Comments | pendragon: A lesson in stupidity

pendragon

A lesson in stupidity

Feb 23, 2008 14:42

I am signing up for the Chicago Marathon on October 12, 2008. Let the training commence.

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rjb5 February 23 2008, 22:26:29 UTC

Awesome!

Have you picked a training plan that you'll follow?

Have you seen the movie The Spirit of the Marathon ? I just saw it Thursday -- it's about various people training for the Chicago marathon! (Actually, from that website, it doesn't look like it's in regular screening right now; looks like that Thursday viewing was a special event... Oh well, you can watch the trailer at that website, at least...)

Good luck!

pendragon February 25 2008, 14:23:12 UTC

No, I haven't picked a training plan yet ... at this point I'm so focused on finishing my PhD, training for the marathon is an after-thought. I plan to ramp up training by mid-April. Do you have any suggestions on training plans?

I haven't seen the movie, but if it comes into town I may check it out!

Marathon training plans... rjb5 February 25 2008, 19:36:31 UTC

Well, what I would recommend is that when you get a chance, go to Borders or some other big book store and camp out for an hour or so and just try out a few of the marathon training books. There's a lot of info, and it's something you probably don't want to go into under-informed, so I'd recommend finding a good book that you're comfortable with. It's easy to get injuries during marathon training, and although there are some who wear those as badges of honor, it's not fun and it doesn't get you any closer to actually finishing, so it's important that you learn how to train and stay healthy throughout. Personally, I like Hal Higdon's style and training programs. He's an older guy, I think in his 80s now, so some people don't care for his writing style, but he has great success with beginning marathoners, and it's hard to argue with success. The book of his that I bought, Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide, is basically what I've followed for the 3 that I've done. You can also get some info and even see his training programs at ( ... )

kanzeon_2040 February 24 2008, 15:59:47 UTC

Good luck, and have fun training!

pendragon February 25 2008, 14:24:25 UTC

Thanks, and good luck to your training too! Is there a specific training plan that you use?

I look forward to joining the "mile high club" :P