of triathlete. After all, I swim, I bike and I run on my Gazelle freestyle. So what I don't necessarily do them all on the same day. Details, details, details.... Finally, I just found out they give the person who comes in LAST in the Tour de France, a medal. So I wish someone would realize that I should get a medal for coming in last in the country in the last Master's swimming competition I did. Life is so unfair! ** sniff sniff ** just being silly.... but it was fun! Sue Re: Marathons > > I second everything Tory said, and I'll add that the > book " Marathoning for Mortals " by Bingham and " The Complete BOok > of Running for Women " were great helps to me. They include chapters > on everything and training programs in the back. > > I started running about 2 1/2 years ago. I worked my way up (using a > walk/run program) to running a 5K, then a 10K. I did my first half > marathon this past spring, and I have my first full marathon this > December. Most beginner marathon training plans take three to four > months because it is important that you build up your mileage slowly. > (I learned this the hardway last year when training for my half > marathon, I got achilles tendonitis real bad from doing too much too > soon.) > > If you are new to running, most recommend you set your sights on > smaller distance races at first, building up to the marathon > distance. I've read that you should have a good running base for a > year before starting a marathon training regimine. That's not to say > you couldn't go from no running to a marathon in a few months (some > of those marathon training groups like joints in motion do), but I > think you are less apt to injure yourself if you build up slowly. > > In my current marathon training, I run four times a week. Two of > those runs are easy maintanence runs (4-6 miles), one tempo run of 4 > to 4.5 miles (where I run a slightly faster than easy pace), and one > long run each weekend that slowly builds in distance, but is easy in > pace. > > April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Sue, I saw a woman riding a recumbent in the Seattle Danskin yesterday, maybe they've changed that rule! Re: Marathons > > I second everything Tory said, and I'll add that the > book " Marathoning for Mortals " by Bingham and " The Complete BOok > of Running for Women " were great helps to me. They include chapters > on everything and training programs in the back. > > I started running about 2 1/2 years ago. I worked my way up (using a > walk/run program) to running a 5K, then a 10K. I did my first half > marathon this past spring, and I have my first full marathon this > December. Most beginner marathon training plans take three to four > months because it is important that you build up your mileage slowly. > (I learned this the hardway last year when training for my half > marathon, I got achilles tendonitis real bad from doing too much too > soon.) > > If you are new to running, most recommend you set your sights on > smaller distance races at first, building up to the marathon > distance. I've read that you should have a good running base for a > year before starting a marathon training regimine. That's not to say > you couldn't go from no running to a marathon in a few months (some > of those marathon training groups like joints in motion do), but I > think you are less apt to injure yourself if you build up slowly. > > In my current marathon training, I run four times a week. Two of > those runs are easy maintanence runs (4-6 miles), one tempo run of 4 > to 4.5 miles (where I run a slightly faster than easy pace), and one > long run each weekend that slowly builds in distance, but is easy in > pace. > > April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Interesting, I have to check that out! Sue Re: Marathons > > > > > > I second everything Tory said, and I'll add that the > > book " Marathoning for Mortals " by Bingham and " The Complete BOok > > of Running for Women " were great helps to me. They include chapters > > on everything and training programs in the back. > > > > I started running about 2 1/2 years ago. I worked my way up (using a > > walk/run program) to running a 5K, then a 10K. I did my first half > > marathon this past spring, and I have my first full marathon this > > December. Most beginner marathon training plans take three to four > > months because it is important that you build up your mileage slowly. > > (I learned this the hardway last year when training for my half > > marathon, I got achilles tendonitis real bad from doing too much too > > soon.) > > > > If you are new to running, most recommend you set your sights on > > smaller distance races at first, building up to the marathon > > distance. I've read that you should have a good running base for a > > year before starting a marathon training regimine. That's not to say > > you couldn't go from no running to a marathon in a few months (some > > of those marathon training groups like joints in motion do), but I > > think you are less apt to injure yourself if you build up slowly. > > > > In my current marathon training, I run four times a week. Two of > > those runs are easy maintanence runs (4-6 miles), one tempo run of 4 > > to 4.5 miles (where I run a slightly faster than easy pace), and one > > long run each weekend that slowly builds in distance, but is easy in > > pace. > > > > April > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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