| Half Marathon?? |
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| Jul 16, 2008 |
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I am gonna post this here and in a blog so excuse the double post but not everyone uses these forums. (Not sure why cause they can be very helpful!) Anyway I am thinking of challenging myself to doing a half marathon run in the LV marathon this December. I have never done a marathon or half marathon and know that there is a lot of training involved. I have found some sample training programs, but the problem I am running into is that most are training 5 days with 2 days of rest (or 4 on & 3 off) Now the problem I am having is. Currently I am going to the gym 3 times a week working my way up to 5 and I am not going on the 3 days that I work. I am a massage therapist and I work in a casino on the strip so I do A LOT of walking (if you've been to Vegas you know how big these casinos are). To give you an idea I wore a pedometer for the 3 days I work to see how far I was walking and I actually walked 28 miles in 3 days. So if I am training on my days off and resting on the days I work I'm really not "resting" my body. I work Sat, Sun & Tues and as you can imagine Sat & Sun can be very busy. I usually am pretty sore and tired by the time I get home Sunday night. So I am just curious as to if anyone has ever run a marathon or a half marathon and has done a training program? If so do you have any recommendations for me on how to work in my training and resting in with my work. I also am trying to work on my flexibility because I have the world's tightest hamstrings (yes sad for someone in my line of work..lol) and I know this could cause serious injury on a long run/walk. Any suggested programs or plan outlines would be greatly appreciated.
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| While I have been doing a lot of running I have not really been going over 6 miles so my routine would probably not help but there is a site one of my co-workers used www.runningworld.com that she highly recommends. She has also gotten involved with a local running group that meet and share training info and run once a week. You being in Vegas I would imagine there are a number of those that might be able to help. Good Luck. |
| Posted By: LeatherNeck86 | July 16, 2008 |
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